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Celebrating his legacy in the 21st Century: Creative Photography | National Parks Advocate | Environmental Activist

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09/07/2026

✨ Unveiling the 2027 Ansel Adams “Authorized Edition” Wall Calendar ✨

2027 will mark the centennial of Monolith, The Face of Half Dome—a transformative photograph born of Ansel’s creative awakening and first successful visualization, and one that went on to become a landmark in the history of photography and modern art.

In honor of the anniversary, we’ve broken with more than 40 years of calendar convention to accommodate one of Ansel’s vertical compositions—Monolith. It appears in the wall calendar for the first time ever.

Yosemite—and Half Dome in particular—has an especially strong presence in this edition, while seasonal landscapes from across the American West complete the year.

Fourteen black-and-white photographs are reproduced in luminous duotone on large format premium paper—with every image designed to have an afterlife as a framed reproduction.

More than 40 years after Ansel launched his calendar program to bring his work—and his environmental message—to a wider public, the tradition continues.

Published by Little, Brown and Company. A portion of proceeds supports CCP.

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09/07/2026

“The justification for technique is being able to do what you want to do, when you want to do it.” — A.A.

‘The Rio Grande, Big Bend National Park, Texas,’ c. 1942. Photograph by Ansel Adams.
09/04/2026

‘The Rio Grande, Big Bend National Park, Texas,’ c. 1942. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

“I know of no sculpture, painting, or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granit...
08/29/2026

“I know of no sculpture, painting, or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters.

“At first the colossal aspect may dominate; then we perceive and respond to the delicate and persuasive complex of nature. After the initial excitement we begin to sense the need to share the living realities of this miraculous place. We may resent the intrusion of urban superficialities. We may be filled with regret that so much has happened to despoil, but we can also respond to the challenge to re-create, to protect, to reinterpret the enduring essence of Yosemite, to reestablish it as a sanctuary from the turmoil of the time.“ —A.A.

‘Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California,’ 1927. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

“The Smokies always call me home.” — Dolly Parton ‘Dawn, Autumn, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee,’ 1948....
08/26/2026

“The Smokies always call me home.” — Dolly Parton

‘Dawn, Autumn, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee,’ 1948. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

“Let us never forget that the National Park Service is based upon a legislative act and is not securely incorporated in ...
08/22/2026

“Let us never forget that the National Park Service is based upon a legislative act and is not securely incorporated in the Constitution of the United States. Hence, it is vulnerable to erosion and destruction by legislative action. Such action may be sudden and catastrophic, as in the event of some national emergency, or it might appear as a slow but tragic attrition induced by overpopulation, economic pressures and public apathy. Obviously, eternal vigilance must therefore be the essential attitude of all our people.” - A.A.⁠

‘Sand Bar, Rio Grande, Big Bend National Park, Texas,’ 1947. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

08/19/2026

Ansel Adams: Master of light, shadow, and raisin bread.

Happy World Photography Day. 🤠

[Clip from “Photography: The Incisive Art: Episode no. 4: Professional Photography” produced by KQED-TV in San Francisco, circa 1960.]

Big Bend National Park holds more than eight hundred thousand acres of desert, river, wildlife habitat, migration routes...
08/18/2026

Big Bend National Park holds more than eight hundred thousand acres of desert, river, wildlife habitat, migration routes, dark skies, and a fossil record 130 million years deep — much of it exposed across vast stretches of country that have never known a road.

Desecrating a crown jewel national park to perform toughness at the border is grotesque.

CBP has reportedly paused construction in Big Bend pending an on-site review. What happens next is still an open question.

“Once destroyed, nature’s beauty cannot be repurchased at any price.” — A.A.

‘Fossils near Boquillas, Big Bend National Park, Texas,’ c. 1942. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

“Whatever you hear about Big Bend not being of National Park stature, please discount it. It is one of the grandest plac...
08/17/2026

“Whatever you hear about Big Bend not being of National Park stature, please discount it. It is one of the grandest places I have seen, and has a magical mood that, in my mind, puts it among the top really great areas.” — A.A.

From a letter to Francis Farquhar, February 16, 1947, Big Bend National Park, Texas.

‘Burro Mesa and the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas,’ 1947. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

“It does not seem likely that a photographer of the future will be able to bring to the heroic wild landscape the passio...
08/16/2026

“It does not seem likely that a photographer of the future will be able to bring to the heroic wild landscape the passion, trust, and belief that Adams has brought to it. If this is the case, his pictures are all the more precious, for they then stand as the last records, for the young and the future, of what they missed. For the aging—for a little while—they will be a souvenir of what was lost.” — John Szarkowski

‘Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas,’ 1947. Photograph by Ansel Adams.

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