Eliot Porter Quotes

#1. Every photograph that is made whether by one who considers himself a professional, or by the tourist who points his snapshot camera and pushes a button, is a response to the exterior world, to something perceived outside himself by the person who operates the camera.

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#2. 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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#3. Sometimes you can tell a large story with a tiny subject.

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

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

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#6. 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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#7. 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.

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