I chose to do my project on Ansel Adams. Ansel was born in San Francisco on February 20th 1902. Adams died on April 22nd 1984 in Monterey, California.

Ansel Adams normally used a camera called Arca-Swiss 4×5 view camera. Adams loved going on adventures and taking photos of mountains and a lot of different unique landscapes. Ansel’s father gave him his first camera, a Kodak brownie box camera. At the time they were visiting Yosemite National Park, and Adams enjoyed taking pictures of the landscapes.

Further in Ansel’s career he found that he liked black and white photos the best, he noticed that the contrast between black and white adds a very dramatic effect. One of Ansel’s most known photos is called Yosemite Valley, Thunderstorm. This photo is of a mountain surrounded by fog. Another known photo of Ansel’s is called Snake River. This photo is also a picture of a mountain but from further away, and in the foreground of the photo there is a curvy river that runs toward the mountain.

Those photos impacts society in a good way because it shows that world how beautiful Earth is. I chose to research Ansel Adams because I like how he takes his photos. His photos have a powerful message, and are truly beautiful.

Mirror Lake, 1937

Snake River, date unknown

Name unknown, date unknown

Yosemite Valley, Thunderstorm, date unknown

This is the oldest family photo I could find. My grandma, grandpa, dad and my two aunts are in this picture

I like these pictures because it shows how life was, like back in the 19th century. You can see how different the dresses, hats and accessories were. Also you get to see the old train that is very cool.

Oskar Barnack was born on November 1st 1879. He grew up in Lynow, Nuthe-Ustromtal, Germany. Barnack was an engineer, who wanted to decrease the size and weight on cameras. He joined the Letiz optical firm in 1911. Around 1913he changed the format to the 35mm film that cinemas used. Oskar convinced his boss, in 1923 to make cameras for outdoor photographers. Everyone was happy with the camera, it was a success. On January 16th 1936, at the age of 56, Oskar Barnack passed away.