Ansel Adams Quotes
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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.
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Photographers and artists contribute a lot to the world and have a right to exist in relative security and comfort.
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I do not think there is any question of photography being an art form!
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While the photos at the D.M.V. (New York) will still be taken in color, the engraving is done in grayscale, hence the Ansel Adams feel.
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I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful - an endless prospect of magic and wonder.
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A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
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We must remember that a photograph can hold just as much as we put into it, and no one has ever approached the full possibilities of the medium.
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A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.
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It is my intention to present - through the medium of photography - intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators.
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Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world.
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I knew my destiny when I first experienced Yosemite.
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I expect to retire to a fine-grained heaven where the temperatures are always consistent, where the images slide before one's eyes in a continual cascade of form and meaning.
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My wife - she could help me get the negs out!
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The camera cannot, but the photographer can.
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I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term - meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching - there would be a vast improvement in total output. The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster.
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There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
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A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.
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Photography is an austere and blazing poetry of the real.
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I believe photography is a tool to express our positive assessment of the world. A tool to acquire ultimate happiness and belief.
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I usually have an immediate recognition of the potential image, and I have found that too much concern about matters such as conventional composition may take the edge off the first inclusive reaction.