Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.
ANSEL ADAMSThe artist and the photographer seek the mysteries and the adventure of experience in nature.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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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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We must remember that a photograph can hold just as much as we put into it, and no one has ever approached the full possibilities of the medium.
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The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!
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I believe in beauty. I believe in stones and water, air and soil, people and their future and their fate.
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We were in the shadow of the mountains, the light was cool and quiet and no wind was stirring. The aspen trunks were slightly greenish and the leaves were a vibrant yellow.
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There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
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A photograph is not an accident – is a concept. It exists at, or before, the moment of exposure of the negative.
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The best picture is around the corner. Like prosperity.
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Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer – and often the supreme disappointment.
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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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Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.
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The artist and the photographer seek the mysteries and the adventure of experience in nature.
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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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To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces.
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The camera cannot, but the photographer can.
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