And the camera position, the organization, looking for repeating forms, shapes, trying to set up a visual rhythm seemed to come very natural. All of a sudden I was in a forest of aluminum and steel rather than a forest…

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

Having photographed the landscape for a number of years and specifically working with trees and...

Having photographed the landscape for a number of years and specifically working with trees and...

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...

It had rained on some vivid green ferns in Maine and it was quite beautiful....

It had rained on some vivid green ferns in Maine and it was quite beautiful....

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

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

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In my mind I needed a symbol of today's technology, and I realized that what...

In my mind I needed a symbol of today's technology, and I realized that what...

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...

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...