January 18 at 6:00 AM, Published by The Washington Post
PostEverything Perspective
I run a Yosemite gift shop. We’re still open, Ann Coulter.
But the shutdown hurts millions, says the shop’s president, grandson of Ansel Adams, and so will a “wall”
Yosemite National Park in California is open, but services are limited and both government and contract workers are hurting. (National Park Service/AP)
By Matthew Adams
Matthew Adams is president of the Ansel Adams Gallery. The gallery has been operating in Yosemite National Park since 1902. He is the fourth-generation leader and the grandson of Ansel Adams.
January 18 at 6:00 AM
Ann Coulter says she cares more about securing the border than she does about the “Yosemite gift shop being open.” The conservative commentator, in a cable television interview this week about the government shutdown over funding for President Trump’s border wall, lamented the devastating drug epidemic in the United States. “And the vast majority of those drugs,” she said, “are being brought in because we have a wide-open border.”
I am the proprietor of a “gift shop” at Yosemite — the Ansel Adams Gallery — that exhibits and sells the iconic photographic images made by my grandfather, images that have provided many Americans an introduction to their beloved national park. If I thought closing the gallery would have any positive impact on the issue Coulter cites, I would shutter it myself…read more at the Washington Post.
Yosemite Special Edition Photographs
Moon and Half Dome – A Yosemite Special Edition Photograph
Ansel Adams launched the Yosemite Special Edition series in 1958. Today, Alan Ross makes each Special Edition Photograph by hand from Adams ‘ original negative on gelatin silver fiber paper. Each of the prints in this limited series bears an identifying stamp. Yosemite Special Edition Photographs are available only from The Ansel Adams Gallery. These photographs are available framed and unframed.
Winter Photo Classes - Still Running During Shutdown
Photography Education – Photo Classes, Guiding and Workshops
Ah, the Winter Light! Many photographers feels this is the best time of year to photograph Yosemite. Join us for four-hour photography classes five days a week. Each of our three classes will teach you how to use your camera as well as incorporating Ansel Adams photographic techniques on making photographs and composition.
Modern Replicas
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Modern Replicas are superb digital reproductions of Ansel Adams’ original photographs, available in a variety of sizes to fit your specific needs.
These are the highest quality large format reproductions that can possibly be produced, and they look great in any setting.
VISIT US IN YOSEMITE
The Ansel Adams Gallery is open seven days per week, from 9AM to 5PM, Pacific Time, with extended hours in the summer.
We are located in the heart of Yosemite Valley, between the Visitor Center and Post Office, with incredible views of Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, and Glacier Point. Yes, we’re fortunate, and the staff includes climbers, photographers, hikers, dog lovers and generally people who love Yosemite.
Join us for daily Gallery Activties including Camera Walks, Fine Print Tours, Films and Exhibits
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ON EXHIBIT IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK at The Ansel Adams Gallery
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