When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.

Quote by Ansel Adams

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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...

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.

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...

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...

The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the...

The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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

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