His photographs were widely published and exhibited, and highly praised; Ansel Adams, who saw thirty-one that Sella had presented to the US Sierra Club, said they inspired "a definitely religious awe".
Jeho fotografie byly často publikovány a vystavovány, velmi je ocenil Ansel Adams, který jich viděl třicet jedna, které Sella vystavoval v americkém Sierra Clubu a prohlásil o nich, že "jsou zcela jistě inspirovány zbožnou úctou".