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Before the people at large, and for that matter, the artists themselves, understand what photography really means, as I understand that term, it is essential for them to be taught the real meaning of art.

— Alfred Stieglitz

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I understood the craft of photography when done by an artist is art.

— Ruth Bernhard

The art of photography is all about directing the attention of the viewer.

— Steven Pinker

Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.

— Ansel Adams

I don't think there's any such thing as teaching people photography, other than influencing them a little. People have to be their own learners. They have to have a certain talent.

— Imogen Cunningham

Everybody thinks they know what art should be. But very few of them have the sense that is necessary to experience painting, that is the sense of sight, that sees colors and forms as living reality in the picture.

— Otto Dix

How the visual world appears is important to me. I'm always aware of the light. I'm always aware of what I would call the 'deep composition.' Photography in the field is a process of creation, of thought and technique. But ultimately, it's an act of imaginatively seeing from within yourself.

— Sam Abell

The understanding of art depends finally upon one's willingness to extend one's humanity and one's knowledge of human life.

— Ralph Ellison

The modern world thinks of art as very important: something close to the meaning of life.

— Alain de Botton

✗Opposing Perspectives

I've always thought photography is not so much of an art form but a way of communicating and passing on information.

— Don McCullin

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.

— Elliott Erwitt