To Photograph Truthfully And Effectively Is To

Today, We Must Realize That Nature Is Revealed In The Simplest Meadow, Wood Lot, Marsh, Stream, Or Tidepool, As Well As In The Remote Grandeur Of Our Parks And Wilderness Areas.

With All Art Expression, When Something Is Seen, It Is A Vivid Experience, Sudden, Compelling, And Inevitable.

The Quality Of Place, The Reaction To Immediate Contact With Earth And Growing Things That Have A Fugal Relationship With Mountains And Sky, Is Essential To The Integrity Of Our Existence On This Planet.

Twelve Significant Photographs In Any One Year Is A Good Crop.

I Have Often Thought That If Photography Were Difficult In The True Sense Of The Term - Meaning That The Creation Of A Simple Photograph Would Entail As Much Time And Effort As The Production Of A Good Watercolor Or Etching - There Would Be A Vast Improvement In Total Output. The Sheer Ease With Which We Can Produce A Superficial Image Often Leads To Creative Disaster.