Ansel Adams
Monday, February 26th, 2007
I was just down at the Bowers Museum in Orange County, California where they have a fantastic Ansel Adams exhibit. If you live in that area and are interested at all in photography, this ought not be missed. I haven’t seen his prints up close since I’ve taken up photography more seriously and I have to say, the man was everything his legendary reputation says he was. Absolutely incredible.
I used to hang out at the The Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite Valley on rainy days when I wasn’t climbing there in the late ’70s and early ’80s and met Adams toward the end of his life at a photography workshop I attended there. I have a feeling the gallery has grown into a fantastic place to visit with the work of not only Adams but many excellent contemporary photographers.
PBS showed a fantastic documentary: American Experience: Ansel Adams which can be bought on DVD now. Excellent.
