Photographer Of The Week ! Ansel Adams

    Ansel Adams

 Ansel Adams was born the 20th of February,1902 in San Francisco . He was a rebellious student, having to be pulled out of school at the age of only 12. He showed to be not only a talented, self taught musician and pianist but also a great photographer when he got his first camera in 1916. During his 20’s he worked at a Yosemite national parks Lodge as a custodian but also produced landscape photography of the surrounding area. During this time photography and music were both equally important to him. When he got into his 30’s he decided to devote the rest of his life to photography.

He is now considered one of the most important landscape photographers of the 20th century.  He was a strong conservationist and it showed through his photographs of the last untouched wilderness in the Western United States. He goes for a really crisp, clear, focused look in all of his pictures compared to other photography at the time that had a softer focus.

Adams was the director the Sierra Club from 1934 to 1971. As he got into his older years, his books shifted from the topic of photography to the importance of preserving the national parks.

Some people criticized Adams for not focusing on societal or political issues, only to realize how important nature photography is later on.

Adams was devoted to getting his pictures. He would hike into where he needed his photos and would wait days on end to get that perfect shot !