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Ansel Adams (1902-84): American photographer, environmentalist and conservationist, particularly known for his black and white photographs of the American West.


Ansel Adams Quotes.



I hope that my work will encourage self expression in others and stimulate the search for beauty and creative excitement in the great world around us. Ansel Adams



I believe in beauty. I believe in stones and water, air and soil, people and their future and their fate. Ansel Adams



It is easy to take a photograph, but it is harder to make a masterpiece in photography than in any other art medium. 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



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



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



Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution. Ansel Adams



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



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



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