Once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.
ANSEL ADAMSArt is both the taking and giving of beauty, the turning out to the light of the inner folds of the awareness of the spirit.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
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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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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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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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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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The camera cannot, but the photographer can.
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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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It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.
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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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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
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A photograph is not an accident – it is a concept.
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A photograph is not an accident – is a concept. It exists at, or before, the moment of exposure of the negative.
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We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion.
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You don’t make a photograph just with a camera
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Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
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