"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

20 February 2016

Happy birthday, Adams.

Adams, Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958


Ansel Adams was born on this day in 1902.

Wilderness, or wildness, is a mystique. A religion, an intense philosophy, a dream of ideal society—these are also mystiques. As the fisherman depends upon the river, lakes and seas, and the farmer upon the land for his existence, so does mankind depend upon the beauty of the world about him for his spiritual and emotional existence.

Ansel Adams

Original footage documenting the creative life of Ansel Adams this 1958 documentary revealing Adams' technical approach to photography, the cameras and related gear he carried to the field, and his thoughts on the artistic horizons of photography.

Ansel Adams other passions was the piano, He plays the musical background.


Ansel Adams: Photographer (1981)


American Experience: Ansel Adams (2002)

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