A previously unknown aspect of Adams' life and work.

“ . . . for over forty years I have been making things in the shop to amuse Kerstin and to remind us both of what sweetens life.”

Robert Adams (b. 1937) has been photographing for over forty years years and has published many books of photographs about the transformation of the American West. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim and MacArthur foundations, and in 2006 was awarded the Deutsche Borse Prize in Photography. He lives near the sea in Astoria, Oregon, with his wife, Kerstin.