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USA. New York.

James Dean haunted Times Square. For a novice actor in the fifties this was THE place to go. The Actors Studio, directed by Lee Strasberg, was in its heyday and just a block away.

"I'm not a photojournalist and I've never wanted to be one. I am a photo essayist. I never follow the news of the day, but search out my own stories based on what enlightens me, what helps me grow, what gives me spiritual insight - in short, what I love. The intention is opposite to most photojournalism." Dennis Stock