List of W. Eugene Smith Quotes

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W. Eugene Smith
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The photographer must bear the responsibility for his work and its effect …[for] photographic journalism, because of its tremendous audience reached by publications using it, has more influence on public thinking than any other branch of photography.
Photography Responsibility Thinking
My pictures are complex and so am i. when i am almost symbolistic in writing, there is a more limiting difference’s of accepting, while i can be even more complex in the photographs and people can usually accept them within the framework of their own limitations or lack of limitations – there is no dictionary meaning… they can look up for the photographic image and allow it to confuse them.
Writing Differences People
I would that my photographs might be, not the coverage of a news event, but an indictment of war.
War Events News
My pictures are complex and so am i.
Photographer Complexes
I am an idealist. i often feel i would like to be an artist in an ivory tower. yet it is imperative that i speak to people, so i must desert that ivory tower. to do this, i am a journalist - a photojournalist. but i am always torn between the attitude of the journalist, who is a recorder of facts, and the artist, who is often necessarily at odds with the facts. my principle concern is for honesty, above all honesty with myself.
Honesty Attitude Artist
Up to and including the moment of exposure, the photographer is working in an undeniably subjective way. by his choice of technical approach, by the selection of the subject matterand by his decision as to the exact cinematic instant of exposure, he is blending the variables of interpretation into an emotional whole.
Emotional Choices Decision
An artist must be ruthlessly selfish.
Selfish Artist Photographer
Most photographers seem to operate with a pane of glass between themselves and their subjects. they just can't get inside and know the subject.
Photography Glasses Photographer
I would that my photographs might be, not the coverage of a news event, but an indictment of war - the brutal corrupting viciousness of its doing to the minds and bodies of men; and, that my photographs might be a powerful emotional catalyst to the reasoning which would help this vile and criminal stupidity from beginning again.
Powerful War Emotional
Many claim i am a photographer of tragedy. in the greater sense i am not, for though i often photograph where the tragic emotion is present, the result is almost invariably affirmative.
Tragedy Emotion Photographer
... to became neighbours and friends instead of journalists. this is the way to make your finest photographs.
Way Photographer Finest
The purpose of all art is to cause a deep and emotion, also one that is entertaining or pleasing. out of the depth and entertainment comes value.
Art Depth Purpose
  • Born: December 30, 1918
  • Died: October 15, 1978
  • Occupation: Photographer
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