blic's view of the camera and its products by setting high artistic standards for himself and winning every available prize for photography. He sought to demonstrate - by both his words and his actions - that it was possible for photography to be far more than a simple reproduction of the world around the photography but could rather serve as a forum and a medium for the highest levels of artistic expression. His efforts to this end were decidedly mixed, and this was one reason that he decided to return to the United States. He believed as Connor (20
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