In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that…

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There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.

These people live again in print as intensely as when their images were captured on...

These people live again in print as intensely as when their images were captured on...

Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder...

Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder...

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...

Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the...

Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the...

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,...

In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of...

In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of...

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.

I tried to keep both arts alive, but the camera won. I found that while...

I tried to keep both arts alive, but the camera won. I found that while...

There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and...

There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and...

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

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

Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.

Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.

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...

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall...

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall...

When I'm ready to make a photograph, I think I quite obviously see in my...

When I'm ready to make a photograph, I think I quite obviously see in my...

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...

We must remember that a photograph can hold just as much as we put into...

We must remember that a photograph can hold just as much as we put into...

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...