Galen Rowell by Jan Salib

1. Galen Rowell by Jan Salib

2. Early Life • Galen Rowell was born August 23,1940 • He was born in Oakland, California • Galen was introduced to the wilderness at a very young age

3. 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

5. 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

6. After a year of being a photographer he completed his first major assignment for National Geographic Magazine.

8. 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.

9. 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.

11. Galen Rowell’s death • He died on August 11, 2002 • Galen Rowell passed away on a airplane accident with his wife Barbra.

12. 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

13. My Photographs

16. Overall Overall Galen Rowell tookmanybeautiful photographs and I really like his photographs. He is truly one amazing photographer.

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