#photograph

A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words. ↗

— Ansel Adams

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Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs. ↗

— Ansel Adams

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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

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A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into. ↗

— Ansel Adams

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Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution. ↗

— Ansel Adams

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When I'm ready to make a photograph, I think I quite obviously see in my minds eye something that is not literally there in the true meaning of the word. I'm interested in something which is built up from within, rather than just extracted from without. ↗

— Ansel Adams

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In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice. ↗

— Ansel Adams

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I'm a writer. An amateur photographer. An actor. ↗

— Ben Affleck

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A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know. ↗

— Diane Arbus

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I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse. ↗

— Diane Arbus

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