I've Never Seen A Surface That I

I Remembered Seeing It And It Was This Metallic Turbine And I Thought It Was Beautiful. I Had Never Been In A Power Plant Before, But I Felt, Without Being Overly Dramatic, Compelled To Make Photographs Of This For Myself.

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.

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.

Pictures You Have Taken Have An Influence On Those That You Are Going To Make. That's Life!

"it Is Light That Reveals, Light That Obscures, Light That Communicates. It Is Light I "listen" To. The Light Late In The Day Has A Distinct Quality, As It Fades Toward The Darkness Of Evening. After Sunset There Is A Gentle Leaving Of The Light, The Air Begins To Still, And A Quiet Descends. I See Magic In The Quiet Light Of Dusk. I Feel Quiet, Yet Intense Energy In The Natural Elements Of Our Habitat. A Sense Of Magic Prevails. A Sense Of Mystery. It Is A Time For Contemplation, For Listening - A Time For Making Photographs. "