I think that cognitive scientists would support the view that our visual system does not directly represent what is out there in the world and that our brain constructs a lot of the imagery that we believe we are seeing.

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What I mean by photographing as a participant rather than observer is that I'm not...

What I mean by photographing as a participant rather than observer is that I'm not...

Ever since the 1860s when photographers travelled the American West and brought photographs of scenic...

Ever since the 1860s when photographers travelled the American West and brought photographs of scenic...

The reason that I keep writing is that all my most powerful messages about the...

The reason that I keep writing is that all my most powerful messages about the...

I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my...

I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my...

The landscape is like being there with a powerful personality and I'm searching for just...

The landscape is like being there with a powerful personality and I'm searching for just...

Luckily, many other people tell me how they have had a particular landscape photograph of...

Luckily, many other people tell me how they have had a particular landscape photograph of...

I'm exchanging molecules every 30 days with the natural world and in a spiritual sense...

I'm exchanging molecules every 30 days with the natural world and in a spiritual sense...

My first thought is always of light.

My first thought is always of light.

I think landscape photography in general is somewhat undervalued.

I think landscape photography in general is somewhat undervalued.

Wanting to take a light camera with me when I climb or do mountain runs...

Wanting to take a light camera with me when I climb or do mountain runs...

These days, most nature photographers are deeply committed to the environmental message.

These days, most nature photographers are deeply committed to the environmental message.

One of the biggest mistakes a photographer can make is to look at the real...

One of the biggest mistakes a photographer can make is to look at the real...

There's no question that photographs communicate more instantly and powerfully than words do, but if...

There's no question that photographs communicate more instantly and powerfully than words do, but if...

I like to feel that all my best photographs had strong personal visions and that...

I like to feel that all my best photographs had strong personal visions and that...

I remember when an editor at the National Geographic promised to run about a dozen...

I remember when an editor at the National Geographic promised to run about a dozen...

I began taking pictures in the natural world to be able to show people what...

I began taking pictures in the natural world to be able to show people what...

If we limit our vision to the real world, we will forever be fighting on...

If we limit our vision to the real world, we will forever be fighting on...

The combination of pictures and words together can be really effective, and I began to...

The combination of pictures and words together can be really effective, and I began to...

Today, I'm very careful not to mention very specific locations when I write or give...

Today, I'm very careful not to mention very specific locations when I write or give...

I find it some of the hardest photography and the most challenging photography I've ever...

I find it some of the hardest photography and the most challenging photography I've ever...