--- title: "22 Ansel Adams Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 22 Ansel Adams quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Ansel Adams sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/vilmos-zsigmond-9377_crisps_i-don-t-know-the-american-photographers_2711334.png" --- > [I don't know the American photographers as well, but I admit I love Ansel Adams. His landscapes are so crisp.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-don-t-know-the-american-photographers-as-well-but-i-admit-i-love/) [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/vilmos-zsigmond-9377_crisps_i-don-t-know-the-american-photographers_2711334.png) > [While the photos at the D.M.V. (New York) will still be taken in color, the engraving is done in grayscale, hence the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ansel-adams/while-the-photos-at-the-d-m-v-new-york-will-still-be-taken-in-color/) [Ansel Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ansel-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32b/ansel-adams-2687_color_while-the-photos-at-the-d-m-v-new-york-w_2236403.jpg) > [If Ansel Adams gets a thousand dollars a print, I want ten thousand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-strand/if-ansel-adams-gets-a-thousand-dollars-a-print-i-want-ten-thousand/) [Paul Strand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-strand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ec/paul-strand-17678_dollars_if-ansel-adams-gets-a-thousand-dollars-a_2993162.png) > [A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words. Ansel Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ansel-adams/a-true-photograph-need-not-be-explained-nor-can-it-be-contained-in-2/) [Ansel Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ansel-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71c/ansel-adams-2687_photography_a-true-photograph-need-not-be-explained_2252365.jpg) > [ Trained as a musician, \[photographer Ansel\] Adams understood the richness of variation that could be unfolded from a simple theme. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-szarkowski/trained-as-a-musician-photographer-ansel-adams-understood-the/) [John Szarkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-szarkowski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a07/john-szarkowski-20414_music_trained-as-a-musician-photographer-ansel_696021.jpg) > [“Ansel Adams: "It is horrifying that we must fight our own government in order to save the environment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-marshall/ansel-adams-it-is-horrifying-that-we-must-fight-our-own-government-in/) [Jo Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-marshall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b45/jo-marshall-248385_environment_ansel-adams-it-is-horrifying-that-we-mus_3123101.jpg) > [In 1979, I received a phone call from Ansel Adams asking me if I would be willing to consider coming to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sexton/in-1979-i-received-a-phone-call-from-ansel-adams-asking-me-if-i-would/) [John Sexton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sexton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/john-sexton-14118_asking_in-1979-i-received-a-phone-call-from-ans_3188798.png) > [ I saw Ben Stiller's movie Walter Mitty \[2013\]; it's very beautiful. You look at some of the movies John Ford did with… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/i-saw-ben-stiller-s-movie-walter-mitty-2013-it-s-very-beautiful-you/) [Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/owen-wilson-10973_beautiful_i-saw-ben-stiller-s-movie-walter-mitty-2_2134409.png) > [My work is my language and I don't discuss it very easily. It's difficult for me to verbalize my feelings, or to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-weston/my-work-is-my-language-and-i-don-t-discuss-it-very-easily-it-s/) [Brett Weston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-weston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40f/brett-weston-45500_annoying_my-work-is-my-language-and-i-don-t-discu_1063289.png) > [I went to Yosemite as an homage to Ansel Adams. I could never be Ansel Adams, but to know that's there for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-leibovitz/i-went-to-yosemite-as-an-homage-to-ansel-adams-i-could-never-be-ansel/) [Annie Leibovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-leibovitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/020/annie-leibovitz-4011_could_i-went-to-yosemite-as-an-homage-to-ansel_355140.jpg) > [Black-and-white photography, which I was doing in the very early days, was essentially called art photography and usually consisted of landscapes by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-eggleston/black-and-white-photography-which-i-was-doing-in-the-very-early-days/) [William Eggleston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-eggleston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c72/william-eggleston-12373_art_black-and-white-photography-which-i-was_2259644.jpg) > [The camera would miss it all. A magnificent picture is never worth a thousand perfect words. Ansel Adams can be a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dunning/the-camera-would-miss-it-all-a-magnificent-picture-is-never-worth-a/) [John Dunning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dunning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/john-dunning-38519_art_the-camera-would-miss-it-all-a-magnifice_1628957.png) > [Good photography is not about Zone Printing or any other Ansel Adams nonsense. It's just about seeing. You either see or you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-erwitt/good-photography-is-not-about-zone-printing-or-any-other-ansel-adams/) [Elliott Erwitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-erwitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa8/elliott-erwitt-8735_academic_good-photography-is-not-about-zone-print_463669.jpg) > [ Ansel \[Adams\] always jumped over the fence to photograph, walked past the garbage. He always looked to get an immaculate view, and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rondal-partridge/ansel-adams-always-jumped-over-the-fence-to-photograph-walked-past/) [Rondal Partridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rondal-partridge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/668/rondal-partridge-46140_fence_ansel-adams-always-jumped-over-the-fence_786372.jpg) > [At one with the power of the American landscape, and renowned for the patient skill and timeless beauty of his work, photographer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ansel-adams/at-one-with-the-power-of-the-american-landscape-and-renowned-for-the/) [Ansel Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ansel-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45d/ansel-adams-2687_america_at-one-with-the-power-of-the-american-la_2444351.jpg) > [I was living in Monterey, a place where the classic photographers - the Westons, Wynn Bullock and Ansel Adams - came for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-baltz/i-was-living-in-monterey-a-place-where-the-classic-photographers-the/) [Lewis Baltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-baltz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/lewis-baltz-40478_classic_i-was-living-in-monterey-a-place-where-t_3029656.png) > [If I was concerned about being accepted, I would have been doing Ansel Adams lookalikes, because that was easily accepted. Everything I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duane-michals/if-i-was-concerned-about-being-accepted-i-would-have-been-doing-ansel/) [Duane Michals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duane-michals/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/219/duane-michals-10800_accepted_if-i-was-concerned-about-being-accepted_1651841.jpg) > [Near my house in Los Angeles is a waterfall. I love to take the wife and kids, but it's also near a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-madrigal/near-my-house-in-los-angeles-is-a-waterfall-i-love-to-take-the-wife/) [Al Madrigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-madrigal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d61/al-madrigal-19464_cypresses_near-my-house-in-los-angeles-is-a-waterf_2718663.jpg) > [Fine-art photography is a very small world associated with galleries, museums, and university art programs. It's not like rock music; the products…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-klett/fine-art-photography-is-a-very-small-world-associated-with-galleries/) [Mark Klett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-klett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/mark-klett-50743_art_fine-art-photography-is-a-very-small-wor_3136611.png) > [Quality doesn't mean deep blacks and whatever tonal range. That's not quality, that's a kind of quality. The pictures of Robert Frank…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-erwitt/quality-doesn-t-mean-deep-blacks-and-whatever-tonal-range-that-s-not/) [Elliott Erwitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-erwitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bc/elliott-erwitt-8735_frank_quality-doesn-t-mean-deep-blacks-and-wha_1933793.jpg) > [“Oh I could be out, rollicking in the ripeness of my flesh and others’, could be drinking things and eating things and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/oh-i-could-be-out-rollicking-in-the-ripeness-of-my-flesh-and-others/) [Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14a/dave-eggers-638_eating-breakfast_oh-i-could-be-out-rollicking-in-the-ripe_2745896.jpg) > [Ansel Adams rattled around the Southwest with his battered truck and his view camera, which looked like a giant accordion with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mcnally/ansel-adams-rattled-around-the-southwest-with-his-battered-truck-and/) [Joe McNally](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mcnally/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c9/joe-mcnally-20875_accordion_ansel-adams-rattled-around-the-southwest_1447766.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ansel-adams/#itemlist", "name": "Ansel Adams Quotes", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't know the American photographers as well, but I admit I love Ansel Adams. 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