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Quotes by

Ansel Adams

In my minds 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. – Ansel Adams

Sometimes I do get to places just when Gods ready to have somebody click the shutter. – Ansel Adams

You dont take a photograph, you make it. – Ansel Adams

To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live or are latent in all things. – Ansel Adams

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

Millions 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. – Ansel Adams

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

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

A good photograph is knowing where to stand. – Ansel Adams

In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. – Ansel Adams

There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of nature and the revelations of great art are equally difficult to define we can grasp them only in the depths of our perceptive spirit. – Ansel Adams

Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. – Ansel Adams

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs. – Ansel Adams

A photograph is usually looked at — seldom looked into. – Ansel Adams

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. – Ansel Adams

Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships. – Ansel Adams

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. – Ansel Adams

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. – Ansel Adams

A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety. – Ansel Adams

Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world. – Ansel Adams