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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

‘Half Dome, from Glacier Point, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California,’ c. 1940. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

We’ve got this! ‘Snowplow in Action, Yosemite National Park, California,’ c. 1935. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. #newyear #backtowork

Black-and-white photograph of a tall pine tree seen from below as a snowplow throws a heavy spray of snow across the frame. Sunlight breaks through the tree, creating bright rays through the swirling snow in Yosemite National Park

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

✨Happy New Year, friends ✨May 2026 bring wide skies, clean air, and moments of wonder that stop us in our tracks.✨ “Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California,” c. 1937. December image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. Link in bio. #anseladams2026

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

“Silverton, Colorado,” 1951. September image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. Link in bio. #anseladams2026 #12daysofansel

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

“Teklanika River, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska,” 1947. July image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. Link in bio. #anseladams2026 #12daysofansel

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

“Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming,” 1941-1942. June images from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. #anseladams2026 #12daysofansel

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

“Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington,” c. 1942. May image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. #anseladams2026 #12daysofansel

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

“Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern California,” c. 1942. April image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. #anseladams2026 #12daysofansel

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

“Sand Dunes, White Sands National Park, New Mexico,” c. 1942. March image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. #12DaysofAnsel #AnselAdams2026

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

“Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sierra Nevada, California,” 1932. February image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. #12DaysofAnsel #AnselAdams2026

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

“Half Dome, Blowing Snow, Yosemite National Park, California,” c. 1955. January image from the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar. Tomorrow: February. #12DaysofAnsel #AnselAdams2026

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

“The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming,” 1942. Cover image for the 2026 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” wall calendar. Link in bio. Tomorrow: January’s image. #12DaysofAnsel #AnselAdams2026

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Happy Holidays from the Ansel Adams Trust! Ansel’s 2026 ‘Authorized Edition’ Wall Calendar is here—14 iconic photographs, luminous duotone on premium paper, designed for framing, and proudly printed in the USA. As collectible as it is functional—and a truly exceptional gift. anseladamsbooks.com

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

“My picture of the statue at the Long Beach cemetery…was done as a quasi-surrealistic thing. I just saw the improbability of this weeping angel & the oil derricks. It had no definite meaning. . . People read into that all kind of things. . .

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” — LBJ Sept 29, 1965, White House Rose Garden: President Johnson presents Ansel Adams with a pen from the signing of the Arts & Humanities Act. *To defend the arts is to protect our democracy.*

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

“We were in the shadow of the mountains, the light was cool and quiet & no wind was stirring. The aspen trunks were slightly greenish and the leaves were a vibrant yellow. The forest floor was covered with a tangle of russet shrubs. It was very quiet.” — A.A. ‘Aspens, Northern New Mexico,’ 1958.

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

“How do you keep yourself grounded? And how do you know who you are through all of this?” — Kimi Kodani Hill, granddaughter of painter Chiura Obata “Many of the Nisei have suffered spiritual and psychological wounds that may never entirely heal.” — Ansel Adams www.altaonline.com/culture/art/...

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WWII Split These Yosemite Artists—and Reunited Them

Chiura Obata and Ansel Adams met as artists drawn to the same peaks—but their views of the West soon diverged.

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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 29/08/2025

Congress wants to overturn land plans in AK, MT & ND—gutting protections for wildlife, recreation & Tribally-important lands. If they succeed, it could unravel how ALL public lands are managed. Call (855) 980-5638 and tell your rep to vote NO on the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions.

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Brooding skies over Monument Valley…🏜 It’s summer 2025, but we’re already curating AA’s 2027 calendars. This 1937 photograph is on our short list for November. Picture it printed in rich duotone at 10x13”—too moody or perfect for the season? Also: 2026 calendars are now LIVE! Link in bio) 🤠📆

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

‘Petroglyphs, Monument Valley, Utah,’ 1958. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

A glimpse of how photographic chemistry shaped Ansel’s early vision circa 1925: Left: Mount Clarence King, Pool — panchromatic plate (records red, green, blue). Clouds appear dramatic. Right: Kearsarge Pinnacles — orthochromatic plate (no red sensitivity). Sky washes out. #worldphotographyday

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Ansel’s political life didn’t happen behind a camera — he made art for its own sake. Alongside his career as a photographer, he had a 2nd career as an activist: meetings, phone calls, letters, lobbying. Sometimes his images helped the cause. More often, the work was all words, strategy, persistence.

