Ansel Adams was born in San Fransisco, California as an only child. He had a rough childhood growing up, and broke his nose at the age of four. Later he became a commercial photographer for 30 years, making visionary photos of western landscapes that were inspired by a boyhood trip to Yosemite. Adam loved nature and that was shown in his photography. He also won three Guggenheim grants to photograph the national parks (1944--58). Founding the f/64 group with Edward Weston in 1932, he developed zone exposure to get maximum tonal range from black-and-white film. He served on the Sierra Club Board from 1934-1971.
I really like his style of photography, so it was hard to pick a picture as my favorite. I like this one because it looks really calming and peaceful. It reminds me of the saying "still waters run deep." The black and white in all his pictures really adds a lot.
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