Ansel Adams
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Ansel Adams (1902-02-20 – 1984-04-22) was a U.S. fine art photographer most famous for his wilderness landscapes.
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- I eagerly await new concepts and processes. I believe that the electronic image will be the next major advance. Such systems will have their own inherent and inescapable structural characteristics, and the artist and functional practitioner will again strive to comprehend and control them.
- The Negative (1981)
- For me the future of the image is going to be in electronic form ... You will see perfectly beautiful images on an electronic screen. And I'd say that would be very handsome. They would be almost as close as the best reproductions.
- Interview with Paul Hill (1975)
- A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety.
- Ansel Adams: America exhibition in the Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas
- No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied- it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.
- Exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.
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- To the complaint, 'There are no people in these photographs,' I respond, 'There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.
- 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.
- 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 is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
- 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.
- It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
- Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
- I feel the young people of today will carry a brighter torch than any of us of earlier days have ignited and held aloft.
