The artwork titled “Farm, farm workers, Mt. Williamson in background, Manzanar Relocation Center, California” is a black and white photograph taken by Ansel Adams in 1943. The photo belongs to the genre of documentary photography and captures a scene of farm workers at the Manzanar Relocation Center with the imposing Mt. Williamson set starkly in the background.
The photograph showcases a vast agricultural field under cultivation with numerous workers scattered throughout the image, attending to the crops. The prominent lines created by the furrows in the field lead the viewer’s eye towards the majestic mountain range in the distant background. Adams’ use of sharp focus and high contrast highlights the texture of the landscape and the figures of the workers in the field. The composition balances the human activity in the foreground with the natural grandeur of the mountains, offering a powerful visual narrative about the location and the historical context of the image.
