Whitman had a profound influence on me. That was during my sophomore year when I came down with … - Conrad Aiken

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I always believed that photography was subjective, interpretive and certainly did not represent the truth, but I did think that its status as a societal and historical referent needed to be both safeguarded and illuminated. . . . now photojournalism is devolving into yet another medium perceived as intending to shock, titillate, sell, distort.

Conrad Aiken

Whitman had a profound influence on me. That was during my sophomore year when I came down with a bad attack of Whitmanitis. But he did me a lot of good, and I think the influence is discoverable.

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