“Let us never forget that the National Park Service is based upon a legislative act and is not securely incorporated in the Constitution of the United States. Hence, it is vulnerable to erosion and destruction by legislative action. Such action may be sudden and catastrophic, as in the event of some national emergency, or it might appear as a slow but tragic attrition induced by overpopulation, economic pressures and public apathy. Obviously, eternal vigilance must therefore be the essential attitude of all our people.” - A.A.⁠ ⁠ ‘Tenaya Lake and Mount Conness, Yosemite National Park, California,’ c. 1946. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust ⁠ ⁠

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‘Ansel Adams just after he got the Contax,’ photographed by Edward Weston, 1936. © Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents

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‘Sand Dunes, Oceano, California,’ c. 1950. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust

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‘Columnar Basalt, Devils Postpile National Monument, California,’ 1958. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust

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‘Fern Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington,’ 1942. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

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“We must train ourselves to create modes of living which will satisfy the body, the spirit and the ego, and the requirements of the environment as well. A ghetto is as shameful as a vandalized wilderness. A starved and depleted agricultural area is as reprehensible as a ruined forest. A society which has lost many of its ethical guidelines cannot keep its political and social house in order.” — A.A. Image: ‘Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California,’ c. 1960. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust

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“We need a return to the spirit of the madrigals, of the communal participation and joy of creating beauty in every form.” — A.A. “Morning Glories, Massachusetts,” 1958. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️ The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust.

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“I believe that the artist, in all media, now has the greatest theme and challenge of all time: the survival of the environment and of man himself. The glorification of decay, filth, disease, despair and evil cannot accomplish what is required to make this world a rewarding place to exist in. The artist should aggressively assert the beauty of the world, the ennobling objectives of life, and he should and can project a tangible realization of the ideal.” —A.A. 📷: Moon and Denali, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 1948. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust⁠

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‘Ski Tips and Snow, Yosemite National Park California,” c. 1930. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

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