Ansel Adams was an American Landscape photographer who is widely renowned as the father of Landscape photography. He is famous for his pictures of the American west; particularly the wilderness of California in areas like Yosemite. With his photos of Half-dome, El Capitan, and other national parks like The Grand Tetons of Wyoming becoming internationally recognized. Ansel was given his first camera at the age of 14 during a visit to Yosemite, which would spark a lifelong mission of photography, environmentalism, and conservatism. Hired by the US Department of the Interior, Ansel can be credited for his role in conserving and expanding the National Park system of the United States by making the beauty of this Country widely accessible for the first time.