Yosemite and James Hutchings, Pt. 1

UNITED STATES - JUNE 25: Mountains of the Sierra Nevada range, Yosemite National Park, reflected in the still waters of a lake. From a collection of 57 albumen photographs of rock and glacial formations in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America and Asia. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

Once Yosemite had been seen by white men, it became the focus of a great deal of attention, both for its natural wonders and for the potential money to be made there. James Hutchings spent the majority of his life writing and speaking about Yosemite.

Mountains of the Sierra Nevada range, Yosemite National Park, reflected in the still waters of a lake. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)