I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful – an endless prospect of magic and wonder.
ANSEL ADAMSThe term accessories has come to include a host of photographic gadgets of questionable value.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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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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Life is your art. An open, aware heart is your camera. A oneness with your world is your film. Your bright eyes and easy smile is your museum.
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A photograph is not an accident – it is a concept.
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I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.
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To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces.
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The negative is the score, and the print the performance.
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Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
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No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied – it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.
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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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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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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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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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Photograph not only what you see but also what you feel.
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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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