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    Ansel Adams is a famous American photographer. He is well known for capturing images of the American West. Ansel was born in San Francisco, California on February 20, 1902. As a toddler Ansel was in “the great earthquake and fire of 1906” (Turnage). This caused him to break his nose and kept him a lasting mark all through his life. With having a broken nose and being shy while in school years Ansel was not successful with fitting in. But, “his father and aunt tutored him at home” (Turnage) helping

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    Biography of Ansel Adams Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco on February 20, 1902. He was the only child born to Olive Bray and Charles Hitchcock Adams. He grew up in a large home near the sand dunes of the Golden Gate. Adams was a shy, intense child and had some difficulty fitting in in school. As a result, he was home schooled by his father and an aunt. Later in life he speculated that he may have had a hyperactive disorder. Some have suggested he may have been dyslexic. He received a diploma

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    Importance of Ansel Adams Ansel Adams was an Environmental activist and a photographer who is especially known for his photographs of Yosemite National Park. He was born in San Francisco, California on February 20, 1902. After his first trip to Yosemite, the wilderness and all of its beauty immediately moved him. He always wanted to take pictures that looked like so much more, to make people feel something more. He just wanted to be part of something larger and show what he felt when he saw the

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    Alison Waara CP English 11 December 4, 2014 Ansel Adams Research Paper "The splendor of Yosemite burst upon us and it was glorious... One wonder after another descended upon us... There was light everywhere... A new era began for me" (“American Experience | Ansel Adams | People & Events”). In year of 1916, he took his first trip to Yosemite National Park with his family. There, he saw the incredible views of the park, views he would continuously see throughout his life. His passion, not only for

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    Ansel Adams photographer and artist Until the 19th century most artwork was created in a two or three-dimensional media. In England, William Fox discovered a technique that allowed camera images to be captured on paper. This medium has evolved since Fox's discovery in 1839 to a serious and viable form of art today. Photography allows the artist to capture what he sees. The image produced is reality to the artists eye, it can only be manipulated with light and angles. The photograph is a very

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    Ansel Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was a photographer and environmentalist born in San Francisco, California. He was the only child and son of Charles Hitchcock Adams, a businessman, and Olive Bray. When he was four years old, the aftershock of the great earthquake of 1906 threw him to the ground and badly broke his nose that marked him for the rest of his life. In 1907, the family fortune collapsed in a financial panic and his father spent the rest of his life trying to recover. His

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    Ansel Adams was a photographer and environmentalist born in San Francisco, California in 1902. He had a very solitary and lonely child, which helped develop his love for nature, as seen in a lot of his works. Adams also became known for his style and influence on/by other artists. But, because of his childhood and the way he grew up, Adams became the astounding artist known today. The style of Adams has become very well known today, as straightforward shots of nature and landscapes, but he wasn’t

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    One photographer that took this journey with his art was Ansel Adams. At a very young age he felt a spiritual connection and inspiration with Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada country. He honed his talent and technique as a photographer to capture that power and inspiration so that it radiated from his final prints. As people observed his prints, they were moved and in turn provided power to protect the majesty of the wilderness that Ansel so loved. Adams was an only child to his parents and his

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    more brain to stay on that status and have to do more creative things so that he or she can raise his/her standard in the race. I have read about many photographers, but I want to share history and creativity of two photographers “Cindy Sherman and Ansel Adams”. I want to tell about biography of Cindy Sherman before his photography history: Cindy Sherman was born on January 19, 1954 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey (New York City. After some time of Cindy’s birth, her parents moved to Huntington where

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    Ansel Adams was born in 1902 in San Francisco, California. He is considered the most important landscape photographer of the twentieth century. His artwork has increased in popularity ever since his death. Adams devoted his work to the country’s untouched fragments of wilderness, such as national parks and other protected areas in the American west. Adams was also very involved in the conservation movement. In 1906, an aftershock from one of the largest earthquakes to ever hit San Francisco Ansel

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