Many Photographers Are Consumed With The Idea

So When I Became Interested In Photography And Further Being Inspired By The Work That I Saw Of Ansel And Others, It Was A Natural Extension To Go Back To These Places That I Knew As A Kid And Explore Them With My Camera.

And The Camera Position, The Organization, Looking For Repeating Forms, Shapes, Trying To Set Up A Visual Rhythm Seemed To Come Very Natural. All Of A Sudden I Was In A Forest Of Aluminum And Steel Rather Than A Forest That We Might Think Of In A Traditional Sense.

There Is A Considerable Amount Of Manipulation In The Printmaking From The Straight Photograph To The Finished Print. If I Do My Job Correctly That Shouldn't Be Visible At All, It Should Be Transparent.

I Think One Of The Aspects Of Photography That Remains For Me Is I Find The Process Still Frustrating. The Counter To That Is That It's Still Very Exciting. If You Didn't Have The Frustration, You Wouldn't Have The Excitement. If You Didn't Have The Disappointment, You Wouldn't Have The Magical Intoxication Of This Process Working.

You Can Also See Sometimes That The Best Pictures Are The Ones Where You Didn't Try So Hard, Where You Were Just Enjoying The Process - And You Didn't Even Know Why You Were Making The Picture. It Felt Right. If Someone Asked, 'why Are You Making This Picture?' You Probably Couldn't Describe It Very Well - And That's Why It Needs To Be A Photograph.