We Rely, I Think, On Landscape Photography

The Photographer Hopes, In Brief, To Discover A Tension So Exact That It Is Peace.

Change No One. Change Nothing. React To No One, React To Nothing. Do Not Live In The Past And Do Not, Worry About The Future. Stay In The Eternal Now, Where All Is Well. After All You Are Me And I Am You. There's No Difference. Do Not React To The World. Do Not Even React To Your Own Body. Do Not Even React To Your Own Thoughts. Learn To Become The Witness. Learn To Be Quiet.

A Lake That Is Noisy Cannot Reflect Anything

Larry Schwarm's Photographs Of Fire On The Prairie Are So Compelling That I Cannot Imagine Any Later Photographer Trying To Do Better. His Pictures Convince Us That Seemingly Far Away Events Are Close By, Relevant To Any Serious Person's Life.

My First Show At Moma In New York Was Pictures Of New Developments Along The Eastern Edge Of The Rocky Mountains. They Were Housing Developments That Were Brutal In Many Ways, That Cared Almost Not A Thing For The Human Beings Inside. They Were Just Designed To Make Money.