In this autobiography Ansel Adams recalls an extraordinary six decade career as a conservationist, teach er, musician, crusader and, above all, a photographer. '

1998-06-30 Bringing out the unexpected in the photographic enthusiast

Unlike most books on photography or photographers, this focuses more on the thoughts and relationships of Adams rather than an actual narrative of his life. The result is unexpected enlightenment: the core of the man including his attitudes, politics, and relationships. The reader also finds that he is drawn to focus on his own insights on feelings, attitudes, and creative essence. It is very easy to come a point where one attains the feeling he actually knows Adams although relatively little is actually stated in straight terms about him.