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

Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.

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

Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.

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

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

To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live or are latent in all things.

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

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

There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of nature and the revelations of great art are equally difficult to define; we can grasp them only in the depths of our perceptive spirit.

Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.

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