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I take pictures, and they are there for the taking. I'll tell you a quote that I have always thought about. Arthur Miller said, I try to create the poem from the evidence.

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Jay Maisel
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 18
Photographer
Brooklyn
New York
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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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There really isn't anything that you could call 'bad' color. It all has to do with the amount of color you use and in what context it appears.
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You sort of have to be always aware, even when you're not thinking of shooting. That's when the best stuff happens.
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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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Each picture you take has power as long as it brings experience to the person who’s looking at it.
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We don't experience light, color, and gesture in a vacuum. We experience it in contexts.
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When we are given gifts, we must be quick and able to accept them.
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The best camera is the one you have with you.
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You must be open to what otherwise may seem to be a detriment to your 'plans'.
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Try to go out empty and let your images fill you up.
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Failing is not a problem. Not trying is a problem.
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Every picture should have a place you can go, a home, a climax.
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I'm a New Yorker. I don't believe in air unless I can see it.
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