I hope that my work will encourage self expression in others and stimulate the search for beauty and creative excitement in the great world around us - Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was born in San Francisco four years
before the great earthquake of 1906. An aftershock of the earthquake threw him
to the ground, breaking his nose and marking him for life. He spent his
childhood days playing in the sand dunes beyond the Golden Gate where he gained
an appreciation for nature, which would become his primary source of
photographic inspiration.
Adams was often criticized for not including humans in his
photographs and for representing an idealized wilderness that no longer exists.
However, it is in large part thanks to Adams that these pristine areas have
been protected for years to come.
Why was Ansel Adams revered by Americans as no other artist
or conservationist has been? William Turnage explains: "More than any
other influential American of his epoch, Adams believed in both the possibility
and the probability of humankind living in harmony and balance with its
environment."
Ansel Adams was a dedicated artist-activist, playing a
seminal role in the growth of an environmental consciousness in the U.S. and
the development of a citizen environmental movement. His photographs continue
to inspire the artist and conservationist alike.
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