Ansel Adams Photographer, Artist & Activist
“I could climb thousands of feet, on or off trails, carrying a backpack load of fifty or sixty pounds, with the ease and abandon of a mountain goat.”—A.A. ‘Climbing Blacksmith Peak, Sawtooth Ridge, Sierra Nevada, California,’ c. 1934. Photograph by Ansel Adams.
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He’s often remembered for his photographic eye, but us fellow wilderness photographers also remember him for his muscles and stamina required to schlep all that gear around! The original IYKYK in photography! 🙌
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I love this scramble in the high sierra! Photographed on it a few years back with friends as well. SUCH a stunning spot!
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Ansel Adams is still inspiring a lot of photographers nowadays. I'm one of them
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- And for many years, wearing only Keds high-tops for footwear!
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wow, such a modest and humble statement. Not exactly Norman Clyde, but i'll let it slide. He wasn't a pure mountaineer, just used the physicality to pursue his photographic objectives.
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Haven’t seen this one before, Ansel’s courage in carrying his equipment (not sure whether this was 8x10 exposure) to precarious view points is impressive.😯 What a great shot!🌞👌
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Me too!
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Ansel Adams Photographer, Artist & Activist
Back in the day, Ansel’s fellow photographer and friend Edward Weston lived a few hours south of San Francisco, in Carmel, and Ansel often drove down the coast to visit him and his wife, Charis. On one visit he recalled, “I told Charis I was looking for a place to make a really good photograph of Edward. She said there was a big eucalyptus tree nearby that he liked.” Earlier that year Edward had photographed the tree’s “exciting roots.” When Ansel eventually moved to Carmel many years later, he built a home not far from it. In ‘Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs,’ he wrote, “At first I was not satisfied with the location and I began to explore nearby. Edward sat down at the base of the tree to await my decision.” After initially gravitating towards the picket fence, Ansel “suddenly saw the inevitable image. . . . The relatively small figure at the base of the huge tree, the convoluted roots, and the beautiful quiet light” of a foggy coastal day. “I pleaded, ‘Edward please just keep sitting there.’ I was very excited and fumbled my meter, dropped my focusing cloth and inadvertently kicked the tripod leg. Edward was amused and relaxed.” Image 1: ‘Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands, California,’ 1945. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust Image 2: ‘Eucalyptus Tree and Roots, Carmel Highlands, California,’ 1945. Photograph by Edward Weston © 1981 Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Arizona Board of Regents