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Favorite Photographer: Ansel Adams Ansel Adams was a very famous American photographer who was born in San Francisco on February 20, 1902. At the age of four, he broke his nose after falling on the ground due to an aftershock of an earthquake, distinctly marking him permanently. He had always had a problem fitting in at school due to his shyness, bad behavior, and difficulty with education, which caused him to move to various schools. After a while his parents decided to educate him from home where he had private tutors and family members educate him. He only received an eighth grade education. When he was twelve he taught himself to read music and play the piano. This became an early passion of his. Soon he started to take lessons and the piano became his focus. Although he did not decide to pursue music as a career, it brought a sense calmness to Ansel’s somewhat frustrating childhood. Another leisure activity for him was always taking walks thro