“The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it.”

— Ansel Adams

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About Ansel Adams

Photographer • American

Ansel Adams was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. A key figure in the development of 'straight photography,' he co-founded the Group f/64,...

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