A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
Ansel Adams
The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it.
Ansel Adams
The negative is the equivalent of the composer's score and the print the performance.
Ansel Adams
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
Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
Ansel Adams
It is my intention to present - through the medium of photography - intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators.
Ansel Adams