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Ansel Adams, Oak Tree, Sunset City, Sierra Foothills, California, 1962. Ansel Adams Archive. © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust Collection, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona

Perhaps no photographer's work has enjoyed such popularity as Ansel Adams's awe-inspiring views of the natural world. His early trips to the Yosemite wilderness in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s informed the stylistic approach that made him famous. These treks included not only the physical activities of hiking, camping and mountain climbing, but also social, intellectual, cultural and spiritual elements. With 40 photographs and supporting documents from the Ansel Adams Archive, "Ansel Adams: The View From Here" explores the relationship between Adams's magical photographs of the American landscape – both its panoramic vistas and its intimate details – and how he came to understand the importance of his natural environment.