Mountain Light Photography: News Room

Mountain Light Gallery is pleased to present its 2011 Photography Workshop schedule featuring five of the best instructors in the business.

Join John Shaw, David Muench, Jack Dykinga, Elizabeth Carmel and Jerry Dodrill as they go on location to some of the most stunning regions in the Western United States including Lake Tahoe, the Oregon Coast, the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Bryce National Park and the California Coast Redwoods. Each workshop is limited in size to ensure that everyone receives the time and attention needed.

Our workshops have been honored with recognition by both Sunset and American Photo magazines – Sunset having selected our workshop program as one of its top-ten smart vacation picks, while American Photo gave our workshops top billing among a handful of America’s best photo workshop operators.

A 10 percent registration discount will be granted to returning participants who have taken any past workshop operated by Mountain Light, as well as to new participants who simultaneously enroll in two or more workshops for 2010. The registration discount is also available to full-time students, full-time art or photography instructors and members of the North American Nature Photographers' Association. Please note that these discounts are not cumulative and that the maximum available discount on any workshop is 10 percent.

Each workshop is limited in size to ensure that everyone receives the time and attention needed. We expect these to fill up quickly, please contact us promptly to reserve your space.

For a complete schedule or to reserve your space, please visit the Workshops page!

The Galen Rowell calendars for 2011 are now available in the Mountain Light online store. These 12-sheet wall calendars measure 12" x 12" and are published by Sellers Publishing, Inc.

California the Beautiful 2011 features some of Galen's best images from his home state, from snow-covered mountains in the north to white sand beaches and blistering deserts in the south.

American Landscapes 2011 celebrates the scenic beauty and diverse wildlife of North America's national parks and open spaces through this unique portfolio of Galen's work.

Pioneer Photography of Philip Hyde:
Featured Artist Exhibit, May 8 – August 31

It's history in the making: The work of two of California's most prominent outdoor photographers and wilderness advocates will be exhibited in the same building for the first time ever. The landscape photography of the late Philip Hyde will be on display at Galen Rowell's renowned Mountain Light Gallery from May 8th through August 31st, 2010.

The exhibition will include more than 40 archival pigment prints and several original vintage Philip Hyde Cibachrome, Dye Transfer and black and white silver prints. New prints will be on exhibition of Philip Hyde's unpublished work that the public has never seen before in any form.

Philip Hyde's son, David Leland Hyde will speak about his father's life and work at an artist's reception Saturday, May 8th, 6-9 p.m.

Both Philip Hyde and Galen Rowell were contributors to the groundbreaking Sierra Club Exhibit Format Series and both were regularly featured in the Sierra Club Bulletin, Sierra Magazine, Outdoor Photographer and other publications. Hyde and Rowell are the only two honorary members of the International League of Conservation Photographers.

READ THE FULL STORY and find out more about Mountain Light Exhibits on the Featured Artists page.

All in-stock artisan jewelry at Mountain Light Gallery is on sale now through Valentine's Day! Save 10% on our large collection of very fine, one-of-a-kind pieces by local artisans Daryl Aukee, Danielle Dublino, Leah Dutcher, Robin Stater and Mia Volkommer.

The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Come in and browse for the piece that speaks to you - the perfect "I love you" for your special day.

Mountain Light Gallery is pleased to offer a full lineup of workshops for 2010 with the best instructors in the business! Our workshops have been honored with recognition by both Sunset and American Photo magazines – Sunset having selected our workshop program as one of its top-ten smart vacation picks, while American Photo gave our workshops top billing among a handful of America’s best photo workshop operators.

In Spring 2010, Mountain Light will host a 3-Day Workshop with John Shaw, taught out of our Bishop gallery at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. Also in Spring 2010, Mountain Light will host a 4-Day Workshop with Jack Dykinga in Death Valley.

In Fall 2010, Mountain Light will host two 3-Day Workshops, one with David Muench and one with Brenda Tharp, taught out of our Bishop gallery at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. Also in Fall 2010, Mountain Light will host a 4-Day Workshop with Jack Dykinga at Zion National Park.

A 10 percent registration discount will be granted to returning participants who have taken any past workshop operated by Mountain Light, as well as to new participants who simultaneously enroll in two or more workshops for 2010. The registration discount is also available to full-time students, full-time art or photography instructors and members of the North American Nature Photographers’ Association. Note: discounts are not cumulative, the maximum total discount on any workshop is 10 percent.

Each workshop is limited to 15 participants to insure that everyone receives the time and attention needed. We expect these to fill up quickly, please contact us promptly to reserve your space.

American Landscapes 2010 Calendar by Galen Rowell

The Galen Rowell calendar for 2010 is in stock and shipping now. This 12-sheet wall calendar measures 12" x 12" and is published by Sellers Publishing, Inc.

American Landscapes 2010 celebrates the scenic beauty and diverse wildlife of North America’s national parks and open spaces through this unique portfolio of Galen’s work.

Collector’s Vault Section to Showcase Rare, Collectible and Signed Galen Rowell Prints!

Rare, signed and collectible prints by Galen Rowell

Due to recent strong demand for rare and collectible Galen Rowell fine prints, Mountain Light Gallery is pleased to present the Collector’s Vault.

This new section of our web site is dedicated to showcasing all rare and collectible fine prints currently available through Mountain Light Gallery. Collectors can view all current offerings, bookmark the page or notify friends and family through the Share links at the bottom of each entry, and reserve a rare print in their name with the links provided.

