Galen Rowell
Galen Rowell
Galen Avery Rowellwas a wilderness photographer and climber. Born in Oakland, California, he became a full-time photographer in 1972...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth23 August 1940
CountryUnited States of America
Galen Rowell quotes about
climbing feelings too-late
We mountaineers always live with the feeling that we came on the scene too late.
passion climbing people
My advice for climbers or photographers is to really tune into your own passions and not just what other people are doing or aren't doing. Figure out what works for you, what turns you on, what gives you the greatest amount of energy and feeling of satisfaction.
climbing challenges mountain
When I go to the mountains, I intuitively know my place in the world much better through these experiences. The more intense they are, the better I know myself, and the more I am able to challenge myself.
american-photographer began climbed explored people taking yosemite
I began taking pictures in the natural world to be able to show people what I was experiencing when I climbed and explored in Yosemite in the High Sierra.
american-photographer climb kept runs using wanting
Wanting to take a light camera with me when I climb or do mountain runs has kept me using exclusively 35 mm.
photography light firsts
My first thought is always of light.
photography thinking landscape
I think landscape photography in general is somewhat undervalued.
photography book mentor
My interest in photography did not begin with books or mentors, or with any burning desire to see the world through a camera. It evolved from an intense devotion to mountains and wilderness that eventually shaped all the parts of my life and brought them together.
photography light differences
When the light is right and everything is working for me, I feel as tense as when making a difficult maneuver high on a mountain. A minute - and sometimes mere seconds - can make the difference between a superb image and a mundane one.
powerful artist personality
The landscape is like being there with a powerful personality and I'm searching for just the right angles to make that portrait come across as meaningfully as possible.
writing artist giving
Today, I'm very careful not to mention very specific locations when I write or give captions.
ocean land interesting
The most interesting parts of the natural world are the edges, places where ocean meets land, meadow meets forest, timberline touches the heights.
reality mars nikon
Small, portable digital cameras that exceed the performance of an off-the-shelf Nikon using 35mm slide film are further away from current reality than the proposed NASA manned Mars mission, although I expect both to happen sometime during my lifetime.
photography environmental roles
There is no question that photography has played a major role in the environmental movement.