Ansel Adams: Trees FROM THE PUBLISHER
The legendary artist Ansel Adams was a keen photographer of trees and
forest woodlands, distilling their essence in striking black-and-white
images. This book presents some 50 of Adam's finest photographs of
trees-a personal vision ranging from stirring portraits of the giant oaks
in Yosemite Valley to the shimmering beauty of an aspen grove in New
Mexico; majestic pine forests to leafy deciduous woods; exquisite details
of bark and wood to snow-laden branches against the sky; and, of course,
many a portrait of the ancient trees of the Sierra and the American West.
Ansel Adams: Trees is a departure from previous Adams books,
focusing as it does on a specific element in nature, and drawing upon,
for its text, excerpts from literature and poetry, both contemporary
and historical. The natural history and the spiritual nature of trees
have inspired writers throughout the ages to extol their metaphorical,
meditative, and life-sustaining qualities. The lyrical writings
accompanying the images complement and expand upon the reverence and
passion for trees, so apparent in Adams's photographs.
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