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My camera, my intentions stopped no man from falling. nor did they aid him after he had fallen. it could be said that photographs be damned for they bind no wounds. yet, i reasoned, if my photographs could cause compassionate horror within the viewer, they might also prod the conscience of that viewer into taking action.
-W. Eugene Smith
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My Camera, My Intentions Stopped No Man

W. Eugene Smith
My camera, my intentions stopped no man from falling. nor did they aid him after he had fallen. it could be said that photographs be damned for they bind no wounds. yet, i reasoned, if my photographs could cause compassionate horror within the viewer, they might also prod the conscience of that viewer into taking action.
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