Ansel Adams: A Brief Biography
He was born in San Francisco, California.
Born on February 20th, 1902 and passed away on April 22nd, 1984.
When Ansel was 4 years old, an aftershock of the great earthquake and fire of 1906 threw him to the ground and badly broke his nose.
A year later his family fortune collapsed in a finical panic in 1907.
Ansel loved nature despite his different childhood.
When Ansel was 12 he taught himself how to play piano and how to read music.
For the next 12 years piano was his primary job, and in 1920, his intended profession.
Ansel gave up music for photography.
In 1919 he joined the Sierra Club.
The Sierra Club was vital to his success as a photographer.
In 1927 Adams made his first fully visualized photo, (Monolith), the Face of Half Dome.
In 1930 Adams met Paul Strand, who helped him move away from the “pictorial” style and pursue “straight photography). …show more content…
Adams met photographer Edward Weston and the renowned Group f/64, founded in 1932, combinedaround to recognize the greatness of Weston and the dynamic energy Adams had.
Group f/64 brought the new West Coast vision of straight photography to national attention and influence.
San Francisco’s DeYoung Museum gave Adams his first one-man museum show in 1932.
Ansel Adams was an American photographer and environmentalist.
He is known for his black-and-white landscape photographs of the American West.
His most famous work are his photographs from Yosemite National Park.
He primarily used larger-format cameras because their high resolution helped ensure the sharpness in his
Born on February 20th, 1902 and passed away on April 22nd, 1984.
When Ansel was 4 years old, an aftershock of the great earthquake and fire of 1906 threw him to the ground and badly broke his nose.
A year later his family fortune collapsed in a finical panic in 1907.
Ansel loved nature despite his different childhood.
When Ansel was 12 he taught himself how to play piano and how to read music.
For the next 12 years piano was his primary job, and in 1920, his intended profession.
Ansel gave up music for photography.
In 1919 he joined the Sierra Club.
The Sierra Club was vital to his success as a photographer.
In 1927 Adams made his first fully visualized photo, (Monolith), the Face of Half Dome.
In 1930 Adams met Paul Strand, who helped him move away from the “pictorial” style and pursue “straight photography). …show more content…
Adams met photographer Edward Weston and the renowned Group f/64, founded in 1932, combinedaround to recognize the greatness of Weston and the dynamic energy Adams had.
Group f/64 brought the new West Coast vision of straight photography to national attention and influence.
San Francisco’s DeYoung Museum gave Adams his first one-man museum show in 1932.
Ansel Adams was an American photographer and environmentalist.
He is known for his black-and-white landscape photographs of the American West.
His most famous work are his photographs from Yosemite National Park.
He primarily used larger-format cameras because their high resolution helped ensure the sharpness in his