Amelia Teicheira

Ansel Easton Adams

 

   Ansel Easton Adams was born February 20, 1902 and died April 22, 1984. He was an American photographer and environmentalist. His black-and-white landscape photographs of the American West, especially Yosemite National Park, have been widely reproduced on calendars, posters, and books.With Fred Archer, Adams developed the Zone System as a way to determine proper exposure and adjust the contrast of the final print. The resulting clarity and depth made his photographs original.
   Adams primarily used large-format cameras because their high resolution helped ensure sharpness in his images. Adams founded the photography Group f/64 along with other photographers Willard Van Dyke and Edward Weston.
In 1927, Adams produced his first portfolio, Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras, in his new style, which included his famous image Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, taken with his Korona view camera using glass plates and a dark red filter.

   Between 1929 and 1942, Adams's work matured and he became more established. During his 60 year career Adams expanded his works, focusing on detailed close-ups as well as large forms from mountains to factories. Ansel died when he was in Monterey in 1984.