I've found even after nearly 30 years of doing this, there are all kinds of new surprises that rear their heads at various times and I truly believe that 51% of the images, success takes place in the darkroom.

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And friends of mine that had photography class in high school would develop the film...

And friends of mine that had photography class in high school would develop the film...

Think wrongly if you please, but in all cases, think for yourself.

Think wrongly if you please, but in all cases, think for yourself.

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...

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...

I make photographs and still make photographs of the natural environment. It's a love because...

I make photographs and still make photographs of the natural environment. It's a love because...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

When I'm about ready to press the cable release on the View camera, I've tried...

When I'm about ready to press the cable release on the View camera, I've tried...

Today my passion is still black and white. Today if I have an array of...

Today my passion is still black and white. Today if I have an array of...

He was a very generous soul and was exceptionally dedicated to the medium of photography.

He was a very generous soul and was exceptionally dedicated to the medium of photography.

I took a workshop from him a few months after that. That experience changed my...

I took a workshop from him a few months after that. That experience changed my...

And the camera position, the organization, looking for repeating forms, shapes, trying to set up...

And the camera position, the organization, looking for repeating forms, shapes, trying to set up...

So to me it's very similar in terms of trying to distill within the image,...

So to me it's very similar in terms of trying to distill within the image,...

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...

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 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...