Ansel Adams

By Kate F. Jennings and Ansel Adams

Book Overview

Perhaps the most famous of all American photographers, Ansel Adams won fame for his sharp and poetic images of the western landscape. View a selection of his finest photographs, and enjoy an insightful text that captures the man as both an artist and a conservationist. Although Adams was a master of photographic technology, what makes his bold and dynamic pictures so powerful is his passion for nature and the Western panoramas. In elegant, subtle black-and-white he captured the grace and simplicity of pueblo life; the overwhelming magnificence of the Grand Tetons; the incomparable beauty of Yellowstone Park, where Adams once worked as a custodian for the Sierra Club; the remarkable, almost sculptural plants in Saguaro National Monument; and the awe-inspiring achievement that was Boulder Dam. A beautiful volume to treasure forever.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586637649
• ISBN13: 9781586637644
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: MetroBooks (NY)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.4" x 12.2"

Customer Reviews

Nice compendium of Ansel Adams photos

In response to the other review of this book. The Barnes and Noble edition may have used different photo plates or otherwise reproduced them from a prior printing. The copy I have was printed by Belden Hill Press, and with few exceptions the black and white photos are fine. The exceptions are of President and Mrs. Ford with Adams and an opening ceremony of the Panama Pacific International Exposition. It should be noted that a number of these photo plates came from other institutions and have been reproduced many times, and the master print may or may not have been used in successive printings.