Ansel Adams

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

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

Some photographers take reality...and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and read more

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.

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!

If photography were difficult in the true sense . . . that the creation of a simple photograph would entail read more

If photography were difficult in the true sense . . . 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.

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

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