Ansel Adams is one of the most recognized photographers is the history of photography. He was born in 1902 in San Francisco and at an early age had an interest in music and the piano which would later develop his professional career. In 1916 he took his first photos of the Yosemite Valley, an exper...

Background Walking through the gallery, the artwork of Ansel Easton Adams caught my eye; my favorite piece was his 1929 photograph of Tony Lujan. Adams is famous for his mastery of black and white photography. His photos contain vast scale as well as intimate detail. Adams was born in 1902 in San Fr...

Ansel Adams: An American Icon Ansel Adams was a monumental photographer who set a precedent for those who followed him years after. I. During the 1920s a type of soft- focus style was extremely popular. A. Adam's earlier photographs portrayed this style, as at this time he was just getting start...

Ansel Adams was a photographer and a conservationist who was born on February 20,1902. He was born at 114 Maple Street in San Francisco and he was the only child of Olive and Charles ("Ansel Adams" 1). He lived his child hood with his parents on the tip of the San Francisco peninsula at Land's En...

Ansel Adams was born on February 20th, 1920 in San Francisco. His dad's name was Charles while his mom's name was Olive. As a young student Ansel often interrupted his classes because he was unable to stand the confinement of the classroom. His father decided that Ansel's formal educa...

Ansel Adams Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco, California and his very early interests were more in music and other things than in photography. He hoped to one day become a professional of some sort in this venue. Adams, known for his great pictures of the western side of the United States...

There would be no environmental history without a human context. California's Yosemite Valley has an organic and geological history written in its plants and rock formations and a silent history that took place on the tails of Manifest Destiny , where the landscape was merely a setting for a h...