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elliott erwitt

Elliott Erwitt (b. 26 July 1928 Paris, France) is an advertising and journalistic photographer known for his black and white candid shots of ironic and absurd situations within everyday settings -- the master of the "indecisive moment".


“The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.”
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“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place…I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”
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“Quality … has to do with intention.”
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