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Robert Adams, born on May 8, 1937, is an American photographer known for his profound depiction of the urban and rural landscapes of the American Midwest. His work focuses on the impact of human activity on the natural environment.

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Famous Robert Adams Quotes

“Henry James proposed asking of art three modest and appropriate questions: What is the artist trying to do? Does he do it? Was it worth doing?”

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Book:Beauty in photography: essays in defense of traditional values

Source: Beauty in photography: essays in defense of traditional values

“Never try to stop the thoughts. If you try to stop the thoughts they will become bigger and greater and they will win. Because the mind appears to be very powerful. Yet in reality the mind does not exist. There is no mind. There is no such thing as a mind. So when you sit in the silence you observe, you watch, you become the witness.”

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“When photographers get beyond copying the achievements of others, or just repeating their own accidental first successes, they learn that they do not know where in the world they will find pictures. Nobody does. Each photograph that works is a revelation to its supposed creator.”

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Book:Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and Reviews

Source: Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and Reviews

“Art does not in fact prove anything. What it does do is record one of those brief times, such as we each have and then each forget, when we are allowed to understand that the Creation is whole.”

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Book:Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and Reviews

Source: Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and Reviews

“When you catch on to your awakening, the world does not change. You just see it differently, that's all. You acquire a feeling of immortality. A feeling of divine bliss, so to speak, when things no longer have the power to affect you.”

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“History does not unfold: it piles up.”

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About the Author

Born: May 8, 1937
Known for: Photographer
Quotes: 113

Books & Sources

Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and ReviewsRelated source material

Beauty in photography: essays in defense of traditional valuesRelated source material

Silence of the Heart: Dialogues with Robert AdamsRelated source material

Along some rivers: photographs and conversationsRelated source material

Aspects of American photography, 1976: April 1-April 30, 1976, Gallery 210Related source material

EW:100: centennial essays in honor of Edward WestonRelated source material

Paul Strand: essays on his life and workRelated source material

The new West: landscapes along the Colorado Front RangeRelated source material

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