Quotes by Ansel Adams
29 quotes by Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams - american Photographer
Was born on 20 feb 1902.
Died on 22 apr 1984, at 82 years old.
Died on 22 apr 1984, at 82 years old.
Origin country: United States
A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.
Quote by Ansel Adams about art, common sense, sense, being
A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.
Quote by Ansel Adams about art, word, need
Both the grand and the intimate aspects of nature can be revealed in the expressive photograph. Both can stir enduring affirmations and discoveries, and can surely help the spectator in his search for identification with the vast world of natural...
Quote by Ansel Adams about opinion, miracle, help, beauty, nature, world
I am probably afraid that some spectator will not understand my photography - therefore I proceed to make it really less understandable by writing defensibly about it.
Quote by Ansel Adams about opinion, photography, writing
I tried to keep both arts alive, but the camera won. I found that while the camera does not express the soul, perhaps a photograph can!
Quote by Ansel Adams about art, soul
In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.
Quote by Ansel Adams about art, ability, good, good luck, chance, common sense, sense, mind
In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.
Quote by Ansel Adams about experience, wisdom, time
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
Quote by Ansel Adams about nature, fight
Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment.
Quote by Ansel Adams about art, photography, tests
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.
Quote by Ansel Adams about originality, force, police, creation, fight, human imperfections, spirit, man
Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
Quote by Ansel Adams about art, people
Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
Quote by Ansel Adams about art, photography, communication, magic
Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution.
Quote by Ansel Adams about art, photography, infinite
Some photographers take reality... and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.
Quote by Ansel Adams about opinion, reality, revelation, thinking, spirit, love
Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.
Quote by Ansel Adams about god
The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.
Quote by Ansel Adams about opinion
The negative is the equivalent of the composer's score, and the print the performance.
Quote by Ansel Adams about opinion
The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.
Quote by Ansel Adams about philosophy, human imperfections, spirit, things, life
