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 AdamsThe term accessories has come to include a host of photographic gadgets of questionable value.
Ansel AdamsArt is both the taking and giving of beauty, the turning out to the light of the inner folds of the awareness of the spirit.
Ansel AdamsThe โmachine-gunโ approach to photography โ by which many negatives are made with the hope that one will be good โ is fatal to serious results.
Ansel AdamsPhotography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.
Ansel AdamsPhotography is an investigation of both the outer and the inner worlds. The first experiences with the camera involve looking at the world beyond the lens, trusting the instrument will 'capture' something 'seen.' The terms shoot and take are not accidental; they represent an attitude of conquest and appropriation. Only when the photographer grows into perception and creative impulse does the term make define a condition of empathy between the external and the internal events.
Ansel Adams