05/27/2026
“Visualization, and the conscious application of fundamental techniques, does not inhibit the creative-intuitive faculties; it protects and augments them. The creative-intuitive forces must dominate from the start in all expressive work. If not, the whole concept of photography as a creative medium would be invalid. But a sloppy performance of a photograph is as obnoxious as a sloppy performance of music. Subject alone — or any mere simulation of reality — cannot support a work of art in any medium. — A.A.
“Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sierra Nevada, California,” 1932. Photograph by Ansel Adams.
