“In order fully and correctly to appreciate the reality of Form, it is necessary to get into a state of perfect consciousness. The reality of Form can only be transcribed through a mechanical process, in which the craftsmanship of man does not enter as a principal factor. There is no other process to accomplish this than photography. The photographer — the true photographer — is he who has become able, through a state of perfect consciousness, to possess such he clear view of things as to enable him to understand and feel the beauty of the reality of Form. The more we consider photography, the more convinced we are that it has come to draw away the veil of mystery with which art enveloped the represented Form.”

Marius De Zayas, Photography and Artistic-Photography