Tetons and the Snake River
Words fail when one is confronted with this image--captured for all eternity by the master of light--the American photographer and champion of wilderness and conservation--the great Ansel Adams. This and several thousands of such extraordinary photographs that he took enrapture all who view them. Photography as an art form has never been the same after his time--everyone began to view the medium differently--as something that could hold a place of its own in the world of the best of fine art. Ansel Adams was taken with a profound passion for the great parks and expanses of natural beauty--such as Yosemite. Besides producing a colossal output of writing and trying to make a living as a commercial photographer, he spent enormous energy travelling around America making exquisite records of lakes, mountains, trees and landscapes--all of which resonate with an ennobling, uplifting spirit. Don't know about you but I simply can't get enough of them! Just a few for sampling below.
The last one is a unique picture (not taken by Adams) of two of my favourite artists together--guess who the weathered, stately woman is...
Vernal Fall
Jeffrey Pine, Sentinel Dome
Frozen Lake and Cliffs
White House Ruin
Ansel Adams and Georgia O'Keefe, photo by Alan Ross
Yes the American wilderness and Ansel Adams are almost synonymous! Those pictures are unforgettable. Meera I have a book "John Muir and Ansel Adams" ... will pass it on.
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