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Ansel Adams

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Ansel Easton Adams was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advocating pure photography which favored sharp focus and the use of the full tonal range of a photograph. He and Fred Archer developed the Zone System, a method of achieving a desired final print through a technical understanding of tonal range.

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1902 1
Death Year
1984 1
Active From Year
1916 2
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Male 1
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Ansel Adams made his celebrated prints using the gelatin silver process.

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2. Biography.com (A and E Television Networks): Biography.com: Ansel Adams
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In 1916, following a trip to Yosemite National Park, he also began experimenting with photography.
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Ansel Adams (Wikipedia)
  • Ansel Adams, Wikipedia summary lead
    an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West
  • Lead section
    Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 - April 22, 1984) was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West.
  • In Movement: American Modernism, Ansel Adams, Wikipedia, Group f/64 section
    The modernist group favored sharp focus
  • In Category: Artists, Ansel Adams, Wikipedia summary
  • In Group: Group f/64 Photographers, Lead
    He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advocating "pure" photography which favored sharp focus and the use of the full tonal range of a photograph.
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Imogen Cunningham (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Imogen Cunningham, Imogen Cunningham article, Group f/64 section
Quote, Associated With: Imogen Cunningham, Imogen Cunningham article, Group f/64 section
she joined with like-minded photographers, including Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and Willard Van Dyke. Together these individuals formed Group f/64 to promote a more relevant and meaningful style of photography.
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