"I have often thought that if photography were……" — Ansel Adams
"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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Ansel Adams
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125 Quotes by Ansel Adams
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You don't take a photograph, you make it.
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When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
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It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
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There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
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No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged…
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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
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A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
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There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.
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There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
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Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.
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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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Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.
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