American Photographer Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams – American photographer, lecturer & writer who made some extraordinary nature based black and white photos for which he is best known. The main hunting ground for his black and white photography were national parks dotted around North America.
The 1902 birth of Ansel Adams signalled an early love of photography encouraged by the natural beauty of San Francisco, California and his own passion for this art. The Golden Gate was a key area for his early photography.
Throughout most of his photography career, Ansel Adams spent alot of time in Yosemite Sierra, where his true passion lied most. Ansel Adams loved to hike, climb and journey around the beautiful landscapes ever since his very first camera, a present from his parents.
The relationship between Paul Strand and Ansel Adams, who first met in 1930, was to shape the future of straight photography, which Adams had not gained fame for previously.
Ansel Adams loved travelling to various parts of North America in order to photograph his favorite destinations. This connection between his photographs and the landscapes was understood by his audience.
Black and White Photography offers a frozen in time snapshot of a landscape, and it was Ansel Adams that first showed this style. He remains key to the whole industry of black and white photography prints, and his own photographs are in thousands of homes around North America and the rest of the world.
Half Dome, Merced River, Winter by Ansel Adams was created in his beloved Yosemite Valley. Adams took the photograph from Old Sentinel Bridge near the Yosemite Chapel. Snow, trees and mountains gave this photograph a classic feel and had Ansel Adams’ timeless photography style.
American Art and Photography owes a great deal to Ansel Adams whose passion for Black and White Photography was infectious.
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