Philip

Hyde
(1921-2006)

By: Dana Mendoza

Personal Life
❏ Philip Hyde was a pioneer landscape photographer and conservationist
❏ In 1942, he joined the Army Air Corps for three years during WWII
❏ Hyde traveled America's deserts, mountains, and forests for 50 years with a tireless
commitment to saving nature's beauty by capturing it on film
❏ His photographs of the American West were used in more environmental campaigns
than those of any other photographer
❏ Hyde first attended Ansel Adams' photography program at the California School of
Fine Arts (San Francisco Art Institution) from 1946-1947 and studied under
photographers such as: Edward Weston, Minor White, Imogen Cunningham, Dorothea
Lange
❏ Out of thousands of other students, Hyde was one of the few Adams asked to teach
with him
❏ Hyde dedicated his life to defending western American wilderness
❏ In 2000, Hyde went blind from macular degeneration
Professional Life
❏ Hyde's photographs helped expand or establish many national parks and
wilderness areas of the Western U.S. Many people refer Hyde as the
underappreciated master landscape photographer of the 20th century
❏ His photographs participated in more environmental campaigns during the birth
of the modern environmental movement, he was one of the primary illustrators of
the Sierra Club Exhibit Format Series
❏ Hyde worked with the Wilderness Society and the National Audubon
❏ His colored photographs changed landscape photography as they helped
establish color photography as a fine art
❏ His photographs helped protect: the Dinosaur National Monument, the Grand
Canyon, the Coast Redwoods, Point Reyes, Kings Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, the
North Cascades, Canyonlands, the Wind Rivers, Big Sur, and many other National
Parks and wilderness areas
Achievements
❏ Received a lifetime achievement award from the North American Nature
Photography Association in 1996
❏ Received the California Conservation Council's Merit Award in 1962
❏ Hyde's work has appeared in more than 80 books and 100 major
publications such as: The New York Times, Audubon, Life, National
Geographic, Aperture, B&W Magazine, Fortune, and Newsweek
❏ His work has been exhibited in more than 100 of North America´s finest
venues
 58 Years in the Wilderness (Portfolio) Analysis

Hyde used the rule of s-curves and the tall

grass field surrounding the body of water
leads to the mountains that are far away. He
also used a high aperture setting to include
everything in his photo.
 58 Years in the Wilderness (Portfolio) Analysis
Hyde used a fast shutter speed to
capture the motion of the water going
down the layers of rock. He also
increased the saturation to make the
color of the water more bright as well as
the branch in the left corner.
 California Landscapes-Color Chromogenic (Portfolio) Analysis

Hyde uses the rule of space as he is giving

the sunlight space to illuminate the rest of
the forest. He has a good level of saturation
in the leaves.
Famous Quote
“Thus, the task is not so much to see what no one yet
has seen, but to think what nobody yet has thought
about that which everybody sees.”
-Schopenhauer
*Hyde never said anything meaningful, but through his pictures he was able
to influence others and this quote reminds me of Hyde's work and how he
wanted to change the world through his photos
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YouTube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR0D4O-mxCU
 Philip Hyde Summary
I chose Philip Hyde because he loved nature and
with his photographs he wanted to influence
others to see the beauty of nature and how we
should not destroy Earth since it is our home. I,
myself, have a strong love for nature and Philip
Hyde caught my eye by not only his amazing
photographs, but because he spent his entire
lifetime fighting for environmental movements
and his photographs created a huge impact on why
we must care for nature. Philip Hyde's legacy
continues as more environmentalists and people
around the world care for nature.