Ansel Adams Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

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

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

“In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.”

“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!”

“A good photograph is knowing where to stand.”

“Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.”

“When I'm ready to make a photograph, I think I quite obviously see in my minds eye something that is not literally there in the true meaning of the word. I'm interested in something which is built up from within, rather than just extracted from without.”

“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.”

“These people live again in print as intensely as when their images were captured on old dry plates of sixty years ago... I am walking in their alleys, standing in their rooms and sheds and workshops, looking in and out of their windows. Any they in turn seem to be aware of me.”