Gerald L. Campbell
Peaks, Glaciers, & Dangerous Crevasses, North Cascades, Washington State
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Olympus OM2n, 28mm Zuiko Lens, T-Max, Minolta Scan Multi Pro Scanner
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To gain a perspective on the scale of this scene, notice the trees on the right far ridge against the fog line. There is a note placement there.
Crevasses are often times covered with snow. Since the snow "bridge" is likely to be unable to support the weight of a human being, it is extremely dangerous to hike through such areas.
This image was taken on a 150 mile backpacking trip through the kind of terrain you see here. The North Cascades are an adventurer's paradise. This image is of a scene around Whatcom Peak.
Images such as this play a role in my street photography insofar as they underscore just how little material possessions enhance the human spirit. There is a richness in adventure that draws people together in mysterious ways. The bonding is powerful and nearly inviolable.
Perhaps we are viewing the homeless in the wrong way. Perhaps its root cause is not economic at all? What would happen were we to view the homeless as an effect of the spiritual corruption of the relations within society and the culture? What if we were to view homelessness in terms of relationships that never were or that were broken ... in terms of isolation, aloneness, and spiritual alienation? Were we to do that homelessness would acquire a different face altogether. The outcome would be that every one ... each of us and all together ... would be implicated in the unifying phenomenon of homelessness.
There is a powerful message in Michael Jackson's "The Man in the Mirror", especially when it comes to understanding the nature and root cause of our social problems.
Peaks, Glaciers, & Dangerous Crevasses, North Cascades, Washington State
Please view large.
Olympus OM2n, 28mm Zuiko Lens, T-Max, Minolta Scan Multi Pro Scanner
© All rights reserved
To gain a perspective on the scale of this scene, notice the trees on the right far ridge against the fog line. There is a note placement there.
Crevasses are often times covered with snow. Since the snow "bridge" is likely to be unable to support the weight of a human being, it is extremely dangerous to hike through such areas.
This image was taken on a 150 mile backpacking trip through the kind of terrain you see here. The North Cascades are an adventurer's paradise. This image is of a scene around Whatcom Peak.
Images such as this play a role in my street photography insofar as they underscore just how little material possessions enhance the human spirit. There is a richness in adventure that draws people together in mysterious ways. The bonding is powerful and nearly inviolable.
Perhaps we are viewing the homeless in the wrong way. Perhaps its root cause is not economic at all? What would happen were we to view the homeless as an effect of the spiritual corruption of the relations within society and the culture? What if we were to view homelessness in terms of relationships that never were or that were broken ... in terms of isolation, aloneness, and spiritual alienation? Were we to do that homelessness would acquire a different face altogether. The outcome would be that every one ... each of us and all together ... would be implicated in the unifying phenomenon of homelessness.
There is a powerful message in Michael Jackson's "The Man in the Mirror", especially when it comes to understanding the nature and root cause of our social problems.