Great Black and White Photographers 2

Ansel Adams
Ansel Easton Adams was born on February 20th, 1902 in San Francisco, California. He was the only child of Olive Bray, and Charles Adams, who was a lumber businessman. Though he tried to go to school, he gave up and was eventually homeschooled by his father and aunt. At age 12 he taught himself how to play the piano, and was going to continue a career as a musician before he discovered his love for photography. In 1915, at age 14, he was given a camera as a gift but it wasn’t until the 1920’s that he decided to give up piano to become a photographer.
He married Virginia Best in 1928 and in 1935 her father passed away and she inherited his studio. It was called “Best Studio” and the Adamses continued to operate it until 1971. It is now the Ansel Adams Gallery and houses some of his best photography work. It was between 1929 and 1942 that Adames career really took off and he became more widely known. Adam’s also did work to help wilderness areas like Yosemite. In Sierra Nevada, The Ansel Adams Wilderness Area is named after him.
During the 60’s Adams work began to show in museums and his career continued to grow throughout the 70’s and 80’s. In 1962 he moved to Carmel, California which became the location of his studio and his residence and in 1974 the New York Metropolitan museum of art showcased some of his photographs. He won several awards like the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sadly in 1984 Adams had a heart attack and died on April 22nd in Monterey California community hospital, at the age of 82. His body was cremated and his son, Michael, placed his ashes at the summit of what is now known as Mount Ansel Adams.
I really like his landscape photographs because they  have lots of different texture and are super interesting to look at. These are 2 examples of some photos I like.




The black and white coloring makes the dark and light shades pop against each other and really makes the texture’s stand out in his photographs. I really like the second photograph below because of its interesting perspective and the contrast in the color. The first one I like because the motion of the lines draw your eye instantly to the horizon, and the light color of the iceberg is a stark contrast to the dark water.

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