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Celebrating his legacy in the 21st Century: Creative Photography | National Parks Advocate | Environmental Activist

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08/29/2026

“I know of no sculpture, painting, or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters.

“At first the colossal aspect may dominate; then we perceive and respond to the delicate and persuasive complex of nature. After the initial excitement we begin to sense the need to share the living realities of this miraculous place. We may resent the intrusion of urban superficialities. We may be filled with regret that so much has happened to despoil, but we can also respond to the challenge to re-create, to protect, to reinterpret the enduring essence of Yosemite, to reestablish it as a sanctuary from the turmoil of the time.“ —A.A.

‘Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California,’ 1927. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

08/26/2026

“The Smokies always call me home.” — Dolly Parton

‘Dawn, Autumn, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee,’ 1948. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

08/22/2026

“Let us never forget that the National Park Service is based upon a legislative act and is not securely incorporated in the Constitution of the United States. Hence, it is vulnerable to erosion and destruction by legislative action. Such action may be sudden and catastrophic, as in the event of some national emergency, or it might appear as a slow but tragic attrition induced by overpopulation, economic pressures and public apathy. Obviously, eternal vigilance must therefore be the essential attitude of all our people.” - A.A.⁠

‘Sand Bar, Rio Grande, Big Bend National Park, Texas,’ 1947. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

08/19/2026

Ansel Adams: Master of light, shadow, and raisin bread.

Happy World Photography Day. 🤠

[Clip from “Photography: The Incisive Art: Episode no. 4: Professional Photography” produced by KQED-TV in San Francisco, circa 1960.]

08/18/2026

Big Bend National Park holds more than eight hundred thousand acres of desert, river, wildlife habitat, migration routes, dark skies, and a fossil record 130 million years deep — much of it exposed across vast stretches of country that have never known a road.

Desecrating a crown jewel national park to perform toughness at the border is grotesque.

CBP has reportedly paused construction in Big Bend pending an on-site review. What happens next is still an open question.

“Once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.” — A.A.

‘Fossils near Boquillas, Big Bend National Park, Texas,’ c. 1942. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

08/17/2026

“Whatever you hear about Big Bend not being of National Park stature, please discount it. It is one of the grandest places I have seen, and has a magical mood that, in my mind, puts it among the top really great areas.” — A.A.

From a letter to Francis Farquhar, February 16, 1947, Big Bend National Park, Texas.

‘Burro Mesa and the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas,’ 1947. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

08/16/2026

“It does not seem likely that a photographer of the future will be able to bring to the heroic wild landscape the passion, trust, and belief that Adams has brought to it. If this is the case, his pictures are all the more precious, for they then stand as the last records, for the young and the future, of what they missed. For the aging—for a little while—they will be a souvenir of what was lost.” — John Szarkowski

‘Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas,’ 1947. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

08/09/2026

‘Columnar Basalt, Devils Postpile National Monument, California,’ 1958. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust

08/08/2026

‘Self-Portrait with Ansel Adams, Carmel Highlands’ — photographed by Martha Casanave inside Ansel’s home studio in 1981. ©️Martha Casanave

In the lower-left corner, we see the shutter release cable in Casanave’s hand — allowing her to trip the shutter mid-conversation without interrupting the moment.

As a younger photographer based on the Monterey Peninsula at the time, Casanave was warmly welcomed into the local circle of established photographers that included Ansel, Brett Weston, and Morley Baer. Her extensive body of work encompasses portraiture, lensless pinhole photography, and experimentations with historic alternative printing processes.

We love this image for the way it pulls back the curtain on Ansel as a supportive, encouraging figure and mentor to the next generation of California artists—a spirit Casanave carried forward by becoming a prominent photographic educator in her own right.

08/02/2026

“High Country Crags and Moon, Sunrise, Kings Canyon National Park, California,” 1936.

Thanks to recent a forensic astronomy study, we know that Ansel made this photograph 90 years ago this week—at 6:47 a.m. on Aug. 6, 1936, to be exact. (More about that in today’s stories.)

We love this picture so much; it has a starring role as the ‘August’ picture in this year’s Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” calendar.

Speaking of which, the 2027 calendar went on sale last week! For the first time in its 43-year history it will feature one of Ansel’s vertical compositions. Can you guess which one? 🤠

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