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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