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Forget what it was. Look at what it is.

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Jay Maisel
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 18
Photographer
Brooklyn
New York
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Photography
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Gesture will survive whatever kind of light you have. Gesture can triumph over anything because of its narrative content.
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I love when pictures ask questions or make others ask questions.
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First, perseverance trumps talent. Second, do what you want to do, otherwise why bother? Third, be ethical it might rub off on others. Fourth, don't give up.
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Each picture you take has power as long as it brings experience to the person who’s looking at it.
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Some have said that if you take a great picture in color and take away the color, you'll have a great black-and-white picture. But if you're shooting something about color and you take away the color, you'll have nothing.
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There is no one solution to all problems. It's the problem itself that can lead to the solution.
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If you're not shooting in the right direction, it doesn't matter how well you're shooting.
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The pictures are everywhere. If you're open, they will find you.
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The best camera is the one you have with you.
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I want to go out as unprepared as possible so I can get filled up with what the world has to offer.
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Remember that most people (those who are not photographers) don't even see the things that you missed. Many don't even look. Ergo, you are way ahead of the game.
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If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you're not out there, you'll only hear about it.
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Try to go out empty and let your images fill you up.
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There are rules about perception, but not about photography.
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I don't see light as something that falls, but as a positive force.
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You must be open to what otherwise may seem to be a detriment to your 'plans'.
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When we are given gifts, we must be quick and able to accept them.
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It's not just when you shoot, or what you shot, or where you shoot, it's the combination of the three.
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Color really doesn't have interaction if it's full of colors. It's the interaction or relationship among or between colors that makes a color image. This usually happens with a few colors, not a glut of them.
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