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“The piano has eighty-eight keys, and you have to be able to play all of them. And the range of white to black is analogous to the eighty-eight keys and you have to be able to play all eighty-eight keys in that palette from white to black.”

Quote by Ansel Adams

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Ansel Adams, born on February 20, 1902, and died on April 22, 1984, was a renowned American landscape photographer. His work is known for its exquisite black and white photography techniques and profound representation of natural landscapes. more

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