(PCM) On this day we honor the birthday of famed photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams. Adams is best known for his stunning black and white nature photographs and his work with national parks across the country. Adams began his career selling photographs of Yosemite National Park in the early 2oth century and eventually fined tuned …
“Trees And Snow” by Ansel Adams (PCM) “A photograph is usually looked at – seldom looked into.” – Ansel Adams This image was taken by Ansel Adams in the Yosemite Valley in 1933. A little known fact about Ansel Adams is that he often accepted commercial assignments which were shunned by many of his fine …
“Winter Sunrise” by Ansel Adams (PCM) According to Ansel-Adams.org, “On four successive mornings Adams tried to take this photograph from the east side of the Sierra. On the fifth day it was still dark and bitterly cold when he set up his camera on the new platform on top of his car and retreated to …
“Yosmite Valley, Thunderstorm” by Ansel Adams (PCM) This photo captured by Ansel Adams was one of the starting points of his relationship with Yosmite National Park and Inspiration Point, which he photographed countless times over the years. Adams created this image with an 8″ x 10″ view camera in 1945. This view from Inspiration Point …
“Bridalveil Fall” by Ansel Adams (PCM) “There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.” – Ansel Adams Ansel Adams created this image with a 6 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ Korona view camera and a glass plate negative around 1927. The image captures Yosemite ‘s majestic Bridalveil Fall, including the curling mist …
“The Tetons and the Snake River” by Ansel Adams (PCM) This particular photo was taken by Ansel Adams at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. It was taken while Adams was employed by the United States government. The photo is often considered to be one of the most significant landscape photographs of the American West. …
“Aspens” by photographer Ansel Adams (PCM) Ansel Adams captured a collections of photographs in Aspens, New Mexico in 1958. He purposefully focused in on only the trees and landscape showing no sky to highlight the contrast among the trees. The image came to mind as he was driving down a highway in the area with …
