Famous quote by Ansel Adams

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Some photographers take reality... and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality
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"Some photographers take reality... and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation"

- Ansel Adams

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This quote by Ansel Adams talks to the power of photography and the various methods professional photographers require to capture reality. Adams recommends that some professional photographers take a more authoritative approach, enforcing their own ideas and spirit onto the truth they are recording. On the other hand, Adams recommends that other photographers take a more tender approach, utilizing photography as an instrument of love and revelation. This quote talks to the power of photography to capture and translate truth in various methods. It likewise talks to the significance of the photographer's technique and mindset when catching a moment. Photography can be used to enforce one's own thoughts and spirit, or it can be utilized to reveal the charm of the world in a more tender way.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Ansel Adams between February 20, 1902 and April 22, 1984. He/she was a famous Photographer from USA. The author also have 31 other quotes.

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