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

Quote by Ansel Adams

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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 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...

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 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.

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

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...

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

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...

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...

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.

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;...

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.

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,...

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...

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.