Robert Adams is one of the photographers who took part in New Topographics, and after it had finished he continued in producing pieces that were subtle, thought-provoking, and environmentally aware photographs.
He takes ‘breathtaking’ photos of man-altered environments as subtle nudges towards environmental issues. As seen bellow in fig.1.
https://www.prixpictet.com/portfolios/power-shortlist/robert-adams/
He is able to see the beauty in all the ugliness, and shows how at times they could be one in the same. His black and white photos of Western America aren’t of the beautiful nature, they are of all the man-altered environment, and how much society effects the environment and has changed it for their own use.
https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/robert-adams-finding-beauty-in-the-mundane/
This final images shows a trailer park where real people live, it’s not pretty or attractive, but it’s real.
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