The whole world is, to me, very much "alive" - all the little growing things, even the rocks. I can't look at a swell bit of grass and earth, for instance, without feeling the essential life - the things going on - within them. The same goes for a mountain, or a bit of the ocean, or a magnificent piece of old wood.
Ansel AdamsA great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.
Ansel AdamsBlack and white photography is truly quite a 'departure from reality', and the transition from one aspect of visual magic to another was not as complete as many imagine.
Ansel AdamsThere still is some opposition to it in some museums and art schools, but I think photography has really grown into a mature art form.
Ansel Adams