Every other artist begins [with] a blank canvas, a piece of paper . . . the photographer begins with the finished product.
Source: Recalled on his death 25 Mar 1973.
-- Edward Steichen, (Mar 27 1879-1973), US photographer; He pioneered U.S. photography and, with Alfred Stieglitz, was a leader of the Photo-Secession Group; his style evolved from painterly impressionism.