ANSEL ADAMS

ANSEL ADAMS

• FEB. 20 1902 - APR.22 1984• LIVED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA• ENVIRONMENTALIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER• HE WAS UNSUCESSFUL IN THE VARIOUS SCHOOLS HIS PARENTS SENT

HIM.

CONTRIBUTIONS• ADAMS WAS DEDICATED TO WILDLIFE PRESERVATION AS WELL AS

COMMITTED TO THE SIERRA CLUB. • HIS SIGNATURE BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS INSPIRE AN

APPRECIATION FOR NATURAL BEAUTY AND A STRONG CONSERVATION ETHIC.

• IN 1934, ADAMS WAS ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SIERRA CLUB, A ROLE HE MAINTAINED FOR 37 YEARS. HIS TENURE SPANNED THE YEARS THAT THE CLUB EVOLVED INTO A POWERFUL NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT LOBBIED TO CREATE NATIONAL PARKS AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT FROM DESTRUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

HOW DOES ADAMS FIT IN WITH APES?

• ANSEL ADAMS LOBBIED TO CREATE NATIONAL PARKS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT FROM DESTRUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT.

• THIS FITS IN WITH THE APES CORE THEME THAT HUMANS ALTER NATURAL SYSTEMS.