Photographer Ansel Adams and his legacy

Photographer Ansel Adams (1902-1984) created unparalleled images of the American West at a time when photography was not universally appreciated as a fine art. Today Adams is the most recognizable name in nature photography, and his landscapes have been acclaimed for their soulfulness. Correspondent Conor Knighton visits an exhibition on the artist's work, "Ansel Adams: In Our Time," currently on view at the de Young Museum in San Francisco; and visits Adams' home in Carmel, Calif., where his dark room has been preserved by his son, Michael Adams.
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[@DylanBlackburn]

An inspiration to all of us photographers.

[@thejonegcle7759]

Not just great composition of photographs but the ultimate mastery of the black & white medium ... just incredible.

[@jedi1967]

I am a photographer. He was always a true master. My jaw still drops to this day on his work. The way he contrasts his images. Powerful and breathtaking. RIP. Mr. Adams.

[@leticiamcorona]

Sunday Morning and coffee is our Sunday morning ritual, Alex & Letty

[@LarryManiccia]

In a world of snapshots and selfies seeing Adams and his work be brought up in 2023 is refreshing. He was one of only a few masters of the last century. Seeing his work and clips of his old interviews is always inspiring.

[@geofffikar3417]

His photos can still make you gasp.

[@stevenwymor1398]

Having myself shot large format for decades and studied the Zone System, I think one of the things that most people never realize is what an amazing technician he was both behind the camera and in the darkroom. I also think that while many say this his photographs are about nature or the landscape, I happen to think that the real subject was the weather. He would spend hours waiting for the light or clouds, or mist, or rain, to be in just the right place or formation before releasing that shutter cable.

[@thejonegcle7759]

waiting for that perfect moment & capturing it on film, not tons of digital frames 1 after the other, but AN exposure of a slice of time. beautiful.

[@vytasrauckis6703]

Yet, Moonrise, Hernandez, NM happened in an instant as Adams was driving on the road to visit Georgia O'Keeffe. He saw the light was perfect as the sun was setting and only had minutes before the sun's position was wrong. He only got two exposures before the light on the cemetary disappeared. At the end of the article in Time magazine, Ansel spoke about how Kodak showed him a new way of creating photographs. It was a digital scan of a negative. He stated that if the technology was available to him, he would embrace it.

[@TheStockwell]

​@@vytasrauckis6703Another fact about that photo: he didn't have enough time to fish out his light meter to determine the exposure he needed. However, he remembered how much candlepower the rising moon produced (!), did the math in his head, clicked the shutter, and knew he had the shot. Blimey! 😳

[@maxlinder5262]

Iconic.....😊

[@mililaniman]

The perspective of Ansel Adams' photos is fascinating.

[@RaymondHng]

This is large-format film photography. Amazing sharpness and higher resolution than medium-format and 35mm film.

[@bluenick4577]

Always love a large format photo, they are amazing

[@katiedifrancesco4936]

I’m a photographer in Oklahoma City, but I was born and raised in Rochester, NY. For as long as I can remember, my dad has displayed a reprint poster of “Moon over Half Dome.” That was my first big exposure to photography. I got my first camera, probably when I was probably 8. However, I started taking photography classes in high school and eventually got my BFA in Photography from RIT.

[@2_pencil]

It was wonderful to see the actual negative for Moonrise. It’s my favorite of his photographs.

[@remmer7010]

I still remember seeing his photos when I was 11. I was in awe and longed to see those places with my own eyes.

[@rosagypsy]

MAGNIFICENT Yessssss

[@steveconn]

San Francisco falling apart but the De Young always puts on good exhibits. Ansel Adams a great visionary!

[@TheresaPowers]

San Fransicko is falling apart because of democrat policies.

[@Don-md6wn]

@@TheresaPowers What is a Trumper doing on a story about art?

[@randallmarsh1187]

Complete and utter nonsense! I have a brother and 2 sisters who live there and have for many decades and San Francisco is most definitely NOT falling apart..............even though the MAGAts would wish it so!

