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Confessions of a dilettante

Maybe Weegee is being a little unkind to those camera-toting barbers, grocers, etc, in calling them rather than, say, enthusiasts, but the observation does resonate. Although I’ve taken thousands of pictures every year for close to five decades, I’ve never earned a living from pressing a shutter button. My work has never been exhibited, I’ve entered

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