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" Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit. "

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" There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of nature and the revelations of great art are equally difficult to define; we can grasp them only in the depths of our perceptive spirit. "

Ansel Adams

Art

Science

Nature

" 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. "

" A good photograph is knowing where to stand. "

" It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. "

" There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept. "

" Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs. "

" The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways. "

" Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment. "

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

" The negative is the equivalent of the composer's score, and the print the performance. "

Ansel Adams

Performance

Negative

" No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit. "

" You don't take a photograph, you make it. "

" Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter. "

" Some photographers take reality... and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation. "

" It is my intention to present - through the medium of photography - intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators. "

" There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer. "

" A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. "

" A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words. "

" 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! "

" Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space. "

Ansel Adams

Space

Nature

" A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into. "

" Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. "

" When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. "

" 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

Eye

Mind