Photography is an austere and blazing poetry of the real.
ANSEL ADAMSYosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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To visualize an image (in whole or in part) is to see clearly in the mind prior to exposure, a continuous projection from composing the image through the final print.
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A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels…
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There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
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The term accessories has come to include a host of photographic gadgets of questionable value.
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With all art expression, when something is seen, it is a vivid experience, sudden, compelling, and inevitable.
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The negative is the score, and the print the performance.
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I knew my destiny when I first experienced Yosemite.
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Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.
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No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.
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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
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The craft of photography is the key to good images.
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Image quality is not the product of a machine, but of the person who directs the machine, and there are no limits to imagination and expression.
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Once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.
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There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
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I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.
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