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Galen Rowell by Jan Salib
Early LifeGalen Rowell was born August
23,1940
He was born in Oakland, California
Galen was introduced to the wilderness at a very young age
He started climbing mountains at the age of 10
He graduated Berkeley High School in 1958
Galen went to UC Berkeley to study Physics
He dropped out of college after four years to pursue his love for climbing
Later Life Galen Rowell sold his automotive
business in 1972 to become a photographer
He was never formally trained to become a photographer
Galen was known as a wilderness photographer and climber
After a year of being a photographer he completed his first major assignment for National Geographic Magazine.
Galen won the Ansel Adams reward for Conservation Photography in 1984
He did several projects for Life, National Geographic, and Outdoor Photography magazines.
Galen also wrote about a variety of subjects such as photography, humanitarian, environmental issues, human visual cognition, and mountaineering.
Galen was considered a classic when it came to mountaineering
He served for organizations such as Committee of 100 Tibet and Worldwide Wildlife Fund
He took lots of nature and landscape photography
He published several magazine articles and 18 books in his lifetime.
Galen Rowell’s death He died on August 11, 2002
Galen Rowell passed away on a airplane accident with his wife Barbra.
Quotes“A lot of people think that when you
have grand scenery, such as you have in Yosemite, that photography must be easy. “ Galen Rowell
“I like to feel that all my best photographs had strong personal visions and that a photograph that doesn't have a personal vision or doesn't communicate emotion fails.” Galen Rowell
My Photographs
Overall Overall Galen Rowell
tookmanybeautiful photographs and I really like his photographs. He is truly one amazing photographer.
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