安塞尔·亚当斯(Ansel Adams)

美国伟大的风景摄影师安塞尔·亚当斯曾自述,他的人生“被内华达山脉这片大地的壮丽姿态所染色与调和”。这条将加州与北美大陆分隔开来的传奇山脉,成为他毕生挚爱的风景。 这份对山河的眷恋,始于亚当斯十四岁时首次造访优胜美地国家公园。 往后六十年,他凭借对自然的执着与热爱,被誉为二十世纪最伟大风景摄影师。 亚当斯于1902年出生于旧金山,1930年前,他一直以演奏钢琴及教钢琴为生。

而在1920年代期间,他同时于优胜美地担任导游及管理员,带领探险队深入荒野,并以镜头记录壮丽景色。 随着对优胜美地的情感日益深厚,他对摄影的投入亦愈加专注。 1927年,他创作出自认为“首幅真正的视觉化作品”—— 《巨岩,半圆顶之面》(Monolith, The Face of Half Dome,1927),这幅作品“呈现的不是现实中的景象,而是我心中对景物的感受。” 在旧金山著名艺术赞助人艾伯特·本德尔(Albert Bender)的支持下,他得以出版首个摄影作品集《高山之帕梅利安版画》(Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras,1927),以及首本著作《陶斯普韦布洛》(Taos Pueblo,1930)。

亚当斯早期的摄影风格深受十九世纪末“画意摄影”传统影响。 然而到了1930年,他与美国摄影大师保罗·斯特兰德(Paul Strand)的深厚友谊,促使他逐渐远离画意摄影对暗房操作的重视。 他开始探索“纯摄影”的本质与相机本身的创作可能性。 1932年,他与摄影师爱德华·韦斯顿(Edward Weston)共同创立了极具影响力的“f/64小组”,提倡纯粹的摄影美学。翌年,他结识了阿尔弗雷德·斯蒂格利茨(Albert Stieglitz),后者于1936年在其纽约画廊为亚当斯举办作品展览。

作为技术上的创新者,亚当斯于1935年撰写了自己的首本摄影手册《摄影创作》(Making a Photograph)。 尽管时常因接受《时代》杂志、柯达或蔡司等企业委约而分心,他仍创作出多幅经典美国风景影像,如《大提顿山与蛇河》(The Tetons and the Snake River,1942)及《晨曦,秋林》(Dawn, Autumn Forest,1948)等。 亚当斯于1984年辞世。


ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

Ansel Adams (1902–1984)

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California, 1941

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley, c. 1939

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley, 1944

Ansel Adams (1902–1984)

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Clouds, Yosemite Valley, 1945

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite Valley, 1927

ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Clearing Storm, Sonoma County Hills, 1951

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite Valley, 1948

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Lake Precipice, 'Frozen Lake and Cliffs', Kaweah Gap, Sierra Nevada, 1932

ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)

Portfolio Two: The National Parks and Monuments; 15 Photographs by Ansel Adams

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Surf Sequence, A-E, 1940

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Ansel Adams: Portfolio VII

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Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Park, California, 1946

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Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley; Sixteen Original Prints by Ansel Adams

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, 1948

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite Valley, California, 1938

Ansel Adams (1902–1984)

Church, Sunset, Rear, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, c. 1948

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley; Sixteen Original Prints by Ansel Adams

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Clouds and Hills, Northern California, 1940s

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley

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Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word, In Memory of Russell Varian

ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, 1960

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)

Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

El Capitan, Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 1948

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras

ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)

Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California, 1944

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941

ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)

Maroon Bells, near Aspen, Colorado, 1951

ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)

Maroon Bells, near Aspen, Colorado, 1951

Ansel Adams (1902–1984)

Stream, Sea, Clouds, Rodeo Lagoon, Marin County, 1962

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Clearing Winter Storm, c. 1944

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

The Teton Range and the Snake River, 1942

ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)

Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley; Sixteen Original Prints by Ansel Adams

ANSEL ADAMS (1902–1984)

The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Ansel Adams: Portfolio VII

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Clouds, Yosemite Valley, 1945

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Forest, Castle Rock State Park, California, 1962

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Portfolio One: Twelve Photographic Prints by Ansel Adams

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Dogwood, Yosemite Valley, California, 1938

ANSEL ADAMS (1902-1984)

Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, 1945