"For me, the camera is a sketchbook, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity."
– Henri Cartier-Bresson

 

"Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still."
– Dorothea Lange

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A camera shows us a way to start thinking about—and making—art.

I like these two quotes, because they express the power of the photo as a kind of sketch, a point of departure

for a painting. A photo can spark
an idea and freeze that moment for
later inspiration.

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