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Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur.


Alfred Eisenstaedt

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ALFRED SLOAN If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this m...
ALFRED SLOAN The animation of the canvas is one of the hardest problems of painting.
ALFRED SISLEY I like all those painters who loved and had a strong feeling for nature.
ALFRED SISLEY Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.
ALFRED SISLEY Our family lived in Vienna, Austria. after the war and apart from an accordion, there was no other m...
ALFRED SCHNITTKE