"You don't take a photograph, you make it." ― Ansel Adams Art Photography From Ansel Adams Photographer Added on 1/31/2026 About Ansel Adams Ansel Adams was an American photographer and environmentalist known for iconic black-and-white images of the American West. He helped define landscape photography in the twentieth century. Born: 1902-02-20 Died: 1984-04-22 View all quotes from Ansel Adams