Ansel Adams11 definitions
Ansel AdamsFreedom of the press (n.) is essential to democracy, and a press that decides to do less than to subject governmental action to the bar of opinion so that it does not fall into complacency, irresponsiveness and irresponsibility reneges on its responsibility and fails to contribute adequately to the democratic process.
A Photograph (n.) is not something one takes, but something one makes.
A Photograph (n.) is usually looked at, seldom looked into.
A Photograph (n.) is unable to be explained if it is a true photograph. Nor can it be contained in words.
The Photograph (n.) is a thing in which there are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.
The Photograph (n.) is best when driven by a concept — there is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
The Photographic negative (n.) is the equivalent of the composer's score, and the print the performance.
Photography (n.) is about knowing where to stand.
Photography (n.) is an austere and blazing poetry of the real.
Photography (n.) is not a matter of taking photographs; it is a matter of making them.
Yosemite (n.) is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.
