Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.
ANSEL ADAMSAs the fisherman depends upon the rivers, lakes and seas and the farmer upon the land for his existence, so does mankind in general depend upon the beauty of the world about him for his spiritual and emotional existence.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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I know that I am one with beauty and that my comrades are one. Let our souls be mountains, Let our spirits be stars, Let our hearts be worlds.
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The term accessories has come to include a host of photographic gadgets of questionable value.
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There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
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There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
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Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
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A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
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Photograph not only what you see but also what you feel.
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It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
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We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion.
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A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.
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Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.
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You don’t take a photograph, you make it.
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Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.
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I knew my destiny when I first experienced Yosemite.
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The artist and the photographer seek the mysteries and the adventure of experience in nature.
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