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Knowing what I know now, any photographer worth his salt could make some beautiful things with pinhole cameras.

Ansel Adams

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Ansel Adams
Age: 82 †
Born: 1902
Born: February 20
Died: 1984
Died: April 22
Environmentalist
Mountaineer
Photographer
Pianist
University Teacher
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Ansel Easton Adams
Ansel Easton Adams II
Ansel E. Adams
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A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.
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