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If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid participating in things. They become professional observers.
Robert Mapplethorpe
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"If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid participating in things. They become professional observers."
— Robert Mapplethorpe

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If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid participating in things. They become professional observers. — Robert Mapplethorpe

About Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe was a Photographer from United States (1946–1989).

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This quote is attributed to Robert Mapplethorpe, a Photographer from United States.
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Robert Mapplethorpe lived from 1946 – 1989.