Robert Adams

Robert Adams is an American photographer who focused on the changing landscape of the American West. His work first came to prominence in the mid-1970s through his book The New West and his participation in the exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape in 1975. He was born on May 8, 1937 (age 87 years) City of Orange, New Jersey, United States. He also moved to Southern California in 1956 to attend the University of Redlands. He chose to major in English literature and went on to earn a PhD

Image Analysis

Technical

This image was taken outside which means this light is natural and there is no artificial light. This was taken at a low ISO due to there being little visual noise, it looks like the visual noise might have been (100-200).

Visual

In this image there is lots of repetition of the porter cabins which people may of lived in. In the background there is lots of empty space behind the porter cabins. There is lots of geometric shapes in this image.

Contextual and Conceptual

This image is connecting nature and normal life. The nature is mountain. The nature indicates that the area is a quiet and peaceful place. This was a big retrospective in Paris offers a logical narrative of the development of the Western United States in the late 20th and early 21st century, but also a challenging view of the complexity and contradictions of our contemporary, global society.