When the object that is produced, the photographic image has the ability to make tears come to your eyes; to inspire you to the point where you have to catch your breath, then nothing else matters.

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So when I became interested in photography and further being inspired by the work that...

So when I became interested in photography and further being inspired by the work that...

It was an experience that was exceptional. People frequently ask what it was like and...

It was an experience that was exceptional. People frequently ask what it was like and...

Whatever it takes to get the image to reach that level is what that photographer...

Whatever it takes to get the image to reach that level is what that photographer...

And then as I frequently do, some times I'll peek out from underneath the focusing...

And then as I frequently do, some times I'll peek out from underneath the focusing...

And as part of my activity there, he had indicated he wanted me to work...

And as part of my activity there, he had indicated he wanted me to work...

We all start in this medium because of the magic and the challenge is to...

We all start in this medium because of the magic and the challenge is to...

I support any procedure that allows photographers to express themselves, whether that involves color, black...

I support any procedure that allows photographers to express themselves, whether that involves color, black...

I remembered seeing it and it was this metallic turbine and I thought it was...

I remembered seeing it and it was this metallic turbine and I thought it was...

In 1979, I received a phone call from Ansel Adams asking me if I would...

In 1979, I received a phone call from Ansel Adams asking me if I would...

I remember being shocked when I came out from under the focusing cloth after a...

I remember being shocked when I came out from under the focusing cloth after a...

I've never seen a surface that I think is more seductive in image making.

I've never seen a surface that I think is more seductive in image making.

The first day at the power plant I found myself photographing some steam vents on...

The first day at the power plant I found myself photographing some steam vents on...

It was amazing to watch him in the darkroom at an advanced age, still get...

It was amazing to watch him in the darkroom at an advanced age, still get...

For me the printing process is part of the magic of photography. It's that magic...

For me the printing process is part of the magic of photography. It's that magic...

I've found even after nearly 30 years of doing this, there are all kinds of...

I've found even after nearly 30 years of doing this, there are all kinds of...

I think the greatest photographers are the amateur photographers who do it because they love...

I think the greatest photographers are the amateur photographers who do it because they love...

I really don't have any secrets. I've never met a photographer whose work I respected...

I really don't have any secrets. I've never met a photographer whose work I respected...

When I teach and meet a class for the first time, you realize that there...

When I teach and meet a class for the first time, you realize that there...

One of the workshop participants had shown me a single 8 X 10 photograph of...

One of the workshop participants had shown me a single 8 X 10 photograph of...

There is a considerable amount of manipulation in the printmaking from the straight photograph to...

There is a considerable amount of manipulation in the printmaking from the straight photograph to...