His life - Who was he? Ansel Adams was a photographer and a environmental enthusiast. However, he started off at piano and was pursuing music when he began photography. He met his girlfriend who was also pursuing music, but then he quit the piano to pursue photography full time. He broke up with his girlfriend while traveling for photography, but then came back and married her. They had two children. He loved taking photographs of landscapes and Yosemite. His photographs were manipulated his his workshop to so they would look like what he felt when he took the photograph. He was an environmental enthusiast for Yosemite, trying to make it into a national park. He got a reward from the white house for his efforts and after he died they named places in Yosemite after him. His work ethic - What thrived? His work thrived after he dropped piano and started to make a name for himself. - What suffered? His home life suffered when he was away for long times However, he was very in...