It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

my experiences with life

Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.

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

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.

In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.

I tried to keep both arts alive, but the camera won. I found that while the camera does not express the soul, perhaps a photograph can!

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.

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

A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.

Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways.

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...

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.

No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build...

Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.