I tried to keep both arts alive, but the camera won. I found that while the camera does not express the soul, perhaps a photograph can!

Quote by Ansel Adams

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The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the...

The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the...

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment.

Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment.

Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative...

Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative...

It is my intention to present - through the medium of photography - intuitive observations...

It is my intention to present - through the medium of photography - intuitive observations...

Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception,...

Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception,...

You don't take a photograph, you make it.

You don't take a photograph, you make it.

To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities...

To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities...

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.

A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense,...

A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense,...

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each...

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each...

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.

Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world.

Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world.

Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment.

Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment.

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.

She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.

She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.

Dialectical thought is related to vulgar thinking in the same way that a motion picture...

Dialectical thought is related to vulgar thinking in the same way that a motion picture...

I should be getting photographs of me with my arm around these people like restaurant...

I should be getting photographs of me with my arm around these people like restaurant...