Decades ago, the legendary photographer trained his camera's eye on the University of California campuses and took hundreds of shots of UCLA. Much has changed since then — and much has not.
In the end, Adams cataloged more than 200 negatives of UCLA dated between 1964 and 1967, with the bulk of the work in fall 1966. Most of the time he worked alone, relying on natural light and spending a lot of time on hillsides and tops of buildings.
California native Kevin Cooley also likes to work solo and takes rooftops in stride. He was fascinated to see architectural shots by Adams, instead of the more familiar nature photos. And Cooley enjoyed searching for Adams’ vantage points. All over campus he found people eager to help — intrigued by Adams’ images and interested to see how much the surroundings had changed.
Read the complete story, and view more images, at UCLA Magazine.
