Ansel Adams

: January 10, 2024
: Photographer

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Full Name	Ansel Adams
Occupation	Photographer
Date Of Birth	Feb 20, 1902(1902-02-20)
Age	122
Date Of Death	1984-04-22
Birthplace	San Francisco
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aquarius

Ansel Adams Biography

Name	Ansel Adams
Birthday	Feb 20
Birth Year	1902
Place Of Birth	San Francisco
Home Town	California
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Aquarius
Spouse	Virginia Best

Ansel Adams is one of the most popular and richest Photographer who was born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, California, United States. American photographer, environmentalist and photographer, well recognized for his black-and white images that depict The American West. He was a key contributor to the Zone System of photography, which was a method that helped determine the ideal exposure and development of film.

Similar to him, Like him, Amy Smart is a celebrated California-born environmentalist . is an acclaimed California-born environmentalist .

He got married Virginia Rose Best and had two children: Michael, born August 1933 and Anne who was born in 1935.

Ansel Adams Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Photographer
House	Living in own house.

Ansel Adams is one of the richest Photographer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ansel Adams 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was one of the witnesses to the devastation that struck San Francisco after its huge 1906 earthquake.

He was among the creators of the magazine Aperture It was intended to be a serious journal of photography that showcased the top practitioners as well as the latest developments.

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Who is Ansel Adams Dating?

According to our records, Ansel Adams married to Virginia Best. As of December 1, 2023, Ansel Adams’s is not dating anyone.

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Ansel Ranked on the list of most popular Photographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ansel Adams celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.

Top Facts about Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco in 1902.
He is known for his black and white landscape photography.
Adams co-founded Group f/64 with other photographers.
His iconic photo “Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico” was taken in 1941.
Adams’ work helped establish photography as an art form.
He served on the Sierra Club board of directors for 37 years.
Adams received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980.
He published over a dozen books on photography and nature.
Adams died at age 82 in Monterey, California.
His archives are housed at the Center for Creative Photography in Arizona.

What photo is Ansel Adams most famous?

When speaking of Ansel Adams’ photography, the most famous is Monolith, the Face of Half Dome. This was Adams’ first photograph that gathered the attention of the public and the art world. Using his Korona camera, Adams captured his iconic photo of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park after a difficult hike.

Why is Ansel Adams so famous?

Ansel Adams rose to prominence as a photographer of the American West, particularly Yosemite National Park, using his work to promote conservation of wilderness areas. His iconic black-and-white images helped to establish photography among the fine arts.

Why Did Ansel Adams shoot in black and white?

His black and white nature photography was known for being a rejection of the Pictorialism movement that came before – a heavily manipulated style of photography that aimed to enhance the beauty of the subject matter instead of documenting reality. Instead, Ansel Adams wanted to capture exactly what he saw.

What was Ansel Adams technique?

One of the key compositional techniques that Adams employed in many of his images was to place the horizon about two-thirds of the way up the frame. This would mean the composition was biased in favour of the landscape rather than the sky and would help to communicate the epic scale of the scene.