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We're responsible for everything that's included in the frame. We're also responsible for what's not included in the frame. We're responsible for the way we frame the world.

John Paul Caponigro

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John Paul Caponigro
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: June 23
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Don't ask 'Should I ...?'. Instead, 'Ask what happens if I ...?'
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To be sure, not all moments are equally fleeting. Some moments last longer than others. And certain events do reoccur more than once and even recur repeatedly. Sometimes you do get more than one chance. Sometimes you don't. It helps to know how long a window of opportunity you have and if you'll get another chance.
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Looking and seeing are two different things.
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Different people can photograph the same things with the same tools and create such different images.
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It's one thing to make a beautiful thing it's another thing to make a living thing.
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Education, or enrichment, is a dynamic, evolving, lifelong process. Every time you look, sensitively with awareness, your vision grows.
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