Quote by John Berger
The camera relieves us of the burden of memory. It surveys us like

The camera relieves us of the burden of memory. It surveys us like God, and it surveys for us. Yet no other god has been so cynical, for the camera records in order to forget. – John Berger

Other quotes by John Berger

A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its pork. What is significant, and is so difficult for the urban stranger to understand, is that the two statements are connected by an and and not by a but. – John Berger

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Animals
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Nothing in the nature around us is evil. This needs to be repeated since one of the human ways of talking oneself into inhuman acts is to cite the supposed cruelty of nature. – John Berger

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Evil
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The media network has its idols, but its principal idol is its own style which generates an aura of winning and leaves the rest in darkness. It recognizes neither pity nor pitilessness. – John Berger

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Media
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Photography
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The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box. – Henri Cartier Bresson

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Photography

I think a photography class should be a requirement in all educational programs because it makes you see the world rather than just look at it. – Author Unknown

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Photography

The camera cannot lie, but it can be an accessory to untruth. – Harold Evans, “Pictures on a Page”

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Photography

A photograph is usually looked at — seldom looked into. – Ansel Adams

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Photography

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If there is something you must do and you cannot do it, you cannot do anything else. – Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic’s Notebook, 1960

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It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. – Gertrude Stein

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History

Men who love their mothers treat women wonderfully. And they have enormous respect for women. – Ellen Barkin

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respect

I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself. – James Baldwin

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