Lisette ModelBy Elaine Ritter

"I have often been asked what I wanted to prove by my photographs. The answer is, I don’t want to prove

anything. They prove to me, and I am the one who gets the lesson."

Woman with Veil, San Francisco1949

Man with Pamphlets, Paris1933

Man Seated on Doorstep, Nice1933

Pedestrian, New York1945

They Honor their Sons, New York

1939

Never take a picture of anything you are not passionately interested in.

Blind Man Walking, Paris1933

Man Mending Net, Nice1933

Lower East Side, New York1933

Vincennes Zoo, Paris1933

Reflections, New York1960

First Reflection, New York1939

“The camera is an instrument of detection. We photograph not only what we know, but also what we don't know.”

Reflection, New York1939

“...photography is…human beings expressing their understanding of and connection with life, themselves, and other human beings.”

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