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Ansel Adams Quotes

Ansel Adams quotes

American Photographer February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984

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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. Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams quote: "In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every..."
In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams quote: "When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs...."
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. Ansel Adams
When I'm ready to make a photograph, I think I quite obviously see in my minds eye something that is not literally there in the true meaning of the word. I'm interested in something which is built up from within, rather than just extracted from without. Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams quote: "There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good..."
There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams quote: "A good photograph is knowing where to stand."
A good photograph is knowing where to stand. Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams quote: "Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop."
Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop. Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams quote: "Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of..."
Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. Ansel Adams
I tried to keep both arts alive, but the camera won. I found that while the camera does not express the soul, perhaps a photograph can! Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams quote: "Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have..."
Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter. Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams quote: "Sometimes I arrive just when God's ready to have somone click..."
Sometimes I arrive just when God's ready to have somone click the shutter. Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams quote: "A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels,..."
A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams quote: "I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is."
I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is. Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams quote: "There are always two people in every picture: the photographer..."
There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. Ansel Adams
These people live again in print as intensely as when their images were captured on old dry plates of sixty years ago... I am walking in their alleys, standing in their rooms and sheds and workshops, looking in and out of their windows. Any they in turn seem to be aware of me. Ansel Adams

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