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.
ANSEL ADAMSIt is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful – an endless prospect of magic and wonder.
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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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Photography is an austere and blazing poetry of the real.
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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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There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.
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You don’t take a photograph, you make it.
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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 usually looked at – seldom looked into.
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The camera cannot, but the photographer can.
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A photograph is not an accident – it is a concept.
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The craft of photography is the key to good images.
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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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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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Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.
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A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.
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