Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
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.
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Died | April 22, 1984 | (aged 82)
Cause of death | Heart disease |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Photographer and Conservationist |
Children | Michael, Anne |
Parent(s) | Charles and Olive Adams |
Website | http://www.anseladams.com |
Works
changeNotable photographs
change- 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
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Farm workers at Manzanar War Relocation Center with Mt. Williamson in the background.
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Close-up of leaves In Glacier National Park (1942).
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The Tetons and the Snake River (1942).
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Looking across the water at the Hoover Dam, 1941.
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Canyon de Chelly, 1941
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Evening, McDonald Lake, Glacier National Park (1942).
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Church, Taos Pueblo (1942).