Ansel Adams in Heaven...

ChristopherCoy · Feb 7, 2021

From Books Jensens book, in the essay "What it means to be an artist."

19. Ansel Adams has said that any photographer worth his salt has made 10,000 negatives before his real career begins. Even then, an extraordinary year results in just 10 good images. When you are young, you will think he was a pessimist. When you are older, you will think he was an optimist.
20. Similarly, when you are young, you will think Ansel Adams was a God. As you age you will think he was incredibly lucky. By the time you reach your seventies, you will feel quite bitter toward him. this is a natural part of the aging process and you must trust that he will forgive you when you arrive in his heaven."

BrianShaw · Feb 7, 2021

LOL... just LOL.

rick shaw · Feb 7, 2021

I am not so sure Ansel gets a free pass to Heaven after the way he treated Mortensen.

I respect what Adams did, but the way he treated Mortensen was ugly and crude, and not at all in keeping with the creative acceptance of the art world.

Auer · Feb 7, 2021

I'll be in Weegee's heaven (or hell), hopefully.

MattKing · Feb 7, 2021

I'd be more worried about Garry Winogrand's heaven except, being Jewish, I don't think he believed that he would be there anyways.

SchwinnParamount · Feb 7, 2021

Brooks is a funny guy. I remember visiting him at his shop in Anacortes where he was running a gallery and producing Lenswork. I was/am a fan of AA and remember expressing my admiration for him. Brooks laughed and related something similar to that quote.

macfred · Feb 7, 2021

rick shaw said:
I am not so sure Ansel gets a free pass to Heaven after the way he treated Mortensen ...

+1!
In addition, there is the suspicion, expressed behind closed doors, that the mule was more than just part of the equipment ...

DREW WILEY · Feb 7, 2021

Well, at least better than being where Mortensen went (or was, when he made certain prints!).

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