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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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 the object that is produced, the photographic image has the ability to make tears...

When the object that is produced, the photographic image has the ability to make tears...

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...

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...

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...