Ansel Adams

(American, 1902–1984)

Ansel Adams was an iconic American photographer known for his awe-inspiring black-and-white photographs of the American West. Carefully composed and technically precise, the artist’s picturesque images of Yosemite National Park are some of the most iconic works in the history of the medium. “Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space,” he once mused. “I know of no sculpture, painting, or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters.” Born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, CA, the artist trained as a concert pianist before turning to photography in 1930. Along with Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham, Adams formed Group f/64 with the goal of elevating photography to a high art at a time when it was only considered a form of documentation. A committed environmentalist, he traveled throughout the country to capture the grandeur of natural sites. Adams died on April 22, 1984 in Monterey, CA at the age of 82. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others.

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Ansel Adams (6,417 results)
Cascade, Yosemite National Park, 1968

Ansel Adams

Cascade, Yosemite National Park, 1968

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Waves, Dillon Beach, 1964

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Waves, Dillon Beach, 1964

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Rushing Water, Merced River, Yosemite..., 1955

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Rushing Water, Merced River, Yosemite..., 1955

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Pasture, Sonoma County, Northern California, 1951

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Pasture, Sonoma County, Northern California, 1951

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Forest, Autumn, Yosemite National Park,..., 1965

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Forest, Autumn, Yosemite National Park,..., 1965

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Roots and Pool near Tenaya Lake, Yosemite..., 1955

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Roots and Pool near Tenaya Lake, Yosemite..., 1955

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Sumac, Owens Valley, 1940

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Sumac, Owens Valley, 1940

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North of Point Reyes, California, 1939

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North of Point Reyes, California, 1939

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Three Trees, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, 1934

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Three Trees, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, 1934

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Snowplough, Yosemite Valley,, 1950

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Snowplough, Yosemite Valley,, 1950

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Cedar Trees, Winter, Yosemite National Park, , 1949

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Cedar Trees, Winter, Yosemite National Park, , 1949

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Sentinel Rock, Winter Dusk, Yosemite..., 1944

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Sentinel Rock, Winter Dusk, Yosemite..., 1944

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Detail, Devil’s Postpile National Monument,..., 1946

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Detail, Devil’s Postpile National Monument,..., 1946

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Shadow Lake, Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak,..., 1935

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Shadow Lake, Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak,..., 1935

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Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park,..., 1941

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Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park,..., 1941

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Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 1936

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Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 1936

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The Pass, Sierra Nevada, California, 1930–1939

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The Pass, Sierra Nevada, California, 1930–1939

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The Minarets and Iceberg Lake from Volcanic..., 1935

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The Minarets and Iceberg Lake from Volcanic..., 1935

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Rock and Water, Near Spiller Creek, Yosemite , 1934

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Rock and Water, Near Spiller Creek, Yosemite , 1934

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Rae Lakes, Painted Lady, Kings Canyon..., 1932

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Rae Lakes, Painted Lady, Kings Canyon..., 1932

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Rocks and Clouds, Sierra Nevada Foothills,..., 1938

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Rocks and Clouds, Sierra Nevada Foothills,..., 1938

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Creek, Tungsten Hills, Owens Valley,..., 1938

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Creek, Tungsten Hills, Owens Valley,..., 1938

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Mt. Kaweah, Moraine Lake, Sequoia National..., 1932

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Mt. Kaweah, Moraine Lake, Sequoia National..., 1932

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Juniper Tree and Granite Cliff, Merced River , 1936

Ansel Adams

Juniper Tree and Granite Cliff, Merced River , 1936

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