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.

Photography is an investigation of both the outer and the inner worlds. The first experiences with the camera involve looking at the world beyond the lens, trusting the instrument will 'capture' something 'seen.' The terms shoot and take are not accidental; they represent an attitude of conquest and appropriation. Only when the photographer grows into perception and creative impulse does the term make define a condition of empathy between the external and the internal events.

With all art expression, when something is seen, it is a vivid experience, sudden, compelling, and inevitable.

Once destroyed, nature's beauty cannot be repurchased at any price

I think we can not categorize. Things do not fit into a mold.

Knowing what I know now, any photographer worth his salt could make some beautiful things with pinhole cameras.

I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.