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An Icon You Should Know… Ansel AdamsThe photographer and conservationist who planned his tones before the shutter clicked, helped show that photography could be fine art, and pictured the American West in unforgettable black and white.
Read the ProfileImage credits. Hero: Adams, Ansel. “The Tetons – Snake River,” Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Between 1933 and 1942 (commonly dated 1942). National Archives and Records Administration, 79-AAG-1, NAID 519904, catalog record, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain in the United States (U.S. federal government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105). Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Cropped and resized for display. Portrait: Greany, J. Malcolm. Ansel Adams and Camera. Circa 1950. National Park Service, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain in the United States (U.S. federal government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105). Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Resized for display.