You Don't Make A Photograph

We Were In The Shadow Of The Mountains, The Light Was Cool And Quiet And No Wind Was Stirring. The Aspen Trunks Were Slightly Greenish And The Leaves Were A Vibrant Yellow.

Yosemite Valley, To Me, Is Always A Sunrise, A Glitter Of Green And Golden Wonder In A Vast Edifice Of Stone And Space. I Know Of No Sculpture, Painting Or Music That Exceeds The Compelling Spiritual Command Of The Soaring Shape Of Granite Cliff And Dome, Of Patina Of Light On Rock And Forest, And Of The Thunder And Whispering Of The Falling, Flowing Waters. At First The Colossal Aspect May Dominate; Then We Perceive And Respond To The Delicate And Persuasive Complex Of Nature.

You Don't Make A Photograph Just With A Camera

I Eagerly Await New Concepts And Processes. I Believe That The Electronic Image Will Be The Next Major Advance. Such Systems Will Have Their Own Inherent And Inescapable Structural Characteristics, And The Artist And Functional Practitioner Will Again Strive To Comprehend And Control Them.

The [35mm] Camera Is For Life And For People, The Swift And Intense Moments Of Life.