Rowell galen biography
Galen.
Introduction by Joe Cornish
Had he lived, Galen Rowell would by now be 70 years old. That his name still resonates down the years says much for the power of his art.
Rowell galen biography
I still remember finding Mountain Light at Stanfords, Covent Garden, on a grey London day in 1986. The colour and compositional invention and energy compelled me to buy, even though £25 was a lot of money for me. Twenty five years ago!
I was lucky if I made £100 a week then. I read the text, every word. Several times (I made sure I had my moneys-worth).
Rowell galen biography wikipedia
Along with David Muench's Nature's America, Mountain Light was my main inspirational, practical and conceptual resource for many years after.
Revisiting the text recently was fascinating. Photography has gone through a technical revolution.
As if anticipating what was to come, Galen wrote, "Thoughtful photographers have become aware that photographic styles which depend on quirks of present chemical technology instead of on consistent personal vision will become passé.