Late for Feb 20, Ansel Adams and Georgia O'Keefe

 Happy Birthday Ansel Adams! #BornOnThisDay in 1902, Adams was one of the most influential photographers and environmentalists of the 20th century. Through his lens, he spent a significant amount of time capturing breathtaking views of the High Sierras and other vistas, finding endless beauty in the landscapes and the people living there.

Adams first met Georgia O’Keeffe in Taos, New Mexico, in 1929. The two were connected to natural forms and inspired by their surrounding landscapes. Pictured here, Adams captured O'Keeffe with Orville Cox, the head wrangler at Ghost Ranch, on the rim of Canyon de Chelly in 1937. In 1938, Adams and O’Keeffe joined a group of friends on a camping trip to Yosemite. While Yosemite was a regular subject for Adams, he described visiting this familiar place with O’Keeffe in his journal as a “revelation.” Adams and O’Keeffe found much inspiration in journeying through the outdoors, and they remained lifelong friends.

Thank you Ansel Adams for sharing this photograph with us!

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Georgia O’Keeffe and Orville Cox, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, 1937. Photograph by Ansel Adams.