American - Photographer | November 4, 1946 - March 9, 1989
The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.
Robert Mapplethorpe
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I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before.
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I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence.
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My lifestyle is bizarre, but the only thing you need to know is where the darkroom is.
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When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I even forget I'm human. It's the same thing when I'm behind a camera. I forget I exist.
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Beauty and the devil are the same thing.
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I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.
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I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn't. And that's a tough place to be because you're never satisfied.
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I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way to educate myself.
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I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.
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When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.
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This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I don't get it.
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