Ansel Adams was born February 20th 1902 in San Fransisco. He was a photographer and an environmentalist. Ansel was born when his parents were forty and was supported in a large way by his father. He fell and broke his nose when he was little because he was shaken by the after shock of an earthquake. Because of his oddly shaped nose, certain level of genius, and shyness, made it hard for him to fit in at schools, so he ended up being home schooled and earned a diploma. At a young age Ansel taught himself to read music and how to play piano. He intended that playing piano would be his profession up until he was about 20. Then he realized that photography was more his thing. A large amount of Ansel's time was spent at the Golden Gate Bridge and at Yosemite. He was married to Virginia best and had two children with her. In 1927, his first fully visualized photograph called Monolith was taken.
The following is a shot taken by Ansel Adams. Brilliant.