Name: ansel adams,400 photographs
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Author: Ansel Adams
ISBN: 9780316117722

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Physical Book

Author

Ansel Adams

Illustrated by

Andrea G. Stillman

Publisher

Ansel Adams

Language

English

Pages

440

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.3 x 26.0 x 3.6 cm

Weight

1.99 kg.

ISBN

0316117722

ISBN13

9780316117722

Synopsis "ansel adams,400 photographs"

Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs presents the full spectrum of Adams' work in a single volume for the first time, offering the largest available compilation from his legendary photographic career. Beautifully produced and presented in an attractive landscape trim, Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs will appeal to a general gift-book audience as well as Adams' legions of dedicated fans and students. The photographs are arranged chronologically into five major periods, from his first photographs made in Yosemite and the High Sierra in 1916 to his work in the National Parks in the 1940s up to his last important photographs from the 1960s. An introduction and brief essays on selected images provide information about Adams' life, document the evolution of his technique, and give voice to his artistic vision. Few artists of any era can claim to have produced four hundred images of lasting beauty and significance. It is a testament to Adams' vision and lifetime of hard work that a book of this scale can be compiled. Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs is a must-have for anyone who appreciates photography and the allure of the natural world.

Ansel Adams

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Ansel Easton Adams (1902–1984) fue un fotógrafo y ambientalista estadounidense, considerado uno de los más grandes maestros de la fotografía del siglo XX. Su trabajo definió, junto con otros de su generación, la estética del paisaje natural en blanco y negro, convirtiendo escenarios como el Parque Nacional de Yosemite en iconos visuales universales. Adams no solo capturó imágenes icónicas, sino que desarrolló principios técnicos —como la “zona system”— que permitieron un control sin precedentes sobre la exposición y el contraste, convirtiéndolo en referente tanto para artistas como para técnicos de la fotografía.

Aunque su producción incluye calendarios, libros y recopilaciones visuales como Ansel Adams 2026 Wall Calendar, su legado más duradero son las fotografías mismas y su papel como promotor de la conservación ambiental. Adams fue cofundador del grupo f/64, que impulsó una fotografía precisa y nítida en contraposición a las corrientes pictorialistas, y dedicó gran parte de su vida a la defensa de los parques nacionales y de los espacios naturales de Estados Unidos. Su influencia perdura en generaciones de fotógrafos y amantes de la naturaleza visual.

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Eduardo Segura Thursday, September 05, 2013
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hermoso libro
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Pablo Bonati Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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Una maravilla de libro, tanto por su factura como por el trabajo recopilatorio y sobre todo la increíble obra de Ansel Adams
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