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Diane Arbus Quotes: I'm very little drawn to photographing people that are known or even subjects that are known. They fascinate me when I've barely heard of them.
         

I'm very little drawn to photographing people that are known or even subjects that are known. They fascinate me when I've barely heard of them.


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