A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.
Ansel AdamsI know some photographs that are extraodrinary in their power and conviction, but it is difficult in photography to overcome the superficial power or subject; the concept and statement must be quite convincing in themselves to win over a dramatic and compelling subject situation.
Ansel AdamsThis profession [photography] is deserving of attention and respect equal to that accorded painting, literature, music and architecture.
Ansel Adams