My favourite thing is to go where I’ve never been.

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"Diane Arbus, a famous American photographer, loved exploring new places. She said her favorite thing was to visit somewhere she had never been before. This means she enjoyed discovering and experiencing different parts of the world, rather than sticking to the same familiar places all the time. Arbus was curious and adventurous, and she used her photography to capture the unique sights and people she found in these new locations."

About Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus was an American photographer who captured a wide range of unique and marginalized subjects, from strippers and carnival performers to people with dwarfism and middle-class families. Her work challenged the norms of photography and helped normalize the representation of diverse individuals.

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More quotes from Diane Arbus

Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, and full as vain.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

When you grow up your mother says, ‘Wear rubbers or you’ll catch cold.’ When you become an adult you discover that you have the right not to wear rubbers and to see if you catch cold or not. It’s something like that.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn’t photograph them.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do – that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

I never have taken a picture I’ve intended. They’re always better or worse.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don’t like to arrange things. If I stand in front of something, instead of arranging it, I arrange myself.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

The more specific you are, the more general it’ll be.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

The thing that’s important to know is that you never know. You’re always sort of feeling your way.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

My favourite thing is to go where I’ve never been.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

Most people go through life dreading they’ll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They’ve already passed their test in life. They’re aristocrats.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

My favorite thing is to go where I’ve never been.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.

Diane Arbus

American photographer

You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.

Diane Arbus

American photographer