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Aaron Siskind

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Aaron Siskind

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Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Death: February 8, 1991

Educated At: City College Of New York

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: University Teacher, Photographer

Total quotes: 1

“We look at the world and see what we have learned to believe is there. We have been conditioned to expect. And indeed it is socially useful that we agree on the function of objects. But, as photographers, we must learn to relax our beliefs. Move on objects with your eye straight on, to the left, around on the right. Watch them grow large as you approach, group and regroup as you shift your position. Relationships gradually emerge and sometimes assert themeselves with finality. And that’s your picture.”

— Aaron Siskind, The Drama of Objects

Tagged: Conditioning, Photography, How To See, Make It New

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