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portada Ansel Adams in the National Parks: Photographs From America's Wild Places
Type
Physical Book
Illustrated by
Publisher
Year
2010
Language
English
Pages
344
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
26.4x20.6x3.3 cm
Weight
1.63 kg.
ISBN
0316078468
ISBN13
9780316078467
Edition No.
1

Ansel Adams in the National Parks: Photographs From America's Wild Places

Ansel Adams (Author) · Andrea G. Stillman (Illustrated by) · Ansel Adams · Hardcover

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Synopsis "Ansel Adams in the National Parks: Photographs From America's Wild Places "

The most comprehensive collection of Ansel Adams's photographs of America's national parks and wilderness areas, with more than 200 photographs -- many rarely seen and some never before published. For many people, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, and other iconic American wildlands exist in the mind's eye as Ansel Adams photographs. The legendary photographer explored more than forty national parks in his lifetime, producing some of the most indelible images of the natural world ever made. One of the twentieth century's most ardent champions of the park and wilderness systems, Adams also helped preserve additional natural areas and protect existing ones through his photographs, essays, and letter-writing campaigns. Edited and with commentary by Andrea G. Stillman, the foremost expert on Adams's work, this landmark publication includes quotations by Adams on the making of numerous photographs and essays by Wallace Stegner, William A. Turnage of The Ansel Adams Trust, and journalist and critic Richard B. Woodward. This is a must-own for Ansel Adams fans and all those who, like Adams, treasure America's wilderness.
Ansel Adams
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Ansel Easton Adams (1902–1984) fue un fotógrafo y ambientalista estadounidense, considerado uno de los más grandes maestros de la fotografía del siglo XX. Su trabajo definió, junto con otros de su generación, la estética del paisaje natural en blanco y negro, convirtiendo escenarios como el Parque Nacional de Yosemite en iconos visuales universales. Adams no solo capturó imágenes icónicas, sino que desarrolló principios técnicos —como la “zona system”— que permitieron un control sin precedentes sobre la exposición y el contraste, convirtiéndolo en referente tanto para artistas como para técnicos de la fotografía.

Aunque su producción incluye calendarios, libros y recopilaciones visuales como Ansel Adams 2026 Wall Calendar, su legado más duradero son las fotografías mismas y su papel como promotor de la conservación ambiental. Adams fue cofundador del grupo f/64, que impulsó una fotografía precisa y nítida en contraposición a las corrientes pictorialistas, y dedicó gran parte de su vida a la defensa de los parques nacionales y de los espacios naturales de Estados Unidos. Su influencia perdura en generaciones de fotógrafos y amantes de la naturaleza visual.
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