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When we know our own strength, we shall the better know what to undertake with hopes of success.

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Daido Moriyama

Making a definitive declaration of intent or meaning kills the photograph.

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For me, photography is not a means by which to create beautiful art, but a unique way of encountering genuine reality

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[My] photos are often out of focus, rough, streaky, warped, etc. But if you think about it, a normal human being will in one day perceive an infinite number of images, and some of them are focused upon, others are barely seen out of the corner of one's eye.

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If you were to ask me to define a photograph in a few words, I would say it is a fossil of light and time.

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When I take photographs, my body inevitably enters a trancelike state. Briskly weaving my way through the avenues, every cell in my body becomes as sensitive as radar, responsive to the life of the streets. . . If I were to give it words, I would say: "I have no choice. . . I have to shoot this. . . I can't leave this place for another's eyes. . . I have to shoot it. . . I have no choice. " An endless, murmuring refrain.

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Most of what I want simply slips away like water flowing through a net, and always what remains are only vague, elusive fragments of images. . . that sink into countless strata in my mind.

Countless, Mind, Want, Water
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