Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

Quote by Diane Arbus

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I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one...

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one...

I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If...

I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If...

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the...

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the...

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the...

You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the...

I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.

I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.

The more specific you are, the more general it'll be.

The more specific you are, the more general it'll be.

Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with...

Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with...

I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If...

I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If...

Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.

Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one...

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one...

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if...

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if...

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you...

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you...

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less...

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less...

My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.

My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.

My favourite thing is to go where I've never been.

My favourite thing is to go where I've never been.

They are the proof of something was there and no longer is. Like a stain....

They are the proof of something was there and no longer is. Like a stain....

I think, if my butt's not too big for them to be photographing it, then...

I think, if my butt's not too big for them to be photographing it, then...

Never have I found the limits of the photographic potential. Every horizon, upon being reached,...

Never have I found the limits of the photographic potential. Every horizon, upon being reached,...