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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A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.

A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.

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...

Some photographers take reality...and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come...

Some photographers take reality...and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal...

Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal...

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.

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,...

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.

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...

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

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...

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,...

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

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.

Some photographers take reality... and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others...

Some photographers take reality... and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others...