55 Astonishing Ansel Adams Photographs That Depict Nature, Life, And Social Justice In America

Photo citation: Adams, A., photographer. (1943) Tom Kobayashi, landscape, south fields, Manzanar Relocation Center / photograph by Ansel Adams. California Manzanar, 1943. Photograph retrieved from the Library of Congress. Rights and Restrictions Information: no known restrictions. Article by Kaleena Fraga and edited by Cara Johnson. All That’s Interesting – updated April 9, 2023.

Throughout the 20th century, Ansel Adams captured stunning black-and-white images of the American West, earning the title of “America’s most important landscape photographer.”

For Ansel Adams, simplicity was everything. He applied that mindset to his photographs, which famously showed stunning natural vistas untouched by civilization. “A picture,” he said, “is only a collection of brightness. There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept.” […]

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