THE ANSEL INSIDER
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Canyon de Chelly from White House Overlook, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, 1942
On first traveling to Canyon de Chelly in 1937, only six years after its establishment as a national monument, Ansel Adams thought it to be the most beautiful place on earth. Astonished by the “beautiful, flowing patterns” of the sand dunes, he wrote to his wife, Virginia Best:
Dogwood Blossoms
Each year, for about three weeks in April or May, the blooming of Yosemite’s famous dogwood trees turns the Merced River Valley into a kaleidoscope of brilliant white blossoms and tiny yellow buds. This awe-inspiring scene would inspire one of the few still-life images of Ansel Adams’s career, “Dogwood Blossoms.”
Yosemite Valley: As Photographed by Ansel Adams
Yosemite Valley
"That first impression of the valley - white water, azaleas, cool fir cavners, tall pine and stolid oakes, cliffs rising to undreamed-of-hights, the poignant sound and smells of the Sierra - was culmination of experiences so intense as to be almost painful" - Ansel Adams
"That first impression of the valley - white water, azaleas, cool fir cavners, tall pine and stolid oakes, cliffs rising to undreamed-of-hights, the poignant sound and smells of the Sierra - was culmination of experiences so intense as to be almost painful" - Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams’ Most Famous Rookie Mistake
Today, it’s hard to imagine that one of America’s most celebrated photographers ever struggled to find work shooting photographs. But in the beginning, Ansel Adams was, like most young photographers, unknown, and in order to support himself as a photographer, he took on work as a commercial photographer.
Mount Ansel Adams, Lyell Fork
This branch of the Merced River, the Lyell Fork, is one of the most far-flung regions of Yosemite National Park. To reach this secluded spot, intrepid hikers must traverse many miles of trail before veering off to bushwhack down an exposed ridgeline to grasslands below...
Artist Reception with Painter James McGrew
“Unicorn Peak, Thunderclouds” by Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams captured this phenomenal image of “Unicorn Peak, Thunderclouds” with his medium format camera around 1967 in late spring or early summer. He was sixty-five at the time, and was hiking across Tuolumne Meadows with his Hasselblad when he discovered this view.
Clouds & Mist | March 2020
Mt. McKinley Bears Invade Ranger Cabin
Ansel and his son Michael arrived at Mt. McKinley National Park on the infamous "Moose Gooser", the Alaska Railroad that ran from Fairbanks...
Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake
Yosemite Reverence: New Paintings by James McGrew
pening on February 23rd and running through April 11th, 2020, “Yosemite Reverence: New Paintings by James McGrew” will showcase the dramatic beauty of winter storms and spring runoff; another chapter in the great relationship between humans and nature and art.
A Winter Lightshow in Yosemite Valley
For the intrepid visitor willing to brave the cold and possibility of snow in the park in winter, Yosemite provides unique rewards.
Yosemite Special Edition Photographs | February 2020
Upcoming Event in Yosemite National Park: Rebecca Senf Discusses Making a Photographer: The Early Work of Ansel Adams
Please join us on April 17, 2020 for a Yosemite evening celebrating Rebecca Senf’s new book, “Making a Photographer: The Early Work of Ansel Adams.
Peaks and Cliffs Catalog | February 2020
Experience the wonders of Winter photography as captured by Ansel Adams. From snow covered cliffs to misty weathered skies, be transported to places where the earth stands quiet and still with Winter blanketing the landscape.
Martino Hoss: Yosemite’s Inner Light
Our gallery is excited to present an ethereal body of work by multimedia artist Martino Hoss, an artist with a deep and rich tie to Yosemite National Park. In an interview with our gallery, Martino shares stories of his greatest inspiration—his grandmother, pivotal moments that informed his artistic career, and the essence of Yosemite he is able to capture in the luminous medium of pastel on copper.
Japanese-American Internment: Ansel Adams Exhibit Delayed 75 Years
In 1943 and 1944, Ansel Adams documented one of the darkest chapters in American history, the incarceration of Japanese-American citizens during WWII. The resulting exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, titled "Born Free and Equal," was met with considerable controversy, causing the closing of the exhibit and the destruction of the related books in 1945.
Ansel Adams Defined the Modern Environmental Movement
Today the environment continues to be attacked and the clock is being turned back on progress on many fronts. Ansel Adams spent decades in the battle to protect our environment.
Ansel Adams, Photographer
Adams, Ansel (Feb. 20 1902 — Apr. 22, 1984), photographer and environmentalist, was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Charles Hitchcock Adams, a businessman, and Olive Bray. The grandson of a wealthy timber baron, Adams grew up in a house set amid the sand dunes of the Golden Gate.
“Sierra Meadow” by Ansel Adams
In 1930, Ansel Adams ventured to Yosemite’s high country and photographed “Sierra Meadow,” a work of art that depicts the lush beauty and intricate flora of a garden-meadow.
