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Ansel Adams Quotes

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
Ansel Adams

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Photographer Quotes
Category:
American Photographer Quotes
Date of Birth:
February 20, 1902
Date of Death:
April 22, 1984
Nationality:
American
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Select Ansel Adams Quotations:
You don't take a photograph, you make it.
Ansel Adams

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.
Ansel Adams

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
Ansel Adams

Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.
Ansel Adams

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
Ansel Adams

There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
Ansel Adams

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
Ansel Adams


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Become, Content, Focus, Images, Inadequate, Photographs, Shall, Silence, Unclear, Words
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