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When Characters Refuse to Let Go
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When Characters Refuse to Let Go

When I left corporate life at seventy, I needed to fill the void. I’d photographed for decades and made thousands of images and a few coffee-table books, but lately it bored me. I felt uninspired and reluctant to shoot.

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