Ansel Adams Quotes

No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

`To the complaint, `There are no people in these photographs,` I respond, `There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.`

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.

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

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

I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term -- meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching -- there would be a vast improvement in total output. The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster.

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

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

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 performance differs in subtle ways.

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.

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

Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.