With more than two hundred photographs - many rarely seen and some
never before published - this is the most comprehensive collection
of Ansel Adams' photographs of America's national parks and
wilderness areas. For many people, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Glacier
National Park, and other iconic American wildlands exist in the
mind's eye as Ansel Adams photographs. The legendary
photographer explored more than forty national parks in his
lifetime, producing some of the most indelible images of the
natural world ever made. One of the twentieth century's most
ardent champions of the park and wilderness systems, Adams also
helped preserve additional natural areas and protect existing ones
through his photographs, essays, and letter-writing
campaigns.
Edited and with commentary by Andrea G. Stillman, the foremost
expert on Adams' work, this landmark publication includes
quotations by Adams on the making of numerous photographs and
essays by Wallace Stegner, William A. Turnage of The Ansel Adams
Trust, and journalist and critic Richard B. Woodward. This is a
must-own for Ansel Adams fans and all those who, like Adams,
treasure America's wilderness.
"A stunning visual journey through America's national parks and wildlands." Good Morning America
"A stunning visual journey through America's national parks and wildlands."--Good Morning America
Andrea G. Stillman, who worked with Adams in the 1970s, has edited several books of his photographs and writings. Journalist, documentary filmmaker, and critic Richard B. Woodward writes frequently about the arts for the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal
