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Photography is not easy. You know it takes a painter or a sculpture or a musician years to perfect their technique. Then they're free to make an expression in a matter of moments. It takes moments for a photographer to perfect his technique. And then it takes years for him to make it into something that is truly creative and worthwhile.

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Paul Caponigro
Age: 91
Born: 1932
Born: December 7
Photographer
University Teacher
Boston
Massachusetts
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