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I have always stood in awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel.
— Irving Penn
Tags: awe, instrument, camera, always

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I've tried a few times to depart from what I know I can do, and I've failed. I've tried to work outside the studio, but it introduces too many variables that I can't control. I'm really quite narrow, you know.
— Irving Penn
Tags: control, know, you, work
Over the years I must have spent thousands of hours silently brushing on the liquid coatings, preparing each sheet in anticipation of reaching the perfect print.
— Irving Penn
Tags: anticipation, over, must, perfect
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