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EARTH GLOW, LUNAR NIGHT, INFINITIY OF SPACE
THE ART OF THE CAMERA
The only things in my life that compatibly exist with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.
Ansel Adams
Earthrise, photo by William Anders, December 24, 1968, NASA
Although Ansel Adams (1902-1984) is ranked as one of the most influential American professional photographers of the late twentieth century, ironically the universally acclaimed Earthrise was taken not by him but by an amateur. For on Christmas Eve, 1968, astronaut William Anders (born 1933) snapped this iconic image from Apollo 8. demonstrating the artistic prowess of the camera lens.
The above image is used solely for educational purposes.
