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 AdamsIn wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.
Ansel AdamsTo the vast majority of people a photograph is an image of something within their direct experience: a more-or-less factual reality. It is difficult for them to realize that the photograph can be the source of experience, as well as the reflection of spiritual awareness of the world and of self.
Ansel AdamsWe must remember that a photograph can hold just as much as we put into it, and no one has ever approached the full possibilities of the medium.
Ansel AdamsWilderness is rapidly becoming one of those aspects of the American dream which is more of the past than of the present. Wilderness is not only a condition of nature, but a state of mind and mood and heart. It cannot be confined to the museum-case statusโseen only as a passing diorama from superlative throughways.
Ansel Adams