Ansel Adams, George Lepp, Fritz Pölking, Frans Lanting and Art Wolfe have managed to capture the beauty that surrounds us like no one else with their cameras. They are five of the best nature photographers of the 20th century.
Ansel Adams
www.anseladams.com
This Californian got his start in photography at the beginning of the 20th century using a cameraKodakthat his parents gave him. And from then until the end of his life he did not detach himself from his goal. Enthusiastlandscapes, participated in the creation of the f / 64 group, which brought together photographers who defended naturalistic aesthetics. The images that launched him to fame were taken in theYosemite National Park(USA.). Author of the phrase“A photograph is not taken, it is made”Ansel Adams was ahead of his time when he predicted: “I think electronic imaging will be the next big thing.”
George Lepp
www.leppphoto.com
Considered one of the best contemporary nature photographers, as well as a tireless traveler. George Lepp has published his photographs in magazines such asTime, Natural History, National Wildlifey The New Yorker. Thetulips, the big onesfelines, go csnow opposand themonarch butterfliesare some of his favorite photographic motifs.
Fritz Pölking
www.poelking.com
“A photographer must not only capture the beauty of the natural world, but also its dramas,” said this veteran German photographer, who described his photographs as “images of thought” without which he could not live. Pölking argued that, to be a nature photographer, it is necessary to have mastery of technique, creativity, an ancestral instinct and knowledge of biology.
French Lanting
www.lanting.com
86 photographs make upLIFE, a Journey through time, an exhibition with which the Dutchman Frans Lanting, a photographer fromNational Geographic, is going around the world totell the history of the Earth with your own pictures. Thomas R. Kennedy, director of photography for the Washington Post, assures that Lanting’s genius is due to the fact that “he has the mind of a scientist, the passion of a hunter and the eyes of a poet.”
Art Wolfe
www.artwolfe.com
Wolfe is one of the most productive contemporary nature photographers. It has more than a million photos in its archive, coming from the five continents, which are recognized throughout the world for their mastery of thecolor, thecompositionand theperspective. An active defender of wildlife, he is a member of theWildlife Conservation Societyand the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP).
