Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships. – 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
Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs. – Ansel Adams
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. – Ansel Adams
In what bold relief stand out the lives of all walkers of the snow! The snow is a great tell-tale, and blabs as effectually as it obliterates. I go into the woods, and know all that has happened. I cross the fields, and if only a mouse has visited his neighbor, the fact is chronicled. – John Burroughs, “The Snow-Walkers,” 1866