1. Ansel Adams

2. Life in Overview  Born February 20, 1902  Died April 22, 1984  Married to Virginia Best  Michael & Anne

3. Origins  Born in San Francisco, California  Received only an 8 th grade education  Loved outdoors  Trip to Yosemite in 1916

4. Awards Won  Doctor of Arts  Conservation Service Award  Presidential Medal of Freedom  Sierra Club John Muir Award  Hasselblad Award  Induced into the California Hall of Fame

5. Life  Played piano  Joined Sierra Club  Became full-time photographer  Opened the Ansel Adams Gallery for the Arts  Visited New York  Became president of Sierra Club  Wrote many books

6. Famous Work

10. Less Famous Work

12. Quotes  “It is easy to take a photograph, but it is harder to make a masterpiece in photography than in any other art medium”  “A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed”  “Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs”  “You don’t take a photograph, you make it”

13. Why He Appeals to Me  Breathtaking images  Shadows and reflections  Black and white  Landscapes  Nature

14. Why He Appeals to Others  “Visualization”  Usage of zones  Scenery  Pure natural beauty

15. In Contemporary Media  Magazines/Articles  Stories  Artwork  Images often used as desktop backgrounds  Let’s people “visit” a place they’ve never been

16. Bibliography  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansel_Adams http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansel_Adams  http://www.notablebiographies.com/A-An/Adams- Ansel.html# http://www.notablebiographies.com/A-An/Adams- Ansel.html#  http://www.anseladams.com/ansel-adams- information/ansel-adams-biography/ http://www.anseladams.com/ansel-adams- information/ansel-adams-biography/  http://photography.about.com/od/famousphotographersbio s/a/AnselAdamsQuotes.htm http://photography.about.com/od/famousphotographersbio s/a/AnselAdamsQuotes.htm  http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2011/09/ten-of-ansels-adams- best-landscape-photographs-analyzed/ http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2011/09/ten-of-ansels-adams- best-landscape-photographs-analyzed/  All images at http://images.google.comhttp://images.google.com