Robert Adams is an American photographer born in 1937 in New Jersey. He is perhaps most famous for his sarcastic portrayal of human damage to the Midwest through his deadpan compositions.

Adams started out as an English professor, learning photography in his spare time using his 35mm reflex camera purchased in 1963.

He has since released multiple books, most important being The New West, as it epitomises the New Topographic style.

Here is an analysis of one of his most famous images.

“I think if you placed me almost anywhere and gave me a camera you could return the next day to find me photographing. It helps me, more than anything I know, to find home.” – Robert Adams