Ansel Adams Quotes

"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."
-Ansel Adams in Photography quotes.

"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter."
-Ansel Adams

"You don't take a photograph, you make it."
-Ansel Adams

"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration."
-Ansel Adams

"A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed."
-Ansel Adams

"Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit."
-Ansel Adams

"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."
-Ansel Adams

"It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment."
-Ansel Adams

"Simply look with perceptive eyes at the world about you, and trust to your own reactions and convictions. Ask yourself: "Does this subject move me to feel, think and dream? Can I visualize a print - my own personal statement of what I feel and want to convey - from the subject before me?"
-Ansel Adams

"There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept."
-Ansel Adams

"A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words."
-Ansel Adams