Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.
ANSEL ADAMSSometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.
ANSEL ADAMSNo 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.
ANSEL ADAMSPhotograph not only what you see but also what you feel.
ANSEL ADAMSWhen words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
ANSEL ADAMSYou don’t make a photograph just with a camera
ANSEL ADAMSI 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.
ANSEL ADAMSThere are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
ANSEL ADAMSThe negative is comparable to the composer’s score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.
ANSEL ADAMSA true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.
ANSEL ADAMSIt is all very beautiful and magical here – a quality which cannot be described. You have to live it and breathe it, let the sun bake into you.
ANSEL ADAMSImage quality is not the product of a machine, but of the person who directs the machine, and there are no limits to imagination and expression.
ANSEL ADAMSThe best picture is around the corner. Like prosperity.
ANSEL ADAMSWe all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion.
ANSEL ADAMSImpression is not enough. Design, style, technique – these, too, are not enough. Art must reach further than impression or self-revelation .
ANSEL ADAMSA good photograph is knowing where to stand.
ANSEL ADAMSThe craft of photography is the key to good images.
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