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Ansel Adams | Image Gallery

Ansel Adam's Iconic images

For over six decades, Ansel Adams turned his camera on the American wilderness, becoming one of the most recognized photographers in the world. Browse some of Adams's most beloved images in this photo gallery.

  • Golden Gate Before the Bridge, San Francisco, California, 1932

     Credit: Ansel Adams © The Trustees of the Ansel Adams publishing Rights Trust.

  • Tree, Stump and Mist, North Cascades National Park, Washington, 1958.

     Credit: Ansel Adams © The Trustees of the Ansel Adams publishing Rights Trust.

  • Rock and Grass, Moraine Lake, Sequoia National Park, 1932.

     Credit: Ansel Adams © The Trustees of the Ansel Adams publishing Rights Trust.

  • Lake and Cliffs, Sierra Nevada, 1932.

     Credit: Ansel Adams © The Trustees of the Ansel Adams publishing Rights Trust.

  • Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska, 1947.

     Credit: Ansel Adams © The Trustees of the Ansel Adams publishing Rights Trust.

  • Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958.

     Credit: Ansel Adams © The Trustees of the Ansel Adams publishing Rights Trust.

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

     Credit: Ansel Adams © The Trustees of the Ansel Adams publishing Rights Trust.

  • Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941.

     Credit: Ansel Adams © The Trustees of the Ansel Adams publishing Rights Trust.

  • El Capitan Winter, Sunrise,Yosemite National Park, California, 1968.

     Credit: Ansel Adams © The Trustees of the Ansel Adams publishing Rights Trust.

  • Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, California, 1948.

     Credit: Ansel Adams © The Trustees of the Ansel Adams publishing Rights Trust.
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