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As the fisherman depends upon the rivers, lakes and seas and the farmer upon the land for his existence, so does mankind in general depend upon the beauty of the world about him for his spiritual and emotional existence.

Ansel Adams

Let us leave a splendid legacy for our children…let us turn to them and say, this you inherit: guard it well, for it is far more precious than money…and once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.
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Beautiful Children Destroy Leaving Money Ourselves Price
You don’t make a photograph just with a camera
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Camera Photograph Yourself
I believe in beauty. I believe in stones and water, air and soil, people and their future and their fate.
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Beautiful Believe Fate Future Myself People
A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.
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Explanation Need Photograph True Word
I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.
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Art Myself Need
I think we can not categorize. Things do not fit into a mold.
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Collection Myself Thinking
Bad weather makes for good photography.
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Bad Climate Goodness Photograph
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
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Fight Government Nature Save
The craft of photography is the key to good images.
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Goodness Image Keys Photograph
We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion.
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Forever Illusion Time
A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels…
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Expression Feeling Greatness Oneself Photograph
Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
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Care Establishment God Mistake Photograph Relationship
A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
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Goodness Photograph Position
In my mind’s eye, I visualize how a particular… sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.
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Ability Excitement Eyes Feeling Goodness Mindset Photograph Practice
The artist and the photographer seek the mysteries and the adventure of experience in nature.
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Adventure Art Experience Mystery Nature Photograph Seek
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 ADAMS

Build Confidence Creation Emotion Encouragement Men Reveal Spirit

As the fisherman depends upon the rivers, lakes and seas and the farmer upon the land for his existence, so does mankind in general depend upon the beauty of the world about him for his spiritual and emotional existence.

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As the fisherman depends upon the rivers, lakes and seas and the farmer upon the land for his existence, so does mankind in general depend upon the beauty of the world about him for his spiritual and emotional existence.

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