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Ansel Adams: A Journey Through Photography and Nature's Majesty

Ansel Adams, born on February 20, 1902, was a pivotal figure in photography known for his deep connection to nature. He faced significant challenges, such as losing family wealth due to the 1907 financial panic and sustaining a broken nose in the 1906 earthquake. Adams reshaped photography with his belief that “there are no rules for good photographs, only good photographs.” His landmark achievements include developing the zone system and influential exhibitions with Alfred Stieglitz, making him a key figure in 20th-century photography.

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Ansel Adams: A Journey Through Photography and Nature's Majesty

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  1. 10/18/12 Sandoval By Natalie MacPherson Ansel Adams

  2. Background • February 20, 1902 –Charles and Olive Adams’ only child • 1906- Broken nose from earthquake • 1907- financial panic stole fortune • 1915- pulled out of school, home tutors • 1928- married Virginia Best • April 22, 1984 – Death of Adams

  3. Photographic beliefs • “There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.” -  Ansel Adams • “The (photographic) negative is the equivalent of the composers score… and the print is the equivalent of the conductors performance.” -  Ansel Adams • “Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space. I know of no sculpture, painting or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters. At first the colossal aspect may dominate; then we perceive and respond to the delicate and persuasive complex of nature.” — Ansel Adams, The Portfolios Of Ansel Adams

  4. Milestones & Acheivements • 1916- First Yosemite family trip. First picture with a Kodak Brownie box • March 1933- met renowned photographer Alfred Stieglitz, whom mounted an exhibition for him in November of 1936 • developed the “zone system” • produced ten volumes of technical manuals on photography

  5. Examples of Work

  6. Bibiography • http://blog.experiencepoint.com/2009/09/23/artist-series-ansel-adams/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansel_Adams • http://www.sierraclub.org/history/ansel-adams/

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