Save the Date- Ansel Adams Birthday Celebration

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CCP's annual birthday celebration for Ansel Adams is back! Join us to celebrate the release of Making a Photographer: The Early Work of Ansel Adams by CCP Chief Curator Dr. Rebecca Senf. Senf will discuss the book and new exhibition, Ansel Adams: Signature Style, followed by a book signing. Also enjoy family-friendly activities, cake, and more at this free community event.  

Interested in beating the crowds and getting a closer look at the Adams Archive? Click here to learn about our VIP Preview Experience taking place on Friday, February 28. 


Rebecca Senf Discusses Making a Photographer: The Early Work of Ansel Adams:

Ansel Adams first arrived in California’s Yosemite Valley as a shy, home-schooled fourteen-year-old boy in 1916. How did this young tourist, with a Box Brownie camera in hand, become an accomplished mountaineer and one of the most recognizable photographers of the twentieth century? In this intimate first look at her new book, Making A Photographer: The Early Work of Ansel Adams, the chief curator of the Center for Creative Photography, Rebecca Senf, charts Adams’s progression from novice to mature artist. This debut event for Making a Photographer will include a short reading, followed by a behind-the-scenes exploration of how Senf leveraged primary source materials to build a new narrative about the photographer. Her talk illustrates unknown pictures by Adams, rare archival objects, and some of his most iconic photographs. Drawing on more than fifteen years of research, Making a Photographer: The Early Work of Ansel Adams will deepen your understanding of one of photography’s central figures, enriching your appreciation of his formative years.