When the object that is produced, the photographic image has the ability to make tears come to your eyes; to inspire you to the point where you have to catch your breath, then nothing else matters.

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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 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'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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...