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Eliot Porter Quotes: Photographs are believed more than words; thus they can be used persuasively to show people who have never taken the trouble to look what is there.
         

Photographs are believed more than words; thus they can be used persuasively to show people who have never taken the trouble to look what is there.


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The more you photograph, the more you realize what can and what can't be photographed. You just have to keep doing it.

The more you photograph, the more you realize what can and what can't be photographed. You just have to keep doing it.



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Sometimes you can tell a large story with a tiny subject.



Photography is a strong tool, a propaganda device, and a weapon for the defense of the environment...and therefore for the fostering of a healthy human race and even very likely for its survival.

Photography is a strong tool, a propaganda device, and a weapon for the defense of the environment...and therefore for the fostering of a healthy human race and even very likely for its survival.



I do not photograph for ulterior purposes. I photograph for the thing itself - for the photograph - without consideration of how it may be used.

I do not photograph for ulterior purposes. I photograph for the thing itself - for the photograph - without consideration of how it may be used.



My emotions, instincts, and interests are all with nature.

My emotions, instincts, and interests are all with nature.





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