Fine Art: Ansel Adams

- February 20, 1902 - April 22, 1984

- American photographer and environmentalist

- His black-and-white landscape photographs of the American West, especially Yosemite National Park, have been widely reproduced on calendars and posters, and in books.

   THE TETONS AND THE SNAKE RIVER, 1942

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I absolutely love the different tones in this photograph, and the way the light follows the curve of the river adds depth to the scene. There is a gradual progression from dark tones in the foreground, to lighter tones in the middleground and then a range in the background across the mountains. I also like the way the clouds roll over the mountains, adding even more depth and making the whole scene feel very dramatic. 

STORM IN YOSEMITE VALLEY, 1935

MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO, 1941