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A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.

Ansel Adams

The camera cannot, but the photographer can.
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Ability Camera Inspirational Photographer Possible
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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Creative Development Eyes Hope Image Innovation Live Myself See Technology Trust
A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels…
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Expression Feeling Greatness Oneself Photograph
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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Emotion Emotional Existence Lake Sea Spiritual World
Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.
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Goodness Photograph
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
I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.
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Art Myself Need
I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.
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Art Fine Music Myself Photograph
Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.
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God Myself Photograph Place
Bad weather makes for good photography.
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Bad Climate Goodness Photograph
It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.
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Camera Photograph Technology
I knew my destiny when I first experienced Yosemite.
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Destiny Experience Myself Photograph
Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
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Art Believe Paint 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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Myself Space Sunrise Wonder
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
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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Art Easy Heart Life Smile World Yourself

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