I myself have always stood in the awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel. (Irving Penn)

I myself have always stood in the awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel.

Irving Penn

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