I learned from Adams' instructional books, and I have a book of his photographs.
I really don't know about the appellation, "greatest landscape photographer to date." He was pretty modest and honest about what he did and how he photographed. He was in the right place at the right time, and at least once nabbed the scene just in the nick of time.
He's done a lot for photography, and for the wilderness. He was even in a car commercial.
Another photographer you might want to read about is William Mortensen. He was a Hollywood portrait photographer, and I think he's been ignored. He created his own color printing process, and prints from it have lasted well for decades.
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