So to me it's very similar in terms of trying to distill within the image, those elements that are gonna form, hopefully, a compelling visual statement.

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

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

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 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...

And then as I frequently do, some times I'll peek out from underneath the focusing...

And then as I frequently do, some times I'll peek out from underneath the focusing...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...