Adams’ Adolescent YearsĪt the age of 12, Adams learned to play the piano by himself. By 1912, his family lost their affluent style of living, and Adams who was a restless kid, was thrown from several private schools during his childhood. The banking crisis in America in 1907 along with his grandfather’s death, created a great financial loss in his family. He enjoyed taking long walks and exploring. He received only an 8th grade education in school.Īt a very young age, Adams was interested in the outdoors. This made him very self-conscious and was partly the cause for the problems he had in school. His nose was never properly put back into place so it remained crooked throughout his life. Because of his wealth, Ansel attended both public and private schools during his academic career.Īdams had a badly broken nose due to the aftershock from the great earthquake of 1906 in San Francisco. Adams’ father was a very successful businessman who owned a chemical factory and an insurance company. He was the only child of Charles Hitchcock Adams and Olive Bray Adams, who originally hailed from New England and migrated from north of Ireland during the 18th century.

Ansel Adams’ Early LifeĪnsel Adams was born in San Francisco, California, in 1902.

He has spent a large amount time of his career in commercial photography. Died: (at age 82) in Monterey, CaliforniaĪnsel Adams was a famous photographer and a lifelong conversationalist who encouraged respect for the natural environment.

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