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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.

Ansel Adams

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.
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Camera Goodness Photograph Rule
Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
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Art Communication Creation Ideas Photograph
I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.
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Art Fine Music Myself Photograph
Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.
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Communication Expression Photograph Powerful
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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Nature Reveal Simplicity Wild
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 photograph is not an accident – it is a concept.
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Accident Mistake Photograph
I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.
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Art Myself Need
Photograph not only what you see but also what you feel.
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Feeling Photograph Yourself
A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.
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Photograph See
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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Elegant Silence Talk Yourself
The negative is the score, and the print the performance.
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Negative Performance Photograph
A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.
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Explanation Need Photograph True Word
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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Build Confidence Creation Emotion Encouragement Men Reveal Spirit
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
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Focus Image Myself Photograph Silence Word
Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.
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Goodness Photograph

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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