Under The Big Sky

Montana-based photographer Jay Wesler’s black-and-white landscape images are born from the same sense of grandeur seen in Ansel Adams’ iconic work

By William Sawalich, Photography By Jay Wesler

Updated July 1, 2016

Comparing a landscape photographer’s output to that of Ansel Adams is a tricky proposition.

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Originally Published February 8, 2011

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