Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams was born in 1902 in San Francisco, California. Throughout his childhood he played in the sand dunes beyond the Golden Gate, where he grew his love for nature and its inhabitants.  Later this became the central focus, message, and subject in Adams photography.  Particularly concentrating on the Yosemite National Park, he began to take many natural photos that portrayed the true essence and beauty of nature.  Through these pictures, Adams was then categorized as not only an exceptional photographer, but also a strong individual who ultimately protected many nature conversations by bringing its beauty to others eyes.  Then, in 1980 Adams received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for "his efforts to preserve America's wild and scenic areas, both on film and on earth.  Ansel Adams will always be remembered as a powerful, caring, and talented photographer.