Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Quote by Ansel Adams

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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.

Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies;...

Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies;...

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.

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

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

No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce,...

No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce,...

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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...

The negative is the equivalent of the composer's score, and the print the performance.

The negative is the equivalent of the composer's score, and the print the performance.

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...

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

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...