A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.
ANSEL ADAMSI don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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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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When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
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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.
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Today, we must realize that nature is revealed in the simplest meadow, wood lot, marsh, stream, or tidepool, as well as in the remote grandeur of our parks and wilderness areas.
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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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The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.
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Art is both the taking and giving of beauty, the turning out to the light of the inner folds of the awareness of the spirit.
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There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
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In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.
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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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You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.
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Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.
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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 single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!
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