ANSEL ADAMS QUOTES

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

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

A photograph is not an accident - it is a concept. 

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.

A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.

How high your awareness level is determines how much meaning you get from your world. Photography can teach you to improve your awareness level. 

I can look at a fine art photograph and sometimes I can hear music. 

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! 

I usually have an immediate recognition of the potential image, and I have found that too much concern about matters such as conventional composition may take the edge off the first inclusive reaction. 

Impression is not enough. Design, style, technique - these, too, are not enough. Art must reach further than impression or self-revelation.