Opinion: Ansel Adams Was More of a Chemist Than a Photographer

This opinion piece is written with some very careful thought about Ansel Adams that I've had in my mind for a long time now. He's a celebrated photographer, and he indeed took a lot of photos during his time. But what really made him famous more than anything else could perhaps be his prints and the development process that came about it all. He's one of the creators of the Zone system, and that translated into the work he conducted in the darkroom. But think carefully: what makes his work so mu...