Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams was born in San Fransisco in 1902. He is known for his famous 'EARTHQUAKE" nose. It was broken in an earthquake and never went back to normal. Growing up, he didnt do well in the schools he was placed in, so his father and aunt tutored him at home and eventually he got a diploma from a private school. Beside being a photographer, Ansel seriously pursued music. He taught himself to play the piano and read music when he was twelve. Photography became became a bigger part of his life, and he gave a music carreer for it. His first visualized photograph, the Monolith, was taken in 1927. Ansel Adams got married in 1928 and they had two kids. Photography continued to be a main aspect of his life until his death in Monteray California, in 1984.

I chose this photo of Ansel Adams because it makes me think of his photography , in all of the veins in the leaf. Each one representing a new photograph or a goal reached in the profession. Altogether his life is one leaf of photography, and the surrounding plants are other aspects of his life.