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Date of Birth
20 February 1902, San Francisco, California, USA

Date of Death
22 April 1984, Carmel, California, USA (heart failure aggravated by cancer)

Birth Name
Ansel Easton Adams

Spouse
Virginia Rose Best (2 January 1928 - 22 April 1984) (his death) 2 children

Trivia

Nature photographer.

Was an advocate of nuclear power.

Children: son Michael (b. 1 August 1933), daughter Anne (b. 8 March 1935)

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 2-6. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.


Personal Quotes

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.

Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.


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