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[PIANO MUSIC PLAYING] I first came
to Yosemite Valley with my family in 1916,
and I have not missed a single year since then.
Every year has been an extraordinary experience.
And as time goes on, this experience
becomes more penetrating and more related
to the world at large.
To photograph truthfully is to see beneath the surface
and record the qualities of nature and humanity,
which live in all things.
Elemental nature must be approached
with a reverential lens.
My work has always been associated with Yosemite.
It has become the warp and woof of my whole being.
But this experience has never meant isolation.
On the contrary, the infinitely varied photographic problems
of Yosemite have helped to develop my techniques
and deepen my perception.