Adams changed his style as he matured. His early prints while very good
was similar to prints of the era. And he made a lot of them. As he got
older he achieved the vision that he became known for. Sometimes he
redid some of his early prints and they are dramatically different.
There was a traveling retrospective about two years ago and it showed
that clearly. Many of his early prints looked not unlike the best
photography of the previous century.
His genius besides making some beautiful images, I think, is that he
found photography in a particular state and pushed it forward so that
everyone who is serious about it cannot ignore what he did. Well, at
least until automatic everything.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Feb 6, 2005, at 3:23 AM, Andrew Gullen wrote:
> on 2005/02/04 1:42 AM, Earl Dunbar at edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Ineresting. Each time I've seen original Adams prints, I've been
>> blown
>> away.
>
> I've only seen one, but had the same reaction.
>
> I'd looked though books of reproductions, and thought they were very
> nice,
> but then saw "Moonrise, Hernandez" at the National Gallery. My jaw
> dropped.
>
> Andrew
>
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