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Ansel Adams was a 20th century American photographer known for his iconic black and white landscapes of Yosemite National Park. He helped found the influential f/64 group and photography department at the Museum of Modern Art. Adams developed the "zone system" for determining optimal film and print exposure and was a pioneering environmentalist who advocated to preserve national parks through his photographs and letters to Congress.

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Ansel Adams Presentation

Ansel Adams was a 20th century American photographer known for his iconic black and white landscapes of Yosemite National Park. He helped found the influential f/64 group and photography department at the Museum of Modern Art. Adams developed the "zone system" for determining optimal film and print exposure and was a pioneering environmentalist who advocated to preserve national parks through his photographs and letters to Congress.

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American

Photographer
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Yosemite National Park


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zone system
● large-format view
cameras

resolution
● Group f/64
Edward Weston
Imogen Cunningham
Museum of Modern
Art
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Famous Images
Moon & Half Dome
Moonrise Over Hernandez, New Mexico
Mt. Whitney & Shadows
Yosemite-Half Dome
Tetons & The Snake River
Storm Clearing Yosemite Valley
In His Own Words
■ “There are no rules for
good photographs, there
are only good
photographs.”
- Ansel Adams

■ “You don't take a


photograph, you make it.”
- Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams: Key Facts
■ 20th century American nature photographer,
■ Leading environmentalist-wrote hundreds of
letter to Congress to preserve Parks.
■ Founded the f/64 group and photo department of
MoMA.
■ Most famous for images of Yosemite National
Park.
■ Manipulated his images in the dark room.
■ Developed “Zone System” of photography.
■ He was an accomplished pianist.

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