Having photographed the landscape for a number of years and specifically working with trees and in the forest I found, without consciously thinking about it, that it was a great learning experience for me in terms of organizing elements.

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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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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'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...

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...

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,...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...