I knew my destiny when I first experienced Yosemite.
ANSEL ADAMSYou don’t take a photograph, you make it.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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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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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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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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We make images to “honor what is greater and more interesting than we are.”
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I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.
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Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
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The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!
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There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.
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A photograph is not an accident – it is a concept.
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Image quality is not the product of a machine, but of the person who directs the machine, and there are no limits to imagination and expression.
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I think we can not categorize. Things do not fit into a mold.
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It is easy to take a photograph, but it is harder to make a masterpiece in photography than in any other art medium.
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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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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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How high your awareness level is determines how much meaning you get from your world. Photography can teach you to improve your awareness level.
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