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Irving Penn Quotes: I am a professional photographer because it is the best way I know to earn the money I require to take care of my wife and children.
         

I am a professional photographer because it is the best way I know to earn the money I require to take care of my wife and children.


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Working on photography is working on oneself.

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I myself have always stood in the awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel.



Using simple equipment and daylight alone is for me a pleasure and a replenishment.

Using simple equipment and daylight alone is for me a pleasure and a replenishment.



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What I really try to do is photograph people at rest, in a state of serenity.

What I really try to do is photograph people at rest, in a state of serenity.



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I feed on art more than I ever do on photographs. I can admire photography, but I wouldn't go to it out of hunger.



Sometime in 1964 I realized that I was a victim of a printmaking obsession, a condition that persists today.

Sometime in 1964 I realized that I was a victim of a printmaking obsession, a condition that persists today.





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