Richard Avedon was one of the preeminent portrait and fashion photographers of the late twentieth century. One of the signature elements of his style was the presentation of his subject against a white background.

Of course, Ansel Adams – the Beethoven of nature photographers – needs no introduction.

I have no idea whether the two of them ever met, but I would like to imagine that Ansel dropped by Richard’s studio one winter afternoon to drag him out for a walk in the park. And that if he had, they might have collaborated on a picture that looked something like this.

Back in real life, I photographed this Dawn Redwood in the schoolyard behind my house after a recent snowstorm.