“I find it some of the hardest photography and the most challenging photography I've ever done. It's a real challenge to work with the natural features and the natural light.” RealDoneLightNaturalChallengesPhotographyHardestFeaturesPhotography And LightNatural Light Author:Galen Rowell
“When the light is right and everything is working for me, I feel as tense as when making a difficult maneuver high on a mountain. A minute - and sometimes mere seconds - can make the difference between a superb image and a mundane one.” FeelsSometimesLightDifficultDifferencesMinutesMountainPhotographyMerePhotographerSecondsTenseMundaneSuperb Author:Galen Rowell
“I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a means of recording a mountain or an animal unless I absolutely need a 'record shot'. My first thought is always of light.” ThinkingNeedsFirstsMeanLightArtistAnimalRecordsMountainPhotographyShotsCamerasPhotographerPhotographLandscape Author:Galen Rowell
“When the magic hour arrives, my thoughts center on light rather than on the landscape. I search for perfect light, then hunt for something earthbound to match with it.” LightHoursPerfectMagicLandscapeMy ThoughtsHuntsMagic Hour Author:Galen Rowell