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 austere and blazing poetry of the real.

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

I believe photography is a tool to express our positive assessment of the world. A tool to acquire ultimate happiness and belief.

If you have enough craft, you've done your homework and you're practiced. You can then make the photograph you desire.

I've always thought photography was an art form, but it had very low appreciation in the beginning, except for some Europeans, and of course Stieglitz. Stieglitz always considered photography to be an art form and is the "father" of the creative concepts of the twentieth century.

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