Ansel Adams

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.

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

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

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

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

I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term -- meaning that the read more

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.

I tried to keep both arts alive, but the camera won. I found that while the camera does not express read more

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!