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

A Sunday morning meditation… “Trees, Slide Lake, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming,” c. 1965. Photograph by Ansel Adams. © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust.

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

“Let us never forget that the National Park Service…is not securely incorporated in the Constitution of the United States. Hence, it is vulnerable to erosion & destruction by legislative action. . . Obviously, eternal vigilance must therefore be the essential attitude of all our people.” - A.A.⁠ ⁠

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

“The average man is plagued with bewilderment over the productions of contemporary artists. Neither can he understand the artist himself… (1/8)

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

“We must keep our cool and our dignity and fight like hell!” —A.A. Letter for the ‘Opinion’ Page of the San Jose Mercury News (subsequently reproduced in Knight Ridder Newspapers nationwide). Published April 28, 1981.

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

“Ansel Adams, Photographer,” circa 1930. Photographed by Dorothea Lange. Film negative Gift of Paul S. Taylor 5 in x 4 in A67.137.898 © The Dorothea Lange Collection, the Oakland Museum of California #anseladams #dorothealange #historyofphotography #1930s @oaklandmuseumca

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

‘Alfred Stieglitz at an American Place, New York, New York,’ c. 1945. Photograph by Ansel Adams As reproduced in “Ansel Adams In Color,” edited by Harry M. Callahan, Little, Brown & Company ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

‘Hands weaving magnetic-core memory, IBM, Poughkeepsie, New York,’ 1956. Photograph by Ansel Adams. This photograph was made on a commercial assignment for IBM.

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

People are often surprised to learn the extent to which Ansel was involved with color photography—a medium he actively and persistently explored for over 40 years. In 1983, he wrote:

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

A simple invitation on Arbor Day: Find a moment to touch the bark of a tree, look closely at its details, breathe deeply… 🌲Happy Arbor Day🌲 ‘Yellow Pine Bark and Pine Needles, Yosemite National Park, California,’ 1972. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

In Memory of Ansel Adams February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984⁠ 🌎 Every Day is Earth Day 🌍 📷: “Ansel Adams in action teaching at Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Park, June, 1979. A wonderful day for everyone in the workshop.” Photograph and caption copyright ©️ C Bill Youngblood, 1979.

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Wishing a joyful spring season to all who celebrate Easter today, and a peaceful weekend to everyone. May this time of renewal bring brightness to all! ‘Begonia, Santa Cruz, California,’ 1950. Photograph by Ansel Adams for LIFE Magazine.

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Happy “Birthday” to one of Ansel’s most storied images and creative breakthroughs—‘Monolith, The Face of Half Dome’—photographed on April 10, 1927. Ansel was just 25 years old. (Courtesy of The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. All rights reserved.)

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

‘Fern Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington,’ 1942. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

“We must train ourselves to create modes of living which will satisfy the body, the spirit and the ego, and the requirements of the environment as well. . . .

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

“We need a return to the spirit of the madrigals, of the communal participation and joy of creating beauty in every form.” — A.A. “Morning Glories, Massachusetts,” 1958. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️ The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust.

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

“I believe that the artist, in all media, now has the greatest theme and challenge of all time: the survival of the environment and of man himself. The glorification of decay, filth, disease, despair and evil cannot accomplish what is required to make this world a rewarding place to exist in. . .

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Good morning! We have just been watching the sun come up over Half Dome via live webcam; the Valley floor is a winter wonderland! Take a peek: www.nps.gov/yose/learn/p... #protectourparks

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

‘Half Dome, Blowing Snow, Yosemite National Park, California,’ c. 1955. Photograph by Ansel Adams ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Right Trust

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

It’s a good morning to peep a Yosemite live webcam! www.nps.gov/yose/learn/p... 📷: “Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, California,” 1948. Photograph by Ansel Adams. (c) The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust.

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

‘Roots, Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii,’ 1947. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

“[W]hen we observe questionable decisions and procedures, I feel it is our citizen’s duty to protest.” —A.A.

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

"Here we are in 1944—a year of war, worries, and restrictions. Everything seems different; time is short, nerves are ragged, things we have depended on for happiness and security no longer exist. . .

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Ansel Adams (1902-1984) @ansel-adams.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

“We need fire, not glowing embers! We do not need hyperbole or bantering. I am waiting for a bit of wrath and outrage, expressed in the consistent mood of dignity and concern, impact and compassion. Like a full orchestra, not just a string quartet!” —A.A. (in a letter to Senator Alan Cranston, 1983)

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