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.
ANSEL ADAMSThe quality of place, the reaction to immediate contact with earth and growing things that have a fugal relationship with mountains and sky, is essential to the integrity of our existence on this planet.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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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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The best picture is around the corner. Like prosperity.
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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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I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful – an endless prospect of magic and wonder.
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A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.
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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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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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A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels…
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Photograph not only what you see but also what you feel.
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The artist and the photographer seek the mysteries and the adventure of experience in nature.
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I am sure the next step will be the electronic image, and I hope I shall live to see it. I trust that the creative eye will continue to function, whatever technological innovations may develop.
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There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
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There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
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A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
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The term accessories has come to include a host of photographic gadgets of questionable value.
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