Robert Adams
Robert Adams
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Full Name and Common Aliases
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Full name: Robert Adams
Common aliases: None notable
Birth and Death Dates
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Born: November 8, 1937
Died: December 3, 2018
Nationality and Profession(s)
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Nationality: South African-American
Profession(s): Photographer, Artist
Early Life and Background
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Robert Adams was born in Silver City, New Mexico, on November 8, 1937. His early life took him to various places across the United States and eventually to South Africa where his family settled for a time. He grew up with an appreciation for the natural world around him.
As he matured, Adams' interest in photography developed into a passion. He began taking photographs as a teenager using a Leica camera given by his father. After studying English at Yale University, Adams went on to study art history at the San Francisco Art Institute.
Major Accomplishments
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Adams is best known for his contributions to landscape and environmental photography. His work often captured the human relationship with nature in an unflinching manner. This led to him becoming a prominent voice in discussions about the impact of human activities on the environment.
Some of his most notable works include:
Plateaus and Canyons (1967), which showcases Adams' early fascination with the American West
From the Museum Collection (1974), featuring photographs taken from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's collection
* Belong Dead (1985), a series documenting the changing landscapes of Colorado and Utah
Notable Works or Actions
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Adams' work extends beyond his photographic projects. He was also an educator, teaching at various institutions including Yale University School of Art and the San Francisco Art Institute.
In addition to his artistic endeavors, Adams was an advocate for environmental causes. His photographs often highlighted the consequences of human actions on natural landscapes, inspiring viewers to think critically about their relationship with the environment.
Impact and Legacy
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Adams' photography has had a lasting impact on the landscape genre. His ability to convey the emotional and psychological aspects of human interaction with nature set him apart from other photographers of his time.
His work continues to inspire contemporary photographers, artists, and environmental advocates alike. Through his photographs and writings, Adams reminds us that our actions have consequences for future generations and the natural world.
Why They Are Widely Quoted or Remembered
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Robert Adams' impact on photography and our understanding of human interaction with nature cannot be overstated. His legacy serves as a reminder to appreciate and respect the beauty of our surroundings while acknowledging the responsibility that comes with shaping them.
His photographs continue to evoke strong emotions, encouraging viewers to reevaluate their place within the natural world.
Quotes by Robert Adams
Robert Adams's insights on:
We have names for everything. What if we forgot about those names? And we stopped seeing things as something? What if we just observed things, watched things, without giving them a name, without coming to a conclusion? What do you think would happen? You would transcend everything.
The only freedom we've got is not to react to anything, but to turn within and know the truth.
There is only one I actually. That I is Consciousness. When you follow the personal I to the source, it turns into the universal I, which is Consciousness. Begin to catch yourself. begin to realize your divine nature. You do this by keeping quiet. The fastest way to realization is to keep quiet.
You are the Self, that perfect immutable Self. Nothing else exists. Nothing else ever existed. Nothing else will ever exist. There is only one Self and you are That. Rejoice!
The secret to peace-of-mind is to not identify with anything other than your true self.
You don't have to set aside a time for meditation. You can do it while you're driving your car,while you're at work, while you're playing music. Just be aware of yourself, of who you really are,and realize the rest is a projection of your mind.
All these years you've been searching and looking and trying to change things, trying to add thing onto yourself, trying to acquire things when you have been the source of everything to begin with. Everything you've been looking for has been within yourself you have been that. You then begin to surrender everything to yourself. You surrender all of your thoughts, all of your feelings, you surrender all of your desires, all of your wants to the Self. You pull it in all inwardly.
The suburban West is, from a moral perspective, depressing evidence that we have misused our freedom. There is, however, another aspect to the landscape, an unexpected glory. Over the cheap tracts and littered arroyos one sometimes see a light as clean as that recorded by O'Sullivan. Since it owes nothing to our care, it is an assurance; beauty is final.
You've always been free. You've always been bright and shining. Everything else is just nonsense.
Larry Schwarm's photographs of fire on the prairie are so compelling that I cannot imagine any later photographer trying to do better. His pictures convince us that seemingly far away events are close by, relevant to any serious person's life.