190 Quotes by Ansel Adams

We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion. Many refuse to admit it: I feel a mystery exists. There are certain times, when, as on the whisper of the wind, there comes a clear and quiet realization that there is indeed a presence in the world, a nonhuman entity that is not necessarily inhuman.

I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful an endless prospect of magic and wonder.

There are always two people in every picture; the photographer and the viewer.

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

The camera makes you forget you're there. It's not like you are hiding but you forget, you are just looking so much.

We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through the fabric of illusion.

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.

In truth wilderness is a state of mind and heart. Very little exists now in actuality.

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.