I think that cognitive scientists would support the view that our visual system does not directly represent what is out there in the world and that our brain constructs a lot of the imagery that we believe we are seeing. Galen Rowell braincognitiveconstruct share on social
I think landscape photography in general is somewhat undervalued. Galen Rowell generallandscapephotography Change image and share on social
A lot of people think that when you have grand scenery, such as you have in Yosemite, that photography must be easy. Galen Rowell easygrandlot Change image and share on social
I remember when an editor at the National Geographic promised to run about a dozen of my landscape pictures from a story on the John Muir trail as an essay, but when the group of editors got together, someone said that my pictures looked like postcards. Galen Rowell dozeneditoressay share on social
If we limit our vision to the real world, we will forever be fighting on the minus side of things, working only too make our photographs equal to what we see out there, but no better. Galen Rowell equalfightforever Change image and share on social
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. Galen Rowell challengefeaturefind Change image and share on social
And most of my early pictures failed but about one in a 100 somehow looked better than what I saw. Galen Rowell earlyfaillook Change image and share on social
