TECHNICAL NOTES
I began making photographs seriously in 1974. Before then, I had used a cheap Kodak Instamatic to document my backpacking trips in Glacier National Park, where I worked in the summer. I was in college and longed for a 35mm camera so I could take better photos. When I found a used Pentax Spotmatic for sale in the photo department of a local drug store, I started saving for it. With my twentieth birthday coming soon, I asked my dad if he would split the price of $150 with me. He said yes, and my career began. I used this Pentax for several years and eventually replaced it with a more professional Nikon.
In 1982, while working at The Ansel Adams Gallery and being influenced by Ansel’s work, I purchased a Wista Technical 45SP 4x5 ...
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