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

Published February 8, 2011
Updated July 1, 2016

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

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