There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.

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It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.

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The negative is the equivalent of the composer's score, and the print the performance.

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Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.

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In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration.

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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.

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Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.

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Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment.

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A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.

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The only things in my life that compatibly exists with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit.

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