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The artist and the photographer seek the mysteries and the adventure of experience in nature.

Ansel Adams

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Ansel Adams
Age: 82 †
Born: 1902
Born: February 20
Died: 1984
Died: April 22
Environmentalist
Mountaineer
Photographer
Pianist
University Teacher
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Ansel Easton Adams
Ansel Easton Adams II
Ansel E. Adams
Photographer
Adventure
Seek
Mystery
Experience
Artist
Nature
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