▁II , ▁a ▁cons cient ious ▁object or , ▁My ers ▁was ▁cons cript ed ▁to ▁ ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Forest ▁Service ▁and ▁photograph ed ▁patients ▁of ▁a ▁mental ▁hospital ▁in ▁Sp ok ane , ▁Washington . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁California ▁School ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁staff ed ▁by ▁An sel ▁Adams , ▁Minor ▁White , ▁Im ogen ▁C unning ham , ▁Dor othe a ▁L ange , ▁Lis ette ▁Model , ▁and ▁Edward ▁West on . ▁His ▁g rit ty ▁portrait ▁of ▁a ▁heavily ▁l aden ▁and ▁exha usted ▁farm ▁boy ▁featured ▁in ▁Edward ▁Ste ichen ’ s ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁exhibition ▁The ▁Family ▁of ▁Man ▁for ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art ▁that ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁ 9 ▁million ▁visitors ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Cin emat ograph er ▁and ▁director ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁directed ▁a ▁document ary ▁film ▁An sel ▁Adams , ▁Phot ograph er , ▁written ▁by ▁Nancy ▁New hall ▁and ▁narr ated ▁by ▁Be aum ont ▁New hall . ▁He ▁then ▁directed ▁the ▁document ary ▁short ▁Ask ▁Me , ▁Don ' t ▁Tell ▁Me ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁photograph er ▁Im ogen ▁C unning ham , ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁career ▁shooting ▁document aries ▁for ▁both ▁National ▁Geographic ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁requiring ▁much ▁international ▁travel . ▁His ▁first ▁major ▁credit ▁was ▁co - ph ot ography ▁with ▁Did ier ▁Tar ot ▁on