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USA. California. Couple in Novato. 1968. - "Dennis used to say a photograph is sixty percent about the subject and forty percent about the photographer. So what does this 1968 image Dennis entitled Adam and Eve say about Dennis and his view of intimacy? He was doing a photo essay about California and what he called California's state of mind. He came to see California in the 1960s as a spiritual, technical and aesthetic 'lab' that profoundly influenced the rest of the country. He hadn't always liked this 'lab', initially calling it chaos; a place where up was down and right was left. But as the years passed and he spent more time working and shooting in California, Dennis changed and so did his images. One of the most striking things about this photograph is how much the male subject in the picture physically resembled Dennis. This image, always one of Dennis's favorites, captured an ideal Dennis not only admired but also aspired to. The notion that romantic love, intimacy, surrounded by a verdant optimism, could raise you above the chaos of the 'lab' delighted Dennis and it became a philosophy he embraced for the rest of his life." - Susan Richards, widow of Dennis Stock (KEYSTONE/MAGNUM PHOTOS/Dennis Stock)