The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations - each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony.
From Ruth Bernhard
To me... San Francisco is an ideal city, intellectually stimulating and naturally beautiful. The oceans and forests are close enough to refresh the spirit; the architecture is always exciting.
I have no regrets about my work. To be a photographer was a gift of the gods. I can't imagine anything that would have been better.
If I have chosen the female form in particular, it is because beauty has been debased and exploited in our sensual 20th century.
I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help.
My quest, through the magic of light and shadow, is to isolate, to simplify, and to give emphasis to form with the greatest clarity.
To indicate the ideal proportion and reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit is my goal.
I allowed life to give me presents. And everything just sort of happened the way it was supposed to happen. I did not pursue anything. It more or less pursued me.
I never took a photograph. Instead, I became a good listener.
To raise, to elevate, to endorse with timeless reverence the image of woman has been my mission.
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