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To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces.

Ansel Adams

One of the most important pieces of equipment, for the photographer who really wants to improve, is a great big wastepaper basket.
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Greatness Important Improvement Photograph Pieces
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
There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
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Art Ignorance Image Photograph Worst
I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful – an endless prospect of magic and wonder.
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Beautiful Believe End Magic Myself Nature Wonder
Impression is not enough. Design, style, technique – these, too, are not enough. Art must reach further than impression or self-revelation .
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Art Design Enough Style Technique
It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.
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Camera Photograph Technology
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.
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Destiny Fight Force Human Live Men Spirit
The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!
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Camera Important Photograph Technology
A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.
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Explanation Need Photograph True Word
I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.
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Art Fine Music Myself Photograph
A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels…
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Expression Feeling Greatness Oneself Photograph
A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.
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A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
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Goodness Photograph Position
We make images to “honor what is greater and more interesting than we are.”
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Greatness Honor Image
I knew my destiny when I first experienced Yosemite.
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Destiny Experience Myself Photograph
The artist and the photographer seek the mysteries and the adventure of experience in nature.
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Adventure Art Experience Mystery Nature Photograph Seek

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