Green Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado 1970

Robert Adams's 1970 photograph "Green Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado" exemplifies his signature style of landscape photography. The image, taken in black and white, captures a lone figure on a small motorcycle in the vast expanse of the Colorado landscape. The distant horizon, with its rolling hills and power lines, contrasts with the stark simplicity of the foreground. Adams’s work often explores themes of human impact on the natural world, making this a poignant commentary on the changing American landscape.