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.
ANSEL ADAMSSome 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.
More Ansel Adams Quotes
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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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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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I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.
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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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To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces.
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I believe the approach of the artist and the approach of the environmentalist are fairly close in that both are, to a rather impressive degree, concerned with the affirmation of life.
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There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
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A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels…
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I think we can not categorize. Things do not fit into a mold.
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I know that I am one with beauty and that my comrades are one. Let our souls be mountains, Let our spirits be stars, Let our hearts be worlds.
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Bad weather makes for good photography.
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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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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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With all art expression, when something is seen, it is a vivid experience, sudden, compelling, and inevitable.
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