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

— Ansel Adams Disputed to Adams without citing source in E.T. Schoch (2002)

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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.

A Personal Credo (1943)

The herculean task of a photographer is to capture a momentary frame as beautiful in reality, as it would be in a dream.

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.

Ansel Adams: An Autobiography (1985)

The only things in my life that compatibly exist with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.

Ansel Adams: An Autobiography (1985)

If what I see in my mind excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph.

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