This image was made in homage to intrepid mountaineer and photographer extraordinaire, the late Galen Rowell. Galen was very fond of 'edges' as natural photogenic oases: geographic ‘edges’ where land meets water, temporal ‘edges’ when day meets night, and more fleeting phenomena created by moving weather or light shaping the landscape. He understood that when we actively seek to frame such contrasts, more dynamic images can result; moreover, if we are able to juxtapose several ‘edges’ in the same place, then our images can transcend expectation.
This image was made in homage to intrepid mountaineer and photographer extraordinaire, the late Galen Rowell. Galen was very fond of 'edges' as natural photogenic oases: geographic ‘edges’ where land meets water, temporal ‘edges’ when day meets night, and more fleeting phenomena created by moving weather or light shaping the landscape. He understood that when we actively seek to frame such contrasts, more dynamic images can result; moreover, if we are able to juxtapose several ‘edges’ in the same place, then our images can transcend expectation.