The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it.
Ansel Adams (1902–1984) American photographer and environmentalist
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Adams, Ansel
But, yes, people have asked why I don’t put people into my pictures of the natural scene. I respond, “There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.” That usually doesn’t go over at all.
Ansel Adams (1902–1984) American photographer and environmentalist
Interview with David Sheff, Playboy (1 May 1983)
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