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Quotes by Cornell Capa (4 quotes)

(1918 - 2008)
a Hungarian-American photographer, member of Magnum Photos, and photo curator, and the younger brother of photo-journalist and war photographer Robert Capa.
Learn more about Cornell Capa.
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"One thing that Life and I agreed right from the start was that one war photographer was enough for my family; I was to be a photographer of peace."
Source: Cornell Capa Magnum Photo Portfolio
Photography > Photographer
Quote #625
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"The Concerned Photographer produces images in which genuine human feeling predominates over commercial cynicism or disinterested formalism."
Source: The New York Times, "Cornell Capa, Photographer, Is Dead at 90 ", May 24, 2008
Photography > Photographer
Quote #626
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"I am not an artist, and I never intended to be one. I hope I have made some good photographs, but what I really hope is that I have done some good photo stories with memorable images that make a point, and, perhaps, even make a difference."
Source: Capa, Cornell. "Cornell Capa: Photographs".
Photography > Photographer
Quote #627
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"Photography has the capacity to provide images of man and his environment that are both works of art and moments in history."
Photography > General
Quote #628
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