Soul Mountain, the story
Soul Mountain, the story of one man’s quest for inner peace and freedom. Gao Xingjian
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Soul Mountain, the story of one man’s quest for inner peace and freedom. Gao Xingjian
When the light is right and everything is working for me, I feel as tense as when making a difficult maneuver high on a mountain. A minute – and sometimes mere seconds – can make the difference between a superb image and a mundane one. Galen Rowell
My interest in photography did not begin with books or mentors, or with any burning desire to see the world through a camera. It evolved from an intense devotion to mountains and wilderness that eventually shaped all the parts of my life and brought them together. Galen Rowell
Often when I walked alone in the mountains, I tried to make sense out of the two halves of my life. What went on in the city during the week seemed chaotic and unrelated to the events in my mountain world. Galen Rowell
I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a means of recording a mountain or an animal unless I absolutely need a ‘record shot’. My first thought is always of light. Galen Rowell
When I go to the mountains, I intuitively know my place in the world much better through these experiences. The more intense they are, the better I know myself, and the more I am able to challenge myself. Galen Rowell
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 Galen
Growing up in Denver, I’m sure it started with loving the Colorado mountains. Gale Norton
Curiosity ran unchecked through him, like the wind outside through the deserted streets, along the canal, around the little wooden houses, everywhere, as far as the mountain. Gabrielle Roy
The war is in the mountains,” he said. “For as long as I can remember, they have killed us in the cities with decrees, not with bullets. Gabriel Garcia Marquez