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Brett Weston (originally Theodore Brett Weston; December 16, 1911, Los Angeles–January 22, 1993, Hawaii) was an American photographer. Van Deren Coke described Brett Weston as the "child genius of American photography." He was the second of the four sons of photographer Edward Weston and Flora Chandler.

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My work is my language and I don't discuss it very easily. It's difficult for me to verbalize my feelings, or to intellectualize my work. In fact, it used to annoy me when Ansel Adams and Paul Strand yak-yak-yakked about what photography meant, and I told them so.

Adams, Discuss, Facts, Feelings, Intellectualize, Photography

Photography is 90% sheer, brutal drudgery! The other 10% is inspiration!!

Brutal, Inspiration, Photography

I don't photograph for other people. I love an audience, mind you. Once I've got them there, then I love an audience. Not a big audience, though. I'd rather please ten people I respect than ten million I don't. But I don't play to an audience, I do it for myself.

Audience, Million, Mind, People, Play

You're trying to pin me down. I'm not a verbal person. Look at my work and decide for yourself. It's hard to put it into words.

Down, Looks, Person, Pin, Pins, Trying

People are under the illusion that it's easy. . . Technically, it is complex. You have a million options with equipment to distract you. I tell my students to simplify their equipment.

Options, People, Photography, Students, Technically, Tell

The camera for an artist is just another tool. It is no more mechanical than a violin if you analyze it. Beyond the rudiments, it is up to the artist to create art, not the camera.

Art, Artist, Cameras, Rudiments, Tool, Tools

Of course, we were not promoters, we Westons, let's face it. Dad had only $300 in the bank at the end, that's all he had.

300, Dad, Ends, Face, Faces

There's nothing worth photographing more than 100 yards from the car

Car, Nothing, Photographing, Yards

Beyond the rudiments, it is up to the artist to create art, not the camera.

Art, Artist, Cameras, Create, Rudiments

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