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

Quote by Ansel Adams

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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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

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.

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...