The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.
ANSEL ADAMSMillions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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You don’t take a photograph, you make it.
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Photography is an austere and blazing poetry of the real.
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I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful – an endless prospect of magic and wonder.
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A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels…
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A photograph is not an accident – it is a concept.
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Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer – and often the supreme disappointment.
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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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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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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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I think we can not categorize. Things do not fit into a mold.
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The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!
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It is all very beautiful and magical here – a quality which cannot be described. You have to live it and breathe it, let the sun bake into you.
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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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We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion.
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The ‘machine-gun’ approach to photography – by which many negatives are made with the hope that one will be good – is fatal to serious results.
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When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
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Some photographers take reality and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.
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There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
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Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
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The camera cannot, but the photographer can.
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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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Impression is not enough. Design, style, technique – these, too, are not enough. Art must reach further than impression or self-revelation .
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With all art expression, when something is seen, it is a vivid experience, sudden, compelling, and inevitable.
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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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You don’t make a photograph just with a camera
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