The (photographic) Negative Is The Equivalent Of

"simply Look With Perceptive Eyes At The World About You, And Trust To Your Own Reactions And Convictions. Ask Yourself: "does This Subject Move Me To Feel, Think And Dream? Can I Visualize A Print - My Own Personal Statement Of What I Feel And Want To Convey - From The Subject Before Me?""

The Technique Of 35mm Photography Appears Simple. One Is Beguiled By The Quick Viewing And Operation, And By The Very Questionable Inclination To Make Many Pictures With The Hope That Some Will Be Good.

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.

Both The Grand And The Intimate Aspects Of Nature Can Be Revealed In The Expressive Photograph. Both Can Stir Enduring Affirmations And Discoveries, And Can Surely Help The Spectator In His Search For Identification With The Vast World Of Natural Beauty And Wonder Surrounding Him.

I Usually Have An Immediate Recognition Of The Potential Image, And I Have Found That Too Much Concern About Matters Such As Conventional Composition May Take The Edge Off The First Inclusive Reaction.