It's Not A Question Of Getting The

I Find The Single Most Valuable Tool In My Darkroom Is My Trash Can

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.

It Had Rained On Some Vivid Green Ferns In Maine And It Was Quite Beautiful. I Was Moving The Camera Slightly And Studying The Ground Glass. Looking At Those 20 Square Inches, Trying To Find Out Just What Were The Right Elements To Include.

A Photographer Needs To Be A Good Editor Of Negatives And Prints! In Fact, Most Of The Prints I Make Are For My Eyes Only, And They Are No Good. I Find The Single Most Valuable Tool In The Darkroom Is My Trash Can - That's Where Most Of My Prints End Up.

For Me The Printing Process Is Part Of The Magic Of Photography. It's That Magic That Can Be Exciting, Disappointing, Rewarding And Frustrating All In The Same Few Moments In The Darkroom.