Ansel Adams was a photographer and a conservationist who was born on February 20,1902. He was born at 114 Maple Street in San Francisco and he was the only child of Olive and Charles (“Ansel Adams” 1). He lived his child hood with his parents on the tip of the San Francisco peninsula at Land’s End (“Ansel Adams: One of the Greatest Photographers of All Time” 1). As a child Adams was not the best of a school …showed first 75 words of 941 total…

…showed last 75 words of 941 total…was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In the 1970’s his prints sold for amounts larger than any other photographer before. In 1984, Ansel Adams passed away on April 22nd from heart failure (“Ansel Adams” 1). At the time he was also battling cancer (1). He will always be remembered for his stunning photography. Adams was a master of the art and could make any landscape beautiful in black and white. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**