Today, I'm Very Careful Not To Mention

When I Go To The Mountains, I Intuitively Know My Place In The World Much Better Through These Experiences. The More Intense They Are, The Better I Know Myself, And The More I Am Able To Challenge Myself.

I Began To Realize That The Camera Sees The World Differently Than The Human Eye And That Sometimes Those Differences Can Make A Photograph More Powerful Than What You Actually Observed.

My Mountaineering Skills Are Not Important To My Best Photographs, But They Do Add A Component To My Work That Is Definitely A Bit Different Than That Of Most Photographers.

My Interest In Photography Did Not Begin With Books Or Mentors, Or With Any Burning Desire To See The World Through A Camera. It Evolved From An Intense Devotion To Mountains And Wilderness That Eventually Shaped All The Parts Of My Life And Brought Them Together.

Ever Since The 1860s When Photographers Travelled The American West And Brought Photographs Of Scenic Wonders Back To The People On The East Coast Of America We Have Had A North American Tradition Of Landscape Photography Used For The Environment.