Jay Maisel
[Photographer, b. 1931, Brooklyn, New York, lives in New York.]
I take pictures, and they are there for the taking. I’ll tell you a quote that I have always thought about. Arthur Miller said, “I try to create the poem from the evidence.”
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If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you’re not out there, you’ll only hear about it.
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... there’s one of the great lies of all times, that computers save time. They don’t. They’re time suckers. So, I’m trying not to get involved in the Photoshop.
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If you’re just going to meet consumer or clients’ demands, you might as well be a plumber—the work will be more frequently available.
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