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Philip Jones Griffiths Quotes: ... we are there with our cameras to record reality. Once we start modifying that which exists, we are robbing photography of its most valuable attribute.
         

... we are there with our cameras to record reality. Once we start modifying that which exists, we are robbing photography of its most valuable attribute.


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I attempt to channel my anger into the tip of my forefinger as I press the shutter.

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