Ansel Adams Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Ansel Adams quotes, Ansel Adams sayings, and Ansel Adams proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. Ansel Adams
The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it. Ansel Adams
Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunshine, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space. Ansel Adams
Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space. 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. Ansel Adams
There are always two people in every picture; the photographer and the viewer. Ansel Adams
You don't take a photograph, you make it. Ansel Adams
When words become unclear, I shall focus on photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. Ansel Adams
It is easy to take a photograph, but it is harder to make a masterpiece in photography than in any other art medium. Ansel Adams
We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through the fabric of illusion. Ansel Adams