Ansel Adams

The Architect of Light and the Monumental Bard of the American Landscape

Photographic portrait of Ansel Adams by J. Malcolm Greany (circa 1950).

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Introduction

Ansel Easton Adams (1902-1984) occupies an unassailable position in the global historiography of photography, representing the ultimate convergence of the optical-chemical medium's scientific rigor and the spiritual elevation of the natural landscape.

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Ansel Adams

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Ansel Adams

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