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American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)

Also known as: Ansel E. Adams, Ansel Easton Adams, Ansel Easton Adams II, Ansel Eston Adams, Энсел Адамс, أنسل آدمز

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John Muir1838–1914
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Wallace Stegner1909–1993
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Edward Abbey1927–1989
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Dorothea Lange1895–1965
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Aldo Leopold1887–1948
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Paul Strand1890–1976
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Straight photography and photobooks emphasizing clarity, form and place (AI reason)
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Mary Hunter Austin1868–1934
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Evocative prose of the Southwest and Taos landscapes, including her collaboration Taos Pueblo with Adams (AI reason)
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