02/21/2023
βThere are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.β β Ansel Adams
When photographer Ansel Adams looked through his camera lens, he saw more than rocks, trees, and rivers. He saw art. Hues of wildness surfaced in this great American photographer's stunning black-and-white prints. For much of his life, Yosemite National Park was Adams' chief source of inspiration.
Born on February 20, 1902, his legacy includes helping to elevate photography to an art comparable with painting and music, and equally capable of expressing emotion and beauty. Learn more about Adamsβ time at Yosemite at https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/historyculture/ansel-adams.htm
Image: Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, circa 1948. Photograph by Ansel Adams, The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust