Ansel Adams in Color

Cliffs of the Pali, Oahu, Hawaii, 1948
Looking into the future, Adams wrote,
Ansel Adams

Cliffs of the Pali, Oahu, Hawaii, 1948
Looking into the future, Adams wrote, "I...tremble when I think of the coming tornado of 'color.'"

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