DEATHS OF GALEN & BARABARA ROWELL

["James D. McIntyre" <james dot d dot mcintyre at worldnet dot att dot net>]

I just received this very sad note from bird photographer Arthur Morris. I
though that all outdoor and nature photographers who admired Galen
Rowell's work and philosophy, as I greatly did, would like to be informed.

Jim McIntyre

----- Original Message -----
From: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART
To: baa
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:36 AM
Subject: BIRDS AS ART NOTES AUG 12, 2002


BIRDS AS ART NOTES

AUGUST 12, 2002

Sadly, I received this note from a friend in San Diego this morning:  "We
have been informed that Galen and Barbara Rowell were killed in a plane
crash on the approach to the Bishop Airport on their return from Alaska.
Two others were also on the plane.  No survivors."

Newcomers may not know that Galen was one of the premier
adventure/scenic/nature photographers of our age.  Galen's signature image
was Rainbow over Potola (the former winter residence of the Dalai Lama).
I think that he got his greatest pleasure from combining his love of
mountain climbing with his love of photography.  Barbara, too, was an
excellent photographer and contributed images to their stock collection.
They are survived by a son and a daughter. I send my condolences and a hug
to family and friends.  To learn more about Galen and Barbara, visit:
http://www.mountainlight.com/home.html

While I knew Galen only a bit, and never met Barbara, I was saddened to
learn of their passing.  I do know that both of them-as we all need to
do--lived life pretty much to the fullest.

Galen's article "The Size of the Rat," which ran in OP (Outdoor
Photographer) many years ago, served to inspire me to succeed in
photography.  He spoke of the rat "gnawing at the photographer's belly to
succeed."  I am glad that I got to tell him that he had influenced me (and
that I had a very large rat in my belly..)  (See my comments on page 145
of "The Art of Bird Photography.")

My favorite Galen story goes something like this:  He saw a print of an
image "just like one that he had envisioned and was working on."  He was
ready to sue the photographer, when he learned that his wife--totally
unaware that Galen had been photographing the same landscape subject--had
made the image while they were on a joint vacation.

Best and love to all,

Arthur Morris

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