We who are gathered here may represent a particular delete, not of money and power, but of concern for the earth for the earth's sake.

We all know the tragedy of the dustbowls, the cruel unforgivable erosions of the soil, the depletion of fish or game, and the shrinking of the noble forests. And we know that such catastrophes shrivel the spirit of the people... The wilderness is pushed back, man is everywhere. Solitude, so vital to the individual man, is almost nowhere.

The best picture is around the corner. Like prosperity.

To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces.

I think photography is being recognized and collected. Its values have certainly gone up and continue to go up.

We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion.

I am sure the next step will be the electronic image, and I hope I shall live to see it. I trust that the creative eye will continue to function, whatever technological innovations may develop.