Raised in San Francisco in 1921, Philip Hyde was a figure in the West Coast landscape style, creating his first wilderness photographs of fine art landscape in 1942. His images helped to preserve national treasures such as the Grand Canyon, the Dinosaur National Monument, Denali, the Tongass National Forest. 

His art was always ahead of his time and reached far beyond the classical landscapes for which he is recognised. His distinctive photographic vision and novel compositions are now commonly emulated. It is widely regarded as one of the most influential landscape photographers in the world. Two of his most popular photographs are his 1964 colour conservation symbol, “Cathedral In The Desert, Glen Canyon,” The American Photo Magazine called one of the top 100 photos of the 20th century and “The Minarets From Tarn Above Lake Ediza,” a vintage black and white photograph shot in what is now the Ansel Adams Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  

I am interested in Hydes photography because he often accentuates nature’s most tranquil features, creating a serene and quiet tone to all his photographs.