To me documentary photography means making a picture so that the viewer doesn’t think about the man who … - Aaron Siskind

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One needs to have some sense of purpose. Next, you need to have a vision that grows out of that purpose.

Aaron Siskind

To me documentary photography means making a picture so that the viewer doesn’t think about the man who made the picture. At its esthetic core is very old tradition in art: naturalism. And its purpose is to document all facets of social relationships.

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