[@TheStockwell]

​@@TheresaPowersThank you for that valuable and relevant insight into Ansel Adams' legacy. 🙄

[@zoecunningham3019]

Magnificence thankfully lives on through his impeccable artistry seen with his own eyes. Truly a generous bearer of gifts given to us, & generations that follow

[@stevepenney6076]

Thank you Jane Pauly. You are a terrific host for one of my favorite presentations and I look forward to it every Sunday Morning.

[@TheresaPowers]

Jane Pauley is a pathological liar.

[@kierbaudy]

I learned the zone system in a workshop and I was blown away. In high school I took photography and it was an educated guess what exposure time to give the print. Zone system made that guess more precise. Ansel Adams was brilliant.

[@csilt]

He's the "Jedi Master" of black and white landscape photography. His images convey that which is a feeling that can't be put into words. A true artist and a technical master who will probably never be equaled.

[@eloyrodriguez3362]

Love this. Thanks

[@curiouscoot1987]

The man was amazing! I've always shot landscapes and never measured up. Closest thing to perfection as a human can come. WIshed I could have talked with him.

[@dtc7844]

Great video, I love the 50’s sci tie in this movie has.

[@ahearingimpairedperson]

The inspirational motivation I didn’t know that I needed 💞📸🌄…Thanks 😊!

[@LarryManiccia]

Ansel never fails to inspire even after all these years! Always brings a smile to my face to see his work showcased or see footage of his old interviews.

[@kirk4086]

A True Legend!

[@crookedbird6589]

I always strive to make my photos like his. One time a well-known railroad photographer was looking throw my portfolio and told me I was like a color Ansel Adams. That was the greatest compliment I have ever gotten.

[@sh550]

I’d love it if that photographer was O. Winston Link. I think of him as the Ansel Adams of railroad photography. 😌

[@crookedbird6589]

@@sh550 No it wasn't Link. But I do love his work. So many great RR photographers. They should do a story on Link also.

[@randallmarsh1187]

What many, many people don't realize is that Ansel also shot color film and started that in the 1930's.

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

Ansel Adams founded the Center for Creative Photography on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson. It contains his complete archives, along with many other giants in the field, including Wynn Bullock, Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind,, Frederick Sommer, W. Eugene Smith, Lola Álvarez Bravo, Edward Weston, and Garry Winogrand. The Center is currently exhibiting the photographs of Linda McCartney. It's an amazing and heartwarming retrospective that is well worth a visit if you are here in town or, anywhere nearby. All of the Beatles are represented, as well as most of the stars from the classic rock era, and her family photos with Paul and the children are wonderful. If they held this show in London or New York it would attract millions, but you can enjoy it at your leisure here in Tucson. It's open until August 5, 2023.

[@jeanetteschock4744]

I got to shoot Yosemite with my dad. And he would say let's see if we can get an Ansel type of shot

[@JohnKorvell]

I attended photo school in the 70's (Brooks Institute). We were taught, ala Adams, get a good properly exposed image and then work it in the negative development and then printing. I do the same today with digital and Photoshop.

[@shannonbowman5990]

❤

[@Thekennel177]

My goodness, the son is a twin of his dad

[@hossjulia]

Cedric Wright was his best friend and early mentor in photography and music. Their work was indistinguishable in the beginning. Early portraits of Ansel in the field were taken by Wright.

[@TheresaPowers]

I have an Ansel Adams sepia toned photo.

[@Anonymous-lc8zo]

priceless

[@the-o5202]

😲😌

[@brigettethomas2458]

What is that lovely song playing during this piece?

[@lizasilomar8545]

I noticed it also and I kept trying to identify those notes from a familiar song. I finally came up with “Summer Breeze” by Seals & Crofts in my head. Closest I could find was this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZrUaYtsnt5sb6M. Hopefully someone can identify the piece used in the video.

