Robert Adams was an American photographer born may 8th 1937. He focused on the changing landscape of the American west and his work first came to light in the mid 1970’s through his book ‘The new west’.

He lived in multiple places throughout his life but was born in Orange, New Jersey. Later in his life he moved to Colorado and in 1963, Adams bought a 35mm camera and began to take pictures mostly of nature and architecture. He learned photographic technique from Myron Wood, a professional photographer who lived in Colorado. Adams began to photograph in 1964 but did not start working as a full time photographer until 1970.

Some of his work –

As you can see, Robert leant a lot into the Topographic movement of photography, focusing on natural landscapes and how the man made structures, buildings and industrial estates affected them. His most famous being the first photo ( caravan park ).