6;Ansel adams

Adams, Ansel (Feb. 20 1902 — Apr. 22, 1984), photographer and environmentalist, was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Charles Hitchcock Adams, a businessman, and Olive Bray. The grandson of a wealthy timber baron, Adams grew up in a house set amid the sand dunes of the Golden Gate. When Adams was only four, an aftershock of the great earthquake and fire of 1906 threw him to the ground and badly broke his nose, distinctly marking him for life. A year later the family fortune collapsed in the financial panic of 1907, and Adam's father spent the rest of his life doggedly but fruitlessly attempting to recoup.
An only child, Adams was born when his mother was nearly forty. His y elderly parents, affluent family history, and the  presence of his mother's maiden sister and aged father all combined to create an environment that was decidedly Victorian and both socially and emotionally conservative. Adam's mother spent much of her time brooding over her husband's inability to restore the Adams fortune, leaving an ambivalent imprint on her son. Charles Adams, on the other hand, deeply  influenced, encouraged, and supported his son.
Natural shyness , coupled with the dramatically broken nose, caused Adams to have problems fitting in at school. In later life he noted that he might have been diagnosed as hyperactive. There is also the distinct possibility that he may have suffered from dyslexia. He was not successful in the various schools to which his parents sent him; consequently, his father and aunt tutored him at home. 
When Adams was twelve he taught himself to play the piano and read music. Soon he was taking lessons, and the ardent pursuit of music became his substitute for formal schooling. For the next dozen years the piano was Adam's primary occupation and, by 1920, his intended profession. Although he ultimately gave up music for photography, the piano brought substance, discipline, and structure to his frustrating and erratic youth. Moreover, the careful training and exacting craft required of a musician profoundly informed his visual artistry, as well as his influential writings and teachings on photography.Ansel is one of my top ten photographers his photographs are superbly positioned and are graphic and simple in form and tone although sometimes the subtle changes in tone are what make the image so wonderful and serene to look at he definitely has an eye for taking a good picture you cant deny that Ansel is a good photographer but what makes him great is his ability to make you feel emotion every time you gaze at one of his photographers his ability to grab and inspire you for you to be dumbstruck by his technique and creativity his use of monochrome photography does not take you away from the personality and depth of any one photograph. this is why Ansel Adams is in my top ten .the photograph of his i have chosen is called The road its a black and white photograph of a road in the Nevada desert the road flows horizontally down the middle leading the eye its so simply but to me its a perfect picture if you look closely you will see the one lone car on the left side of the road to me when i look at it i immediately think of loneliness and of the space and wilderness of the Nevada desert its a lovely direct piece that is what you see not many photographers are successful at being so direct that is why The road by Ansel Adams is sixth on my list of top ten.