Some photographers take reality and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.
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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.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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Some photographers take reality and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.
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The best picture is around the corner. Like prosperity.
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You don’t make a photograph just with a camera
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As 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.
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There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
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Let us leave a splendid legacy for our children…let us turn to them and say, this you inherit: guard it well, for it is far more precious than money…and once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.
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There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
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The craft of photography is the key to good images.
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I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful – an endless prospect of magic and wonder.
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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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In my mind’s eye, I visualize how a particular… sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.
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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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How high your awareness level is determines how much meaning you get from your world. Photography can teach you to improve your awareness level.
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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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No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied – it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.
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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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