At a fundamental level photography is much like pointing, and all of us occasionally point at things: look … - Keith Carter

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Courage--judgment--integrity--dedication--these are the historic qualities of the Bay Colony and the Bay State. . . . And these are the qualities which, with God's help, this son of Massachusetts hopes will characterize our government's conduct in the four stormy years that lie ahead.

Keith Carter

At a fundamental level photography is much like pointing, and all of us occasionally point at things: look at that, look at that sailboat, look at that tree, etc. etc.

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The full weight and mystery of your art rests upon your relationship to your subject matter.

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I like small things, I like small moments that are almost elliptical, that are not necessarily linear; they're natural things that happen in the world, but if you look at them from a slight angle there's more than meets the eye.

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How do you find a way to say what an extraordinary experience it is to be alive in this world? That is the kind of subject matter I try to work with.

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Making these photographs has often seemed to me like a kind of dance. Often I have danced badly and the world has fallen apart at my feet. But sometimes the dance has gone well and my subject and I have moved together as if with shared purpose.

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I'm fond of implied narratives, oblique angles, and leaving a little room for the viewer to finish a picture.

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