We are searching for some kind of harmony between two intangibles: a form which we have not yet … - Christopher Alexander

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I am not an artist, and I never intended to be one. I hope I have made some good photographs, but what I really hope is that I have done some good photo stories with memorable images that make a point, and, perhaps, even make a difference.

Christopher Alexander

We are searching for some kind of harmony between two intangibles: a form which we have not yet designed and a context which we cannot properly describe.

Design, Designed, Kind, Searching, Two

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