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I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.

Ansel Adams

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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Emotion Emotional Existence Lake Sea Spiritual World
A photograph is not an accident – it is a concept.
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Accident Mistake Photograph
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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Ability Excitement Eyes Feeling Goodness Mindset Photograph Practice
Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
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Art Believe Paint Photograph
The negative is the score, and the print the performance.
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Negative Performance Photograph
I hope that my work will encourage self expression in others and stimulate the search for beauty and creative excitement in the great world around us.
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Beautiful Encouragement Excitement Expression Greatness Hope Myself Photograph Search World
The term accessories has come to include a host of photographic gadgets of questionable value.
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Photograph Value
Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.
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Communication Expression Photograph Powerful
It is my intention to present – through the medium of photography – intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators.
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Nature Photograph Present World
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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Build Confidence Creation Emotion Encouragement Men Reveal Spirit
The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!
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Camera Important Photograph Technology
The ‘machine-gun’ approach to photography – by which many negatives are made with the hope that one will be good – is fatal to serious results.
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Hope Negative Photograph Serious Weapon
The craft of photography is the key to good images.
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Goodness Image Keys Photograph
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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Love Photograph Reality Spirit Technique
A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
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Goodness Photograph Position
Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.
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Goodness Photograph

I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.

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