Ansel Adams, 1902-1984

raised in San Francisco. He took his first

photograph in 1916, and after training to
become a concert pianist, he changed
directions and became a photographer.
Adams is famous for his spectacular images
of the American West and is also known for
his technical skill, pioneering the zone
system
method
of
exposure
and
development control. He believed in straight,
unmanipulated photography, and in 1932
Adams
cofounded
Group
f/64,
which
promulgated those ideas. That year he
exhibited his work with the group at San
Francisco's M. H. de Young Memorial
Museum. In 1936, his images were featured
in a one-person exhibition at Alfred Stieglitz's
New York gallery, and three years later he
was in a group show at the Museum of
Modern Art. In 1940, Adams helped found the
department of photography there and later
was awarded two fellowships from the John
Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to
photograph America's national parks. He
authored numerous books and published
several portfolios of his images. He also
wrote a series of very influential technical
books on photography. In addition, Adams
was highly regarded as a teacher, lecturer,
and conservationist. In 1980, he was
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom,

Notable photographs
1. Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite
National Park, 1927.
Rose and Driftwood, San Francisco, California, 1932.
Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox, Canyon de Chelly
National Monument, 1937.
Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, 1940.
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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941.
Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine,
California, 1944.
Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958.
El Capitan, Winter, Sunrise, 1968
The above information for each photograph is taken from
Adams's 1983 book Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs.

At work

Young & Old

Rivers and Creeks

The Tetons and the Snake River

Jackson Lake in Foreground with Teton Range in Background, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Tenaya Creek, Spring Rain

Merced River, Cliffs of Cathedral Rocks, Autumn

Grass and Pool

Rushing Water, Merced River

Water and Foam

"Old Faithful" Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Geyser Pool, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Hills

Evening McDonald Lake Glacier National Park (1942)

Banner Peak and Thousand Island Lake, 1923

Ansel Adams - Farm workers and Mt. Williamson

Autumn Moon

View With Rock Formation in Foreground, Grand Canyon National

Park, Arizona

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, 1937

Thunder Clouds

Moonrise over New Mexico

Winter Sunrise, The Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California, 1944

Trees

Jeffery Pine

Jeffery Pine

Roots, Foster Gardens, Honolulu, 1948

Cacti

Involute Cactus, Saguaro National Monument, Arizona, 1952

Winter Woods

Trees and Cliffs

Trees and Snow

Branches in Snow

Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, 1948

The Dome

Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1927

The Half Dome

Half Dome, Blowing Snow, Yosemite National Park, 1955

Half Dome, Thunder Cloud

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, 1960

El Capitan, Sunrise

Waterfalls

Lower Yosemite Fall

Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park, 1932

Nevada Fall, Rainbow

Waterfall

Textures of Nature

Aspens

Close-up of leaves In Glacier National Park (1942)

Dogwood Blossoms

Rose and Driftwood

Nipomo Dunes, Oceano, California, 1950

Nevada

View of Valley From Mountain, Canyon de Chelly National Monument,

Arizona

Looking Across River To The Dam, Boulder Dam, Arizona/Nevada

Hoover Dam

The Nevada Valley

Road, Nevada Desert

Others

Baton practice at the Manzanar War Relocation Center, 1943

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Central Park and Skyscrapers, New York City, 1945

Arches, North Court, Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona, 1968

Church, Taos Pueblo (1942)