Ansel Adams

Brownie Box Camera

Ansel Easton Adams was born on february 20 1902 in San Francisco U.S.A.  Ansel was named after his uncle, Ansel Easton and he was an only child.  Ansel started playing the piano at an early age, and he got good at it.  Later on in his teens Ansel's main focus was on his music.  By 1920 Piano was Ansel's prefered career, until he found photography and gave up his piano for it (which in my opinion was a good idea, as his photos are Amazing).  Ansel's first camera was a Kodak Brownie Box camera, which literally looked like a brownie.  Ansel did a lot of shooting in yosemite national park, which was a beutiful park with great sights.  Over the next few years, Ansel basically self taught himself photography and how to use the darkroom to make his photos.  In 1927 Ansel completed his first portfolio, and later on that year wrote "My photographs have now reached a stage when they are worthy of the world's critical examination. I have suddenly come upon a new style which I believe will place my work equal to anything of its kind."  Ansel was married to Virginia Best in 1928,  Virginia inherited her fathers art studio upon his death in 1935, and Ansel ran the studio up to 1971.  Ansel had won many photography awards in his lifetime and even had some awards named after him. He was awarded the Conservation Service Award in 1968, he was put into the california hall of fame by the governor Arnold Shwartznegger and received a doctor of arts award from Harvard and yale universities.  here is a link to see some of Ansel's great photography

ANSEL EASTON ADAMS
http://www.anseladams.com/category_s/71.htm