The Resume

(February 20, 1902-April 22, 1984)
Born in San Francisco, California
Photographer/environmentalist
Known for his black and white photos of the American West, especially Yosemite Park
Member of the Sierra Club

Why he might be annoying:

At age four, his nose was broken during the San Francisco earthquake, was never set correctly, and remained crooked all his life.
He was expelled from several schools for his hyperactivity.
After his marriage, he and his wife moved in with his parents to reduce expenses.
His family made their money in the lumber industry that he would later condemn.

Why he might not be annoying:

Critic Abigail Foerstner wrote that he 'did for the national parks what Homer's epics did for Odysseus.'
He published the photo collection 'Born Free and Equal' to protest the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII.
He held annual workshops, teaching photography to thousands of students.
He was married to Virginia Best for 54 years until his death.
He said, 'I believe in beauty. I believe in stones and water, air and soil, people and their future.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Brothers and Sisters, I Have None
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 18]
• Guggenheim Fellowship Grant Recipients
• I am from San Francisco
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [A-C]
• I Did Not Graduate High School [A-B]
• I Died in 1984 (Ranked: 82)
• I Died on Earth Day [April 22] (Ranked: 1984)
• I Survived The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
• I Underwent a Heart Bypass Operation
• I was Home Schooled
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Manic/Bi-polar]
• Look at Me, I've Got a Camera Too
• Photographers
• Playboy Interview Subjects [1980s] (Ranked: 1983)
• Profiles 25001-25250 (Ranked: 25080)
• Smithsonian’s 100 Most Significant Americans of All Time [2015] (Ranked: 6)
• U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
• Washington Post's What Is In, For the 1980's [1980] (Ranked: 1)
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 53 Votes: 39.62% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 110 Votes: 67.27% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 867 Votes: 35.76% Annoying