Ansel Adams - 400 Photographs Review

The book, Ansel Adams--400 Photographs edited by Andrea G. Stillman is a testament to one of the finest twentieth century photographers in the world, covers the photographer not with just a few dozen images, but with hundreds.

Did you know that Ansel Adams wanted to be a concert pianist? These types details about the artist are written about in the book, a masterpiece divided into 5 parts in chronological order.

There are rare early images that Ansel took with his father in the first part of the book. The book includes the period of "straight photography," a time when Adams moved away from the popular pictorial photography, where people likened their images to paintings. There are other parts about national parks and conservation. Blogcritics has reviewed the book and writes: "I think that Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs is an absolute must have for anyone that enjoys Ansel Adams, art work, photography, or just wants to get lost into the world of images."

The above picture is a photograph of mine (I'm Matt Bamberg, the writer and photographer of this blog). Please don't compare it to Adams' work. Thanks!