Ansel Adams Biography

Ansel Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984)

Ansel Adams was a pioneering American photographer who was noted for his striking and innovative photos of the American landscape. He was also an environmentalist and saw photography as a way to share the beauty of nature. His most famous photos are those of Yosemite National Park.

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The Tetons and the Snake River - Ansel Adams - 1941

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Lake Glacier National Park - Ansel Adams

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Farm Workers at Mount Williamson

Photos source: US Federal Government http://www.archives.gov/ during a 1941 project by the National Park Service commissioned noted photographer Ansel Adams to create a photo mural for the Department of the Interior Building in Washington, DC

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