Photographer of the Week

Ansel Adams was a Californian photographer, best known for his work to promote conservation of wilderness areas. His black and white photos helped establish photography in fine arts. In 1916, Adams started getting into photography and learning the in’s and out’s. He developed and sold his early photos at Best’s Studio in Yosemite Valley.
What really rose Ansel Adams to fame was his portfolio, “Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras.” In that portfolio was his infamous photograph, “Monolith, the Face of Half Dome.” Between 1929 and 1942, Adams spent most of his time in New Mexico with other artists focusing on close-ups and larger forms like mountains and factories. He then started to write essays and instructional books on photography. During this time, he joined forces with Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans in their affecting social and political change through art commitment. Adams photographed wilderness areas, the Japanese people of World War II, and he photographed life in camps for an essay on wartime injustice. Ansel shot a scene of the moon rising above a village weeks before the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. It was titled, “Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico.”
Ansel called himself a photographer, lecturer, and writer. Most could consider him a communicator. He was the last and defining figure in the romantic tradition of nineteenth-century American landscape painting and photography. He claimed he was not “influenced,” but, consciously or unconsciously, he was firmly in the tradition of other artists.
Ansel Adams was taking all these pictures, having them used in different projects, writing essays and other material, to not see a dime in return. It took nearly 4 decades of creating beautiful pieces of art, to help him achieve financial stability. 
Adams work was the magnificent natural beauty of the West. He channeled his energies in ways that served his fellow citizens. His work, philosophy, and optimism struck a chord in the national psyche.






This photo is my favorite photo taken by Ansel Adams. I like it because the angle the picture was taken at shows you a different perspective. The camera is focused more so on the rocks near the ground, but your eyes can’t help but look up at the light shining through the clouds and onto the mountain.







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