2. 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.