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| Ansel Adams |
Through his work, Ansel Adams remains one of the most famous male 20th century photographers. Adams specialized in nature photography in the American west. Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco in 1902 and began working with the Sierra Club at the age of 17. His love of photography grew during this time and he often made trips up the Yosemite Mountains on photography excursions.
The Sierra Club Bulletin published Adams’ first photographs. He soon also focused his love of the Yosemite Mountains into work lobbying the government to create more national parks. Adams used his photography for environmental purposes, employing his artwork to help create more national park systems. In 1968, Ansel Adams received the Conservation Service Award and, in 1980, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work.
In September 1983, Adams was confined to his bed for four weeks after leg surgery to remove a cancer. Adams died on April 22, 1984, in the ICU at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California at the age of 82 from a heart attack.
A.Adams photo gallery
The Sierra Club Bulletin published Adams’ first photographs. He soon also focused his love of the Yosemite Mountains into work lobbying the government to create more national parks. Adams used his photography for environmental purposes, employing his artwork to help create more national park systems. In 1968, Ansel Adams received the Conservation Service Award and, in 1980, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work.
In September 1983, Adams was confined to his bed for four weeks after leg surgery to remove a cancer. Adams died on April 22, 1984, in the ICU at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California at the age of 82 from a heart attack.
Adams’s artwork is some of the best environmental photography of the 20th century.Ansel Adams: "It is easy to take a photograph, but it is harder to make a masterpiece in photography than in any other art medium."
A.Adams photo gallery
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