Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Sid Grossman

Explore popular quotes and sayings by Sid Grossman.
Last updated on April 19, 2025.
Sid Grossman

Sid Grossman was an American photographer, teacher, and social activist.

June 25, 1913 - December 31, 1955
The function of the photographer is to help people understand the world around them. — © Sid Grossman
The function of the photographer is to help people understand the world around them.
A photograph is not merely a substitute for a glance. It is a sharpened vision. It is the revelation of new and important facts.
The question of naturalism is a fallacy, it does not exist... The photographic image replaces naturalistic experience.
Aesthetics does not exist for the camera as an isolated entity. Aesthetics, in fact, is inseparable from the purpose of the photographer and the use he makes of his theme. When photography fails... it is usually because a false separation has been imposed on form and content.
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