Press photograph from newspaper archives, released by Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1981 to promote the travelling MOMA exhibit "Ansel Adams and The West" Ansel Adams, American photographer, well known for technical innovations and for his dramatic pictures of Western landscapes. He was a pioneer in the movement to preserve the wilderness and one of the first to promote photography as an art form. Adams and Fred Archer developed the Zone System as a way to determine proper exposure and adjust the contrast of the final print. The resulting clarity and depth characterized his photographs. He primarily used large-format cameras because their high resolution helped ensure sharpness in his images. Adams along Willard Van Dyke and Edward Weston founded the photography group known as Group f/64. Size: 26x20.5 Process: Gelatin​ silver RC paper. Dates: Shot in 1941 and printed in 1981 Condition: Excellent condition.