In 1979, I Received A Phone Call

Whatever It Takes To Get The Image To Reach That Level Is What That Photographer Needs To Do. And For Me, I Just Have Such A Love Of The Tactile And Sensuous Quality Of A Black And White Silver Gelatin Print.

He Was A Very Generous Soul And Was Exceptionally Dedicated To The Medium Of Photography.

And Then As I Frequently Do, Some Times I'll Peek Out From Underneath The Focusing Cloth And Just Look Around The Edges Of The Frame That I'm Not Seeing, See If There's Something That Should Be Adjusted In Terms Of Changing The Camera Position.

I Took A Workshop From Him A Few Months After That. That Experience Changed My Whole Approach To Photography. At That Workshop In Yosemite In 1973 I Decided I Wanted To Try And See If I Could Pursue This For Myself, And I'm Still Trying.

Having Photographed The Landscape For A Number Of Years And Specifically Working With Trees And In The Forest I Found, Without Consciously Thinking About It, That It Was A Great Learning Experience For Me In Terms Of Organizing Elements.