One of the workshop participants had shown me a single 8 X 10 photograph of a power plant where he actually was the general manager of this power cooperative. It was quite magical to me.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...