Ansel Adams
Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was a renowned American photographer and environmentalist, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West and primarily Yosemite National Park.
Ansel Easton Adams | |
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| Born | February 20, 1902 |
| Died | April 22, 1984 (aged 82) |
| Cause of death | Heart disease |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Photographer and Conservationist |
| Children | Michael, Anne |
| Parent(s) | Charles and Olive Adams |
| Website | http://www.anseladams.com |
Works
Notable photographs
- Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, 1927.
- Rose and Driftwood, 1932.
- Yosemite Valley, Clearing Winter Storm, 1937 or earlier, probably 1935
- Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941.
- Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, 1941.
- Winter morning, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944
- Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox at Canyon de Chelly
- Aspens, New Mexico, 1958.
A few of Adams' photographs
Farm workers at Manzanar War Relocation Center with Mt. Williamson in the background.
Close-up of leaves In Glacier National Park (1942).
The Tetons and the Snake River (1942).
Looking across the water at the Hoover Dam, 1941.
Canyon de Chelly, 1941
Evening, McDonald Lake, Glacier National Park (1942).
Church, Taos Pueblo (1942).
Ansel Adams Media
Kodak No 1 Brownie Model B box camera, the first camera that Adams was given at age 14 while on a family trip to Yosemite National Park, California in 1916[1]
Harry Best standing in front of his studio, c. 1922–1925
Lodgepole Pines, Lyell Fork of the Merced River, Yosemite National Park (1921)
Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California (1927)
Coloseum Mountain, Kings River Canyon, California (1936)
Photograph of Ansel Adams
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