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"A lot of people think that when you have grand scenery, such as you have in Yosemite, that photography must be easy."
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"What I mean by photographing as a participant rather than observer is that I'm not only involved directly with some of the activities that I photograph, such as mountain climbing, but even when I'm not I have the philosophy that my mind and body are part of the natural world."
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