“You don't make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.”

― Ansel Adams

“I think of my work as collaborative, working with my subjects to portray themselves, express myself and preserve our culture. My work is subjective and personal. I'm not making an overview of a culture, instead expressing and creating more a personal vision with the people I care about. “

-Shelby Adams