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My first thought is always of light.


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You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, and you only get so many days on the planet. A good photographer does the math and doesn't waste either.

You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, and you only get so many days on the planet. A good photographer does the math and doesn't waste either.



I began to realize that the camera sees the world differently than the human eye and that sometimes those differences can make a photograph more powerful than what you actually observed.

I began to realize that the camera sees the world differently than the human eye and that sometimes those differences can make a photograph more powerful than what you actually observed.



When the magic hour arrives, my thoughts center on light rather than on the landscape. I search for perfect light, then hunt for something earthbound to match with it.

When the magic hour arrives, my thoughts center on light rather than on the landscape. I search for perfect light, then hunt for something earthbound to match with it.



I find it some of the hardest photography and the most challenging photography I've ever done. It's a real challenge to work with the natural features and the natural light.

I find it some of the hardest photography and the most challenging photography I've ever done. It's a real challenge to work with the natural features and the natural light.



My mountaineering skills are not important to my best photographs, but they do add a component to my work that is definitely a bit different than that of most photographers.

My mountaineering skills are not important to my best photographs, but they do add a component to my work that is definitely a bit different than that of most photographers.



Memory selects single important images, just as the camera does. In that manner both are able to isolate the highest moments of living.

Memory selects single important images, just as the camera does. In that manner both are able to isolate the highest moments of living.



The most interesting parts of the natural world are the edges, places where ocean meets land, meadow meets forest, timberline touches the heights.

The most interesting parts of the natural world are the edges, places where ocean meets land, meadow meets forest, timberline touches the heights.



A lot of people think that when you have grand scenery, such as you have in Yosemite, that photography must be easy.

A lot of people think that when you have grand scenery, such as you have in Yosemite, that photography must be easy.



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.

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.



I like to feel that all my best photographs had strong personal visions and that a photograph that doesn't have a personal vision or doesn't communicate emotion fails.

I like to feel that all my best photographs had strong personal visions and that a photograph that doesn't have a personal vision or doesn't communicate emotion fails.





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Let me be your shield, let me be your wall. I'll always be there, even when you fall!



Becoming an actor is like becoming a father. It's not hard to become one. Making a life of it is the challenge.

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Dream the dreams of other men, you'll be no ones rival.



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When your mind drifts away from one of the secret meditation techniques, do not become upset or frustrated. Gently move your mind back to the technique you were practicing and begin again.



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When an army unit returns from service in Iraq or Afghanistan, it barely gets a breather before it begins training for its next deployment.



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You've got to remember, Vermont is a lot of beautiful mountains with valleys and small brooks that run into bigger rivers.



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I believe that illness has led me to a life of gratitude, so I consider Lyme disease at this point in my life to be a blessing in disguise.



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Jesus is never upset at sinners; he is only upset with people who do not think they are sinners.



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When you grow up on an island, what matters is how you stand to the sea.




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