It is increasingly clear to me that my art relates more and more to a sublimation of my closeness to the natural world, it's events, light itself, and the positive it is a personal expression based on observation and reaction, that I am not able to define except in terms of the work itself.
Ansel AdamsOne of the most important pieces of equipment, for the photographer who really wants to improve, is a great big wastepaper basket.
Ansel AdamsWhen I'm ready to make a photograph, I think I quite obviously see in my minds eye something that is not literally there in the true meaning of the word. I'm interested in something which is built up from within, rather than just extracted from without.
Ansel AdamsThe (photographic) negative is the equivalent of the composers score and the print is the equivalent of the conductors performance.
Ansel Adams