‘Half Dome, from Glacier Point, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California,’ c. 1940. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust
Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
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We’ve got this! ‘Snowplow in Action, Yosemite National Park, California,’ c. 1935. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. #newyear #backtowork
✨Happy New Year, friends ✨May 2026 bring wide skies, clean air, and moments of wonder that stop us in our tracks.✨ “Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California,” c. 1937. December image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. Link in bio. #anseladams2026
“Silverton, Colorado,” 1951. September image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. Link in bio. #anseladams2026 #12daysofansel
“Teklanika River, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska,” 1947. July image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. Link in bio. #anseladams2026 #12daysofansel
“Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming,” 1941-1942. June images from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. #anseladams2026 #12daysofansel
“Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington,” c. 1942. May image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. #anseladams2026 #12daysofansel
“Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California,” c. 1942. April image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. #anseladams2026 #12daysofansel
“Sand Dunes, White Sands National Park, New Mexico,” c. 1942. March image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. #12DaysofAnsel #AnselAdams2026
“Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sierra Nevada, California,” 1932. February image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. #12DaysofAnsel #AnselAdams2026
“Half Dome, Blowing Snow, Yosemite National Park, California,” c. 1955. January image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. Tomorrow: February. #12DaysofAnsel #AnselAdams2026
“The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming,” 1942. Cover image for the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” wall calendar. Link in bio. Tomorrow: January’s image. #12DaysofAnsel #AnselAdams2026
Happy Holidays from the Ansel Adams Trust! Ansel’s 2026 ‘Authorized Edition’ Wall Calendar is here—14 iconic photographs, luminous duotone on premium paper, designed for framing, and proudly printed in the USA. As collectible as it is functional—and a truly exceptional gift. anseladamsbooks.com
“My picture of the statue at the Long Beach cemetery…was done as a quasi-surrealistic thing. I just saw the improbability of this weeping angel & the oil derricks. It had no definite meaning. . . People read into that all kind of things. . .
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” — LBJ Sept 29, 1965, White House Rose Garden: President Johnson presents Ansel Adams with a pen from the signing of the Arts & Humanities Act. *To defend the arts is to protect our democracy.*
“We were in the shadow of the mountains, the light was cool and quiet & no wind was stirring. The aspen trunks were slightly greenish and the leaves were a vibrant yellow. The forest floor was covered with a tangle of russet shrubs. It was very quiet.” — A.A. ‘Aspens, Northern New Mexico,’ 1958.
“How do you keep yourself grounded? And how do you know who you are through all of this?” — Kimi Kodani Hill, granddaughter of painter Chiura Obata “Many of the Nisei have suffered spiritual and psychological wounds that may never entirely heal.” — Ansel Adams www.altaonline.com/culture/art/...
WWII Split These Yosemite Artists—and Reunited Them
Chiura Obata and Ansel Adams met as artists drawn to the same peaks—but their views of the West soon diverged.
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Congress wants to overturn land plans in AK, MT & ND—gutting protections for wildlife, recreation & Tribally-important lands. If they succeed, it could unravel how ALL public lands are managed. Call (855) 980-5638 and tell your rep to vote NO on the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions.
Brooding skies over Monument Valley…🏜 It’s summer 2025, but we’re already curating AA’s 2027 calendars. This 1937 photograph is on our short list for November. Picture it printed in rich duotone at 10x13”—too moody or perfect for the season? Also: 2026 calendars are now LIVE! Link in bio) 🤠📆
‘Petroglyphs, Monument Valley, Utah,’ 1958. Photograph by Ansel Adams.
A glimpse of how photographic chemistry shaped Ansel’s early vision circa 1925: Left: Mount Clarence King, Pool — panchromatic plate (records red, green, blue). Clouds appear dramatic. Right: Kearsarge Pinnacles — orthochromatic plate (no red sensitivity). Sky washes out. #worldphotographyday
Ansel’s political life didn’t happen behind a camera — he made art for its own sake. Alongside his career as a photographer, he had a 2nd career as an activist: meetings, phone calls, letters, lobbying. Sometimes his images helped the cause. More often, the work was all words, strategy, persistence.
A Sunday morning meditation… “Trees, Slide Lake, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming,” c. 1965. Photograph by Ansel Adams. © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust.
“Let us never forget that the National Park Service…is not securely incorporated in the Constitution of the United States. Hence, it is vulnerable to erosion & destruction by legislative action. . . Obviously, eternal vigilance must therefore be the essential attitude of all our people.” - A.A.
“The average man is plagued with bewilderment over the productions of contemporary artists. Neither can he understand the artist himself… (1/8)
“We must keep our cool and our dignity and fight like hell!” —A.A. Letter for the ‘Opinion’ Page of the San Jose Mercury News (subsequently reproduced in Knight Ridder Newspapers nationwide). Published April 28, 1981.
“Ansel Adams, Photographer,” circa 1930. Photographed by Dorothea Lange. Film negative Gift of Paul S. Taylor 5 in x 4 in A67.137.898 © The Dorothea Lange Collection, the Oakland Museum of California #anseladams #dorothealange #historyofphotography #1930s @oaklandmuseumca
