Alfred Stieglitz
1864 - 1946
5
Quotes
Biography
Alfred Stieglitz was an influential American photographer and modern art promoter who played a key role in shaping the course of photography in the 20th century. He was a pioneering advocate for photography as a legitimate form of art, challenging established conventions and promoting the idea of photography as a means of personal expression. Stieglitz was also a renowned gallery owner, founding the influential '291' gallery in New York City to showcase modern art and photography.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Wherever there is light, one can photograph.
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In photography, there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.
3
Equivalents are often the most subtle and the most difficult to recognize. They are always present when a photograph is truly a photograph.
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I have a vision of life, and I try to find equivalents for it in the form of photographs.
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Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.