Green Quotes: Ansel Adams
December 1, 2007 by Ali
Filed under Green Living
“It is my intention to present – through the medium of photography – intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators.” – Ansel Adams
Few photographers have had the kind of influence of Ansel Adams. His black & white photographs of the American West captured the landscapes of North America and reshaped a collective appreciation for wild places.
Also a conservationist, Adams’ photography was central to the conservation and protection of America’s National Parks.
His 1930 photography book Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail
His photography was so moving that an example of his work, The Tetons and the Snake River (below), was chosen among 116 other images to be included in the Voyager Golden Record, a compilation of images and sounds meant to communicate life on earth to civilizations whom might be encountered elsewhere in the universe.
A resurgence of interest in his photographs over the last decade or so reaffirms the power of his images. They speak to anyone who has ever been transformed by a place in the natural world and remind us of all that is worth saving, even now seven decades later.
Today his name is synonymous with conservation and the spirit of his work is carried on through two distinct awards that carry his name: Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography and The Wilderness Society’s Ansel Adams Award for Conservation.
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