[@RaymondHng]

@@lizasilomar8545 "Summer Breeze" is in minor key. The piano piece in this segment is in major key.

[@TheStockwell]

It's most likely a work by Scriabin as Scriabin and Bach were who Adams would regularly play. Best wishes from Vermont 🍁

[@TheStockwell]

Okay. This was driving me crazy, so I started looking around. Answer: Scriabin. Prelude No.3 from his Op.16 Preludes. Best wishes from Vermont 🍁

[@TheStockwell]

​@@lizasilomar8545It's from Scriabin's Op.16 Preludes. It's No.3 of the five preludes. 😺

[@Wayzor_]

Yes. Using "Iconic" is appropriate here.

[@kenh.5903]

Um, no, Adams did not take clearing winter storm from the parking lot. The location he shot that image from is up the hill behind the parking lot.

[@yungwun619]

What happened to the segment about Bruce Lee on this episode?

[@jeffblume4439]

A bit of gaffe in that this video indicates that Ansel Adams passed in 1982. He sadly passed on April 22, 1984.

[@evelynramos445]

Load about of work, labored in hours

[@mohamedbinelias7357]

At you tube from

[@Biber0315]

I lost respect for Adams when I found out just how heavily manipulated his photos were. Too bad. I was a big fan.

[@es2056]

ALL professional photographers elevate their images in post processing. Saying that you don't respect Adams for this is not being fair to him or the art of photography. I will not use your term "manipulate" because that connotes an attempt at dishonesty. It is very rare indeed to produce a photograph , whether using film or digital cameras, that is perfect straight out of the camera because of the limitations of the medium, the equipment, and the situation at hand. Post processing is part of the process and is necessary to allow the photographer to achieve his/her vision. Essentially that is what photography is all about, conveying one's feelings and interpretation onto a final image for others to see and enjoy.

[@Biber0315]

@@es2056 "Elevate?" Seriously? So you don't see changing something in order to represent what it is not as dishonest?

[@es2056]

@@Biber0315 Not in this context, no. And BTW, it is NOT changing something that is not there. Look, it is obvious that you are ignorant about the subject of photography and I am not here to educate you to save you from looking and sounding foolish. Read up on the art photography or speak to some photographers and get a clue. I've encountered your false perspective many times, and quite honestly, I'm tired of trying to educate people who don't want to learn and have a closed mind on the subject.

[@TheStockwell]

I feel sorry for you not knowing how the darkroom work has always been an integral part of photography. You probably went berserk when you discovered how much creative editing goes into turning film footage into motion pictures. 😢

[@Biber0315]

Why did you feel the need to belittle me? Motion pictures and art photography are different things. I just prefer realism to the fiction of manipulated images. @@TheStockwell

[@evelynramos445]

Darkroom at night, no quick development of image! Manipulate the image by developing process

[@cusab69]

I still prefer Cedric Wright's work.

[@Leeniebean]

That lady's voice made me stop watching.

[@teriw56]

It’s the millennial crackle.

[@Happy2BUp]

Her voice wasn’t meant for you.

[@TheStockwell]

People deliberately cut themselves off from great things for the most trivial and pettiest of reasons. 🙄

[@ignatiusjk]

Messing around or "reinterpreting " an Ansel Adams photo is like taking a Mozart movement and making a disco version of it. Shame on ANY !!! photographer who stoops to such a level. Be creative, make your own photograph.

[@alexthompson9516]

Too bad he isnt any good at it

[@lp4265]

My husband , now ex, was Ansel’s lawyer back in the late 70s early eighties with his law partner, Fred Farr, Sam Farr’s dad. It was well known in the office that Ansel would trade his photography in place for payment. Those were the good ol’ days!

[@adambreslow6721]

She’s missing some key points , Ansel was hired by the us govt to photo the west specifically state lands , he also created his own large format camera and would set it up on the back of his pick up

[@DickNasty480]

AA is the OG