Jerry Uelsmann Quotes

#1. Of course, in order to make art, the frustration of not working has to be greater than the frustration of working.

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#2. The truth is that one is more frequently blessed with ideas while working.

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#3. I think of my photographs as being obviously symbolic, but not symbolically obvious.

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#4. The anticipation of discovering new possibilities becomes my greatest joy.

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#5. The camera is a fluid way of encountering that other reality

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#6. In the arts there are many right answers.

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#7. All knowledge is self-reflective.

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#8. It is the illusion of knowledge, not ignorance, that keeps one from growing.

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#9. I think of many of my photographs as being obviously symbolic but not symbolically obvious. There isn't any specific correlation between the symbols in this image and any content that I have in mind.

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#10. My visual quest is driven by a desire to create a universe capable of supporting feelings and ideas.

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#11. I try to begin working with no preconceived ideas.

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#12. I have gradually confused photography with life.

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#13. It's equally hard and labor intensive to create an image on the computer as it is in a darkroom. Believe me.

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#14. Photography is just light remembering itself.

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#15. Editions made sense when people worked with engravings where the plate wore down as prints were made. An early number of the edition had slightly better quality. But that's not the case with photography. To me, it's a false way of creating value.

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#16. Ultimately, my hope is to amaze myself,

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#17. My creative process begins when I get out with the camera and interact with the world. A camera is truly a license to explore. There are no uninteresting things. There are just uninterested people.

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#18. When the entire process becomes a prescribed ritual that does not allow for spontaneous variations and reactions, the vitality of the medium and our relation to it suffers.

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#19. The goal of the artist is not to resolve life's mysteries, but to deepen them.

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#20. I'm really very concerned with helping to create an attitude of freedom and daring toward the craft of photography.

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#21. The creative process can sustain itself throughout the entire celebration of photography.

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#22. Let us not be afraid to allow for post-visualization. By post-visualization I refer to the willingness on the part of the photographer to revisualize the final image at any point in the entire photographic process.

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