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Quotes by Ansel Adams

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 (1902 - 1984)
 
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You don't take a photograph, you make it.

Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984)
 
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In my mind's 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 (1902 - 1984)
 
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There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.

Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984)
 
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Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.

Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984)
 
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Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984)
 
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The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.

Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984)
 
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There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept.

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

Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984)
 
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The only things in my life that compatibly exist with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.

Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984)
 
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