Ansel Adams was a pioneer of landscape photography, whose imagery is widely published and instantly recognisable. While he is undoubtedly one of the best-loved and best-known visionaries of American art, photographers also recognise him as a pioneer of technique, a theoretician and one of the great teachers of the craft of photography. This book shows what can be learnt from Adams' working processes, as well as those of other great landscape masters, and how all of these lessons can be applied today. The craft of Adams' photography is discussed, and the Zone System is related to the digital age. Sections on light, composition, mood and the darkroom all show what can be achieved today using an understanding of his thinking.