Famous Photographer Quote #0214
“Always, when the words “art” and “artistic” are applied to my photographic work, I am disagreeably affected. This is due, surely, to the bad use and abuse made of those terms. I consider myself a photographer, nothing more. If my photographs differ from that which is usually done in this field, it is precisely because I try to produce not art but honest photographs, without distortions or manipulations.”
Tina Modotti
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marktoner1. Thanks for being the first to like this quote from Tina Modotti.
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gabfrab. Thanks for liking this Tina Modotti quote.
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Andrea Giang | Cooking with a Wallflower. I’m glad you like this Tina Modotti quote. I’ve been holding on to the quote for a long time, but just found this lovely photo of Tina the other day.
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joshi daniel. Thanks for liking this honest quote from Tina Modotti.
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Violet’s Veg*n e-comics. Thanks for liking. Tina Modotti was way ahead of her time.
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I just realized the links on this post weren’t working and fixed them. You can now see her work by clicking on her name, and her biography by clicking on her photo. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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amandalyle1986. Thanks for liking Famous Photographer Quote #0214. I often wonder what Tina Modotti would have accomplished in both her photography and political activism had she lived longer.
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michael ehrhardt. Thanks for liking this quote by Tina Modotti. Both artist and muse, she was fluent in eight languages.
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decorartuk. Thanks for visiting Blog-Bisogno.com and liking this quote by Tina Modotti.
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Lovely photo and interesting quotation!
Have a nice weekend! 🙂
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Same to you Dina! I wish I knew who took that photo. It is a vision. Before I noticed your comment, I gave you a link to my favorite Tina Modotti quote. I’ll put it here as well: Famous Photographer Quote #0003
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ksfinblog. Thanks for dropping by Blog-Bisogno.com and liking this quote from Tina Modotti. I have dedicated this blog to the creative process, what drives it, and the philosophy behind it. Enjoy the 214 artist quotes posted here!
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mathew992. Thanks for liking this famous photographer quote. Tina Modotti was one of the great creative minds, her art concomitant to her political activism.
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Hi Dina. I’m glad you liked this quote. I have a soft spot for Ms Modotti as she is the author of my all time favorite Famous Photographer Quote #0003
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loisajay. Thank you for liking this quote from Tina Modotti, photographer and muse extraordinaire.
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Nature’s Child. I’m glad you liked this quote. Tina Modotti is somewhat forgotten these days. She only photographed for about ten years so she doesn’t have a large library, but her contribution to art in her short stay on planet earth was huge. I hope this post will help people reconnect with her art legacy.
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Thank you for today’s quote by Tina. I agree that she has been forgotten but not here, here she is brought to the forefront of female photographers. As you know Ansel Adams is one of my favourite male photographers, and Tina is the ultimate female photographer. I love the simplicity of her work. Of course they both shot in my favourite medium B&W.
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Over the years, many women have contributed to the history of photography, but Tina Modotti was the most courageous of them all.
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gnatseyeview. Thanks for liking Famous Photographer Quote #0214. Tina Modotti learned much during her tenure as muse to Edward Weston. Her eye was impeccable.
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marcus dilano. Thanks for liking this Tina Modotti quote. I applaud her humility and honesty on the subject of art.
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NE.Perkins. Glad you like this one. For me the photograph says everything about Tina Modotti. Her poise and sense of freedom are extraordinary considering this is early 20th Century.
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rickbraveheart. Thanks for visiting Blog-Bisogno.com and liking this heartfelt pronouncement from Tina Modotti.
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sukiyamao2. Thank you for liking this Tina Modotti quote. She was an important presence in the art world.
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Marie Trigona. The thread of her humility weaved throughout this quote is wonderful. I view most of her images as political statements as well as art. If you do a search on Blog-Bisogno.com, you will find other Tina Modotti quotes. Click here for my favorite.
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I am in love with this woman’s photography as well as her words and this quote in particular.
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Get in line. The whole world is in love with Tina Modotti…including this photographer!
Nice image by Edward Weston.
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Hear, hear, my friend! As to the image, to me it is the most beautiful and passionate of all of his nudes. But then Tina Modotti was undoubtedly his most beautiful and passionate source of inspiration.
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She was. I also like Half Nude-Kimono by Edward Weston.
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Yes. That is also a very beautiful image and one that I like very much as well.
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