During the same time a small group of like-minded photographers in the San Francisco area, led by Van Dyke and Ansel Adams, began informally meeting to discuss their common interest and aesthetics.
Ve stejné době v San Francisku se malá skupina neformálních fotografů, vedená Van Dykem a Anselem Adamsem, neformálně setkala, aby diskutovala o společném zájmu a estetice.