I know that the accident of ...

I know that the accident of my being a photographer has made my life possible.
 Richard Avedon

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i think charm is the ability to be truly interested in other people
 Richard Avedon
And if a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it's as though I've neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up. I know that the accident of my being a photographer has made my life possible.
 Richard Avedon
I've photographed just about everyone in the world. But what I hope to do is photograph people of accomplishment, not celebrity, and help define the difference once again.
 Richard Avedon
All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.
 Richard Avedon
A portrait is not a likeness. The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but an opinion. There is no such thing as inaccuracy in a photograph. All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth.
 Richard Avedon