I've Never Seen A Surface

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.

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.

I've Never Seen A Surface That I Think Is More Seductive In Image Making.

Obviously, We Can See What Was In Front Of The Camera, But If A Photograph Is Honestly Made, It's A Bit Of A Self-portrait. I Think It's Impossible For A Photographer Who Is Working Honestly To Keep This From Happening.

So To Me It's Very Similar In Terms Of Trying To Distill Within The Image, Those Elements That Are Gonna Form, Hopefully, A Compelling Visual Statement.