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A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.

Ansel Adams

The negative is the score, and the print the performance.
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Negative Performance Photograph
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
Let us leave a splendid legacy for our children…let us turn to them and say, this you inherit: guard it well, for it is far more precious than money…and once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.
ANSEL ADAMS

Beautiful Children Destroy Leaving Money Ourselves Price
We were in the shadow of the mountains, the light was cool and quiet and no wind was stirring. The aspen trunks were slightly greenish and the leaves were a vibrant yellow.
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Leaving Light Nature Quiet
The craft of photography is the key to good images.
ANSEL ADAMS

Goodness Image Keys Photograph
You don’t take a photograph, you make it.
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Art Inspirational Photograph Yourself
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

Myself Space Sunrise Wonder
Impression is not enough. Design, style, technique – these, too, are not enough. Art must reach further than impression or self-revelation .
ANSEL ADAMS

Art Design Enough Style Technique
It is my intention to present – through the medium of photography – intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators.
ANSEL ADAMS

Nature Photograph Present World
I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music.
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Art Fine Music Myself Photograph
Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
ANSEL ADAMS

Art Communication Creation Ideas Photograph
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.
ANSEL ADAMS

Creative Development Eyes Hope Image Innovation Live Myself See Technology Trust
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.
ANSEL ADAMS

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
With all art expression, when something is seen, it is a vivid experience, sudden, compelling, and inevitable.
ANSEL ADAMS

Art Experience Expression
The best picture is around the corner. Like prosperity.
ANSEL ADAMS

Best Photograph Prosperity

A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.

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