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250px-Ansel_Adams.jpg "More than any other influential American of his epic, Adams believed in both the possibility and the probability of humankind living in harmony and balance with its enviroment" - Quote from william turnage about Ansel Adams tree in snow storm.jpg dogwood.jpg Ansel Adams 1902-1984 Wildlife Conservation through Photography MARRIAGE AND FAMILY •Met future wife in 1921 •Virginia best •too young to marry •two children five grand BIRTH AND DEATH Born on February 20, 1902 •San Francisco, California •Died April 22, 1984 of heart disease •Carmel, California EDUCATION Quit school after 8th grade •Private tutoring •Studied with father vernal fall.jpg Environmental Goals: •Ansel Adams wanted to maintain nature’s natural beauty because destructive development projects were taking place. •Ansel achieved this goal with his signature black and white photos of nature. Early interest in environment •Parents took him to Yosemite national park- was 14 •Returned every summer •Took pictures with Kodak brownie- changed vision Reasons or need for goals: •Felt he needed to protect the environment from destructive development projects. •He wanted to maintain nature’s natural beauty and he did this with taking photos of the outdoors. Environmental Issue: wilderness preservation Adams used fame and popularity •Spoke out about conservation and environment •Made speeches in D.C •With camera, showed nature was worth saving Dogwood Blossoms Tree in Snow Storm Vernal Falls