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

Quote by Ansel Adams

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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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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,...

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.

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;...

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...

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...

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

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

Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world.

Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world.

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

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.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

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...

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.

Thank God, we now have a government.

Thank God, we now have a government.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant...

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant...