The Forgotten Voyage: Ansel Adams on the ICW

And Why They Don't Want Us To See His Photographs

ANSEL ADAMS SCANS THE HORIZON on a 1940 trip down the Intracoastal Waterway. The great photographer took about 50 pictures that we cannot see, though we may see some photos of him taking the photos we cannot see.

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