Ansel Adams
Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was a landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advocating “pure” photography which favored sharp focus and the use of the full tonal range of a photograph. He and Fred Archer developed an exacting system of image-making called the Zone System, a method of achieving a desired final print through a deeply technical understanding of how tonal range is recorded and developed in exposure, negative development, and printing. The resulting clarity and depth of such images characterized his photography. source wiki.
Photo by J. Malcolm Greany, c. 1950[1]
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Ansel Easton Adams
February 20, 1902 San Francisco, California
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| Died | April 22, 1984 (aged 82) |
| Residence | San Francisco (1902–1965);[2]Carmel Highlands, California(1965–1984)[3] |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Photography and conservationism |
| Movement | Group f/64 |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Rose Best |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom 1980 |
| Elected | Board of Directors, Sierra Club |
| Patron(s) | Albert M. Bender |
| Memorial(s) | Ansel Adams Wilderness, Mount Ansel Adams |
| Website | anseladams.org anseladams.com |
