So When I Became Interested In Photography

In 1979, I Received A Phone Call From Ansel Adams Asking Me If I Would Be Willing To Consider Coming To Work For Him. I Was Teaching Photography In Southern California At That Point.

I Remembered Seeing It And It Was This Metallic Turbine And I Thought It Was Beautiful. I Had Never Been In A Power Plant Before, But I Felt, Without Being Overly Dramatic, Compelled To Make Photographs Of This For Myself.

To Me, Photography Is 90% A Retrospective Experience. There's The Part Of Pursuing The Image, And Exposing The Film, But Once You Make The Exposure, You're Always Looking Backwards In Time. I Like That Aspect Of Photography.

I Took A Workshop From Him A Few Months After That. That Experience Changed My Whole Approach To Photography. At That Workshop In Yosemite In 1973 I Decided I Wanted To Try And See If I Could Pursue This For Myself, And I'm Still Trying.

Having Photographed The Landscape For A Number Of Years And Specifically Working With Trees And In The Forest I Found, Without Consciously Thinking About It, That It Was A Great Learning Experience For Me In Terms Of Organizing Elements.