Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams was born on Feb 20, 1902 in San Francisco,California. He was not successful in public schools so he was home schooled by his dad and his aunt until  he graduated from the Mrs. Kate M. Wilkins Private School. Before he was a photographer he was the keeper of the Sierra Club's LeConte Memorial Lodge. Ansel made his first fully visualized photograph of the Face of Half Dome in 1927. He taught himself how to play the piano, then later took lessons He met his wife Virginia Best in Yosemite then got married in 1928. When he was four there was an earthquake that made him break his nose beyond repair.

I chose this photo because the fog makes it look really mysterious. The black and white contrast really well together.