Photographer: Ansel Adams 

Background: 

Ansel Adams is known as the "Grandfather of Landscape". He is the one nature photographer that transcends the genre and even photography for that matter. Ansel Adams photos, were shot in black and white. Perhaps his greatest legacy were his environmental conservation efforts with the Sierra Club that led to creation of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks among other areas, and also the art education institutions that he helped to create.