Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the simple reason that the eye traffics in feelings, not in thoughts.

Quote by Walker Evans

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It's the way to educate your eyes. Stare. Pry, listen eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You...

It's the way to educate your eyes. Stare. Pry, listen eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You...

Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.

Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.

Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the...

Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the...

Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding...

Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding...

The most profound things are inexpressible.

The most profound things are inexpressible.

Where the world ceases to be the scene of our personal hopes and wishes, where...

Where the world ceases to be the scene of our personal hopes and wishes, where...

I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked...

I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked...

God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant, and the cat....

God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant, and the cat....

The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.

The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.

Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to...

Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to...

I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they...

I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they...

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed...

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed...

In spite of all the refinements of society that conspired to make art the dizzying...

In spite of all the refinements of society that conspired to make art the dizzying...

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune

It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be...

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be...

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him,...

Painting is the most beautiful of all arts. In it, all sensations are condensed; contemplating...

Painting is the most beautiful of all arts. In it, all sensations are condensed; contemplating...

Rules and models destroy genius and art.

Rules and models destroy genius and art.

Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.

Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.

In my view you cannot claim to have seen something until you have photographed it.

In my view you cannot claim to have seen something until you have photographed it.