12 Gordon Parks Quotes for You to Enjoy

Gordon Parks

American Photographer

Born: Nov 30, 1912

Died: Mar 7, 2006

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There's another horizon out there, one more horizon that you have to make for yourself and let other people discover it, and someone else will take it further on, you know. Gordon Parks

You Yourself People Will Other Else Further Out Horizon Someone More Take Know Make Another Discover

The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer. Gordon Parks

Matter Important Photographer More Subject Subject Matter Than Much

And now, I feel at 85, I really feel that I'm just ready to start. Gordon Parks

Feel Ready Just Really Now Start

And I think that after nearly 85 years upon this planet that I have a right after working so hard at showing the desolation and the poverty, to show something beautiful for somebody as well. Gordon Parks

Beautiful Somebody Poverty Think Desolation Something Well Years After Planet Working Hard Show Showing Nearly Right

I think maybe the rural influence in my life helped me in a sense, of knowing how to get close to people and talk to them and get my work done. Gordon Parks

Life Work Me People My Life Sense Think Rural Talk Knowing How Close Get Done Maybe Influence Them Helped

I was there less than a year before I was assigned to the Paris bureau. I spent two years there and, in fact, before I even went on the staff I was sent to Europe to do assignments which they wouldn't normally do for a young photographer just starting out. Gordon Parks

Year Before Young Spent Out Photographer Paris Fact Years Normally Than Bureau Just Staff In Fact Which Sent Less Europe Even Assigned Assignments Starting Two

I'd become sort of involved in things that were happening to people. No matter what color they be, whether they be Indians, or Negroes, the poor white person or anyone who was I thought more or less getting a bad shake. Gordon Parks

People Matter Thought Become White Negroes Bad Indians Shake More More Or Less Color Involved Sort Were Person Getting Anyone Happening Whether Poor Less Who Things

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