I believe the approach of the artist and the approach of the environmentalist are fairly close in that both are, to a rather impressive degree, concerned with the affirmation of life.
ANSEL ADAMSI believe the approach of the artist and the approach of the environmentalist are fairly close in that both are, to a rather impressive degree, concerned with the affirmation of life.
ANSEL ADAMSIn wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.
ANSEL ADAMSOne of the most important pieces of equipment, for the photographer who really wants to improve, is a great big wastepaper basket.
ANSEL ADAMSI believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful – an endless prospect of magic and wonder.
ANSEL ADAMSThe only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.
ANSEL ADAMSTo photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces.
ANSEL ADAMSArt is both the taking and giving of beauty, the turning out to the light of the inner folds of the awareness of the spirit.
ANSEL ADAMSA photograph is not an accident – it is a concept.
ANSEL ADAMSNo matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied – it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.
ANSEL ADAMSThe term accessories has come to include a host of photographic gadgets of questionable value.
ANSEL ADAMSMillions 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.
ANSEL ADAMSA great photograph is a full expression of what one feels…
ANSEL ADAMSI believe in beauty. I believe in stones and water, air and soil, people and their future and their fate.
ANSEL ADAMSPhotography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.
ANSEL ADAMSA photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.
ANSEL ADAMSThe negative is comparable to the composer’s score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.
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