Term Paper "Weston is, in the real sense, one of the few creative artists of today. He has recreated the matter-forms and forces of nature; he has made these forms eloquent of the fundamental unity of the work. His work illuminates man's inner journey toward perfection of the spirit." --Ansel Adams, Date Unknown Edward Weston 1886-1958 may seem like he was a confused man in trying to find his photographic goals. Just like many other photographers, both of his time and now, he strove to find what truly satisfied his talent and the acceptance of himself. He generated something for...
was published, most of it after his death. Maybe then I could get a feel for what Point Lobos meant and what the shapes of the vegetables, seashells, and the rolling dunes meant. Maybe I could understand his obsession with female nudes and their shapes and his brief period of industrial scenes.

The tale is told. We've seen the photographs, few among thousands. We've seen the broad dimensions that encompassed his life. We've also seen the journal, his daily "pouring out". It is indeed a true legacy, a legacy that lives on through the sharp, up close-and personal photographs.