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I believe the approach of the artist and the approach of the environmentalist are fairly close in that both are, to a rather impressive degree, concerned with the affirmation of life.

Ansel Adams

Yes, in the sense that the negative is like the composer's score. Then, using that musical analogy, the print is the performance.

Ansel Adams

You must have certain noble areas of the world left in as close-to-primal condition as possible. You must have quietness and a certain amount of solitude. You must be able to touch the living rock, drink the pure waters, scan the great vistas, sleep under the stars and awaken to the cool dawn wind. Such experiences are the heritage of all people.

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

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams

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Born: February 20, 1902

Died: April 22, 1984 (aged 82)

Bio: Ansel Easton Adams was an American photographer and environmentalist. His black-and-white landscape photographs of the American West, especially Yosemite National Park, have been widely reproduced on calendars, posters, and books.

Known for:

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
Moon Over Half Dome (1960)
Grass and Pool
Barn, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

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