Robert Adams: California

These images from the Los Angeles Basin explore social and ecological disintegration, while insisting on a persistent strength of nature—that of the land and our own—as a reason for hope.

A black and white photograph of a tree trunk on the right, with a thin branch in silhouette on the left
Black-and-white photograph of trees against a slate grey sky
Black-and-white photograph of a landscape with mountain on the horizon
Black-and-white photograph of a large plant in the center of the frame against a cloudy sky
Black-and-white photograph of a broken tree against a smoggy sky
Black-and-white photograph of light streaming over a hillside with a freeway to the left
Black-and-white photograph of a rock formation against a bright clear sky
Black-and-white photograph with a flower bush in the foreground, houses and mountains in the distance, against a cloudy sky
Black-and-white photograph of a treelined street with parked cars
Black-and-white photograph of two leaning palm trees crossed to form an "x"
Black and white photograph of a road through tall eucalyptus trees.
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