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

Quote by Ansel Adams

Topics: Ansel Adams Quotes

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on...

In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on...

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.

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

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

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,...

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,...

I am an amateur and I intend to stay that way for the rest of...

I am an amateur and I intend to stay that way for the rest of...

The camera is no more an instrument of preservation; the image is...

The camera is no more an instrument of preservation; the image is...

When I say I want to photograph someone, what it really means is that I'd...

When I say I want to photograph someone, what it really means is that I'd...