Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
– Ansel Adams
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
– Ansel Adams
A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
– Ansel Adams
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.
– Ansel Adams
Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
– Ansel Adams
You don’t take a photograph, you make it.
– Ansel Adams
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
– Ansel Adams
Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer – and often the supreme disappointment.
– Ansel Adams
In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.
– Ansel Adams
Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.
– Ansel Adams
A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.
– Ansel Adams
There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
– Ansel Adams
A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.
– Ansel Adams
Life is your art. An open, aware heart is your camera. A oneness with your world is your film. Your bright eyes and easy smile is your museum.
– Ansel Adams
Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
– Ansel Adams
There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.
– Ansel Adams
I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.
– Ansel Adams
The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!
– Ansel Adams