Philip Hyde was a pioneering landscape photographer born in 1921 in San Francisco. He studied under famous photographers like Ansel Adams and worked for 58 years capturing national parks and landscapes in color. Two of his most famous photos include a 1964 photo of Cathedral in the Desert, Glen Canyon, and a 1950 black and white photo of the Minarets in the Sierra Nevada mountains that Adams said he preferred to his own. Hyde was known for his unique compositions, use of color, and talent for capturing the essence of landscapes ahead of his time.