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

Quote by Diane Arbus

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

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....

Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as...

Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as...

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 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...

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.

Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.

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.

I've never made any picture, good or bad, without paying for it in emotional turmoil.

I've never made any picture, good or bad, without paying for it in emotional turmoil.

I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're...

I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're...