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The First Day At The Power Plant I Found Myself Photographing Some Steam Vents On The Roof Of The Structure. And I Remember Consciously Thinking That They Were Just Like Trees But They Were Metal.

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.

To Me, Photography Is 90% A Retrospective Experience. There's The Part Of Pursuing The Image, And Exposing The Film, But Once You Make The Exposure, You're Always Looking Backwards In Time. I Like That Aspect Of Photography.

When I'm About Ready To Press The Cable Release On The View Camera, I've Tried To Anticipate Some Of The Challenges I'm Going To Encounter In The Darkroom.

Many Photographers Are Consumed With The Idea Of Making Beautiful Contact Sheets. I Am Far More Interested In Making The Best Final Print I Can.