Ansel Adams
"These people live again in print as intensely as when their images were captured on old dry plates of sixty years ago... I am walking in their alleys, standing in their rooms and sheds and workshops, looking in and out of their windows. Any they in turn seem to be aware of me."
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"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs."
"You don't take a photograph, you make it."
"When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence."
"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."
"Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art."