Most of the problems inherent in American photography stem from exactly the same source that has provided so many assets – the acceptance of photography as fine art.

[Bill Jay "A Manifesto for Art Photography" {excerpts of a lecture given by Bill Jay on July 3 [year unknown, probably 1976], at the Newport Art Gallery, Newport, Gwent (England), under the aegis of the Documentary Photography Course at Gwent College of Higher Education.}]