Nature Photography/Ansel Adams Bibliography

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY / ANSEL ADAMS BIBLIOGRAPHY

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ANSEL ADAMS WEB SITES

The Adams Legend

http://photography.about.com/arts/photography/library/weekly/aa071999.htm

This article introduces the life and career of Ansel Adams.  The author focuses on Adams' artistic style, the people who influenced his work, and the reasons why some individuals considered him controversial.

 

Ansel Adams: American Icon

http://www.enn.com/features/1999/11/110299/ansel_5302.asp

David Hume Kennerly, a friend of Ansel Adams, recounts the photographer's involvement in politics.  In particular, Kennerly chronicles Ansel's interactions with President Ford, and the influential role he played in convincing the President to make the protection of National Parks a greater priority.

 

Ansel Adams Educator’s Guide - Biography

http://www.library.arizona.edu/branches/ccp/education/guides/aaguide/aainguid.htm

Another brief biography of Ansel Adams.  Also contains a bibliography and a technical description of Adam's "Zone System" of photography.

 

Ansel Adams Gallery

http://www.anseladams.com/

The official site of the Ansel Adams Gallery.  Contains information on the various galleries, a virtual exhibit of Adams' work as well as that of other artists endorsed by the Gallery, and an online store for posters and other merchandise.

 

Zone System-Ansel Adams

http://www.sentex.net/~sfinlay/Zone1.htm

A description of the Zone System, developed by Ansel Adams.  Contains pictorial examples of the various "zones" in the Zone system as well as information on how to apply the system to digital photography

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NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WEB SITES

Alaska Society of Outdoor Photography

http://www.asonp.org/

The Alaska Society of Outdoor and Nature Photographers is an educational non-profit organization dedicated to promoting public education, self-improvement, and ethics in outdoor and nature photography.

 

California Underground,Cave Photography

http://www.museumca.org/caves/onli_photo.html

Methods of photographing caves presented by the Oakland Museum of California.

 

California Native Plant Society

http://www.cnps.org/gallery/gallery.htm

A beautiful Gallery displaying the native plants of California.  Each section has descriptions of the plants and the biomes represented.

 

Department of Water Resources Photography

http://wwwdwr.water.ca.gov/owegs/dir-Photo_Unit/photo.html

A comprehensive computerized library featuring slides, prints, and negatives covering the Department of Water Resources' various programs and activities from the 1950's to the present.

 

Nature Photography

http://environment.tqn.com/newsissues/environment/cs/naturephotography/

Photographs of animals, endangered species, birds, forest ecology, coastal and marine life, flowers, plants, insects and more at About.com’s Environmental Issues section.

 

Nature Photography Ethics

http://www.nanpa.org/committees/ethics/

North American Nature Photographers Association ethical field practices guide lines.

 

Nature Photography Tips Field Techniques

http://www.californiapictures.com/tips.html

A basic guide to photographing nature.

 

Photo.Net Nature Forum

http://www.photo.net/photo/nature/

Photo.Net is an online learning community of people improving their photography expertise.  This forum within the community focuses on nature photography.

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ANSEL ADAMS BOOKS

Adams, Ansel.  The Islands of Hawaii.  Honolulu, HI: Bishop National Bank of Hawaii, c1958.  Main Folio DU623.2 .A52 1958.

 

Adams, Ansel.  The Negative: Exposure and Development.  Hastings-on-Hudson, NY: Morgan & Morgan, Inc., 1968.  Main TR290  A33.

 

Adams, Ansel.  The Print; Contact Printing and Enlarging. Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Morgan, 1968. Main  TR330 .A33.

 

Adams, Ansel.  The Role of the Artist in Conservation / Ansel Adams. Berkeley, CA: University of California, College of Natural Resources, Department of Forestry & Conservation, 1975x.

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NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS

The Art of Geology. Boulder, CO: Geological Society of America, c1988. Main Serials QE1 .G24 no.225.

 

Cocucci, Alfredo E. Fotografía: Manual Para Naturalistas. Córdoba: Academia Nacional de Ciencias, 1986.  Main TR721 .C62 1986.

 

Exhibition Substance The Beautiful Illusion of: Four Photographers and the American West: Selected from the BYU Photo. Provo, Utah: Friends of the Brigham Young University Library 1990. Main TR646 .U6 P67

 

Field, Mary. Secrets of Nature. London, England: Scientific Book Club, 1939.  Main TR893.4  .F53 1939.

 

Fitzharris, Tim. The Audubon Society Guide to Nature Photography. Boston, MA: Little, Brown, c1990. Pub TR721 .F58 1990.

 

Hartley, William B. Loving Nature -- The Right Way: A Family Guide to Viewing and Photographing Scenic Areas and Wildlife.  Minneapolis, MN: IntraNet Solutions, c1996.  Pub GV191.6 H37 1996.

 

Iwago, Mitsuaki.  Wildlife. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1998.  Pub TR729 .W54 1998.

 

Izzi, Guglielmo. The Complete Manual of Nature Photography. New York, NY: Harper & Row, c1981.  Pub TR721 .I9913 1981.

 

Kegley, Max. Loot of a Desert Rat. Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix Arizona Engraving  & Lithographing Co., 1938.  Main F811 .K45 1938.

 

Lanting, Frans. Living Planet: Preserving Edens of the Earth. New York, NY: Crown, c1999. Pub QH45.2 .L36 1999.

 

Linton, David. Photographing Nature. Garden City, NY: The American Museum of Natural History, The Natural History Press, 1964.  Main QH245 .L56 1964.

 

A Pageant of Photography.  San Francisco, CA: Crocker-Union, 1940.  S.C. TR23 .P34 1940.

 

Porter, Eliot. Nature's Chaos. New York, NY: Viking, 1990. Pub TR721 G58 1990.

 

David R. Brower, ed. The Sierra Club: A Handbook. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club, 1947. Main F868.S5 S58 1947.

 

Swinburne, Stephen R. Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes: Patterns in Nature.  Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mill Press, 1998.  Pub Juv QH48 .S975 1998.

 

Volz, McLeod. The Woods. Sausalito CA:  Graphic Arts of Marin, 1963. SC TR724.T7 V64 1963.

 

West, Larry. How to Photograph Reptiles & Amphibians. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, c1997.  HERP  TR729.R47 W47 1997.

 

Your World: UNEP International Photographic Competition on the Environment 1991-1992. London, England: Harvill, 1992. Pub  TR721 .Y68 1992.

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Materials with call numbers Pub, Pub Juv, Biodiv, and Biodiv Juv are available for loan to Academy members.


 

 

 

 

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