Ansel Adams and his contemporaries Edward Weston and Eliot Porter pioneered landscape photography. Their imagery - especially Adams iconic views of the American National Parks -is widely published and instantly recognisable. While Adams is undoubtedly one of the best-loved and best-known visionaries of American art, photographers also recognise him as a pioneer of technique, a theoretician, and as one of the great teachers of the craft of photography.

His Zone System has been widely adopted, but Adams unique imagery also relied on his unparalleled determination and application at every stage of the photographic process; he spent years in his darkroom, as well as out in the open air. For decades, this kind of attention to detail required the kind of equipment, time and facilities that were out of the reach of most photographers - but now, in the digital age, technology has finally made his techniques accessible to all.

This book will show you what can be learned from Adams working process, and how these lessons can be applied today. The craft of Adams photography is discussed, and the Zone System is related to the digital age. Sections on light, composition, mood and the darkroom all show what can be achieved today using an understanding of his thinking. Michael Fryes own photography provides many stunning examples of the results that can be achieved and, as one of Adams natural successors in the field, he is well placed to analyse the inspirational shots that open each chapter.