The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.

Quote by Ansel Adams

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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...

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,...

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

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

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...

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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 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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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