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Mastery of Light: A recurring theme in the catalog is Akiba's obsession with light as a physical substance
the medium
he must understand the materials of his craft as well as the message of his client
It humanizes a legendary figure by showing his false starts
Adams, Ansel. The Unknown Ansel Adams. (Photo of cover is aCatalog for exhibit organized by Friends of Photography, Carmel, California, Feb. 19 Apr. 11, 1982 and California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, Apr. 16 Aug. 1, 1982. Exhibition included previously undistributed photographs from 1917 through 1982. The softcover catalog includes 8 B&W prints, an essay by James Alinder, and Adam's extensively re written essay "A Personal Credo," published in the 1944 American Annual of Photography. Laid in is a