Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
Ansel AdamsRead
We who are gathered here may represent a particular delete, not of money and power, but of concern for the earth for the earth's sake.
Interpretation
This quote highlights the importance of caring for the environment beyond material interests.
Ansel Adams emphasizes that the gathering of individuals is not motivated by wealth or power, but rather by a profound concern for the planet. This statement reflects a commitment to environmental stewardship, urging people to prioritize the health of the earth for its intrinsic value, rather than for economic gain or personal advantage.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about environmental conservation efforts.
Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.
A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
With all art expression, when something is seen, it is a vivid experience, sudden, compelling, and inevitable.
The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster.
You don't make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.
With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live.
Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they've spent time in and around the ocean, and they've personally seen the beauty, the fragility, and even the degradation of our planet's blue heart.
We have to understand in value what the services of nature are so that we can understand that degrading them is an irreplaceable resource that no amount of money or human ingenuity can replace.
The planting of trees is the least self-centered of all that we can do. It is a purer act of faith than the procreation of children.
In a pine tree,/ A few yards from my window sill,/ A brilliant blue jay is springing up and down, up and/ down./ On a branch./ I laugh, as I see him abandon himself/ To entire delight, for he knows as well as I do/ That the branch will not break.
Nature! We live in her midst and know her not. She is incessantly speaking to us, but betrays not her secret. We constantly act upon her, and yet have no power over her. Variant: NATURE! We are surrounded and embraced by her: powerless to separate ourselves from her, and powerless to penetrate beyond her.
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