Great Black and White Photographers -- Part 2

Robert Adams was born Orange, New Jersey in May 8, 1937. At the age of 12, he got polio but eventually recovered, though he still had some medical issues such as asthma problems. He attended the University of Colorado, University of Redlands and University of Southern California and got a Ph.D. in English. In 1960, he married a Swedish woman named Kerstin Mornestam. While teaching English at a college, Adams bought a camera and started taking pictures of nature and buildings. He learned more about photography as his interests spiked and eventually came to work as a full-time photographer. Adams published many books, like Why People Photograph and Summer Nights.