Rainbow over the Potala Palace by Galen Rowell

Mountain Light recently released a rare 16" x 20" dye transfer print of Galen Rowell’s Rainbow over the Potala Palace, signed and dated by the artist, at a price of $25,000. The scarce print sold quickly, reflecting the strong demand for Rowell fine prints among collectors. Collectors or institutions interested in Rowell signed prints may contact us via email or at 760-873-7700 to be placed on our special mailing list for information regarding any future releases from Mountain Light’s limited inventory of rare prints or prints placed on consignment.

Galen Rowell has been posthumously selected for Honorary Fellow status by the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP). This honor is bestowed upon photographers who are either retired or deceased and have used their photographic talent to raise awareness and understanding of the natural world and the need for conservation.

The mission of iLCP is to use compelling images to translate conservation science to specific audiences. Working with conservation groups, policy makers, government leaders and scientists, they produce documentary images of not only the beauty of the natural world but the challenges that threaten it.

Mountain Light Pictures is pleased to announce the addition of Justin Black and Tony Rowell to the stock agency’s expanding line-up.

Justin Black specializes in evocative landscapes, from the expansive to the intimate, mostly made with large format film. A long-time Galen Rowell admirer, Black says his friendship with Galen and Barbara Rowell continues to influence and inspire his work in new directions.

“My work tends to prioritize the aesthetics of motion, form, quality of light, and atmosphere, making use of detailed texture to develop a sense of the tactile qualities of nature,” Justin says.

Recently named the new Director and Chief of Staff for the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP), Justin will be soon based in his hometown of Washington, D.C. While he’ll be busy with new challenges, he fully intends to keep his camera equipment at his side and capture the scenes that stir his passion.

Tony Rowell, the youngest of Galen’s two children, found himself immersed in his father’s photography from a young age. Tony began photographing landscapes and wildlife as he joined his father on various adventures into wilderness areas.

Favoring digital SLR cameras, Tony has developed a passion for astrophotography in recent years. “Astronomy is something I’ve always been interested in,” Tony explains. “I just find this one more way to show the beauty we have in this world.”

Mountain Light Pictures is the home of the Galen Rowell Image Collection: stunning photographs from around the world produced by one of the most influential photographers of all time. MLP also represents a growing list of some of the finest working outdoor and nature photographers.

MLP’s goal is to build the finest commercial library of travel, outdoor adventure, landscape, lifestyle, and environmental photographs in the world. MLP chooses to work with people who share Galen’s dedication to producing stunning, vibrant pictures of all things rooted in the natural world. Featured photographers include Robert Holmes, Chris Noble, Linde Waidhofer, Harrison Shull, Dennis Coello, Justin Black, Tony Rowell and Chris Linder.

Coming soon to Mountain Light Pictures: the works of aerial photographer Christopher Boyer and adventure photographer Jerry Dodrill, plus new conservation and travel images by Chris Linder.

If you haven't read Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson yet, we’d like to highly recommend it. Already a New York Times #1 bestseller, it is the story of the journey that led Mortenson from a failed 1993 attempt to climb Pakistan’s K2, the world’s second highest mountain, to successfully establishing schools in some of the most remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Mortenson descended from his failed 1993 climb exhausted and disoriented and wandered away from his group into one of the most desolate areas of northern Pakistan. Alone, without food, water, or shelter he stumbled into an impoverished Pakistani village where he was nursed back to health.

While recovering he observed the village’s 84 children sitting outdoors, scratching their lessons in the dirt with sticks. The village was so poor that it could not afford the $1-a-day salary to hire a teacher. When he left the village, he promised that he would return to build them a school. From that rash, heartfelt promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time.

Mortenson co-founded the Central Asia Institute “to promote and support community-based education, especially to girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.” He has since established 78 schools. In pursuit of his goal, he has survived an armed kidnapping, fatwas issued by enraged mullahs, repeated death threats, and wrenching separations from his wife and children.

Mortenson mentions Galen Rowell several times in Three Cups of Tea, as both an inspiration for his mountaineering and K2 attempt, as well as being an early supporter of his Central Asia Institute.

Three Cups of Tea is now published in three editions: the original bestseller release, a young adult version and a children’s version. Purchases through the Amazon.com or IndieBound.org links on Mortenson’s website (and any additional purchases) generate up to 7% of proceeds to benefit Central Asia Institute.

            • Ceramics by Michael Cooke
            • Wooden vessels by Ron Overholz
            • Hand-turned segmented bowls by David Miller
            • Artisan jewelry by Daryl Aukee, Danielle Dublino,
              Mia Vollkommer and Leah Dutcher
            • Fine hand-crafted furniture by Steven White

Mountain Light is pleased to announce the release of scarce prints by Galen Rowell that have been unavailable since his 2002 death.

Effective immediately, nine prints (in all sizes) of his famous photograph Machapuchare at dawn, Nepal Himalaya, Nepal (AA0010) and five 16 x 20 prints of Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff, Canadian Rockies, Canada (AA0007) are available for sale. Both are available only as unsigned LightJet prints on Crystal Archive paper.

16 x 20: $3,300 (print only)
20 x 30: $4,300 (print only)
32 x 48: $8,000 (print only)

Valley of the Ten Peaks is once again available in the 16 x 20 size at $2,800 (print only). It continues to be available in the 11 x 14, 20 x 30, and 32 x 48 sizes.

For more information or order these prints, please call the gallery at (760) 873-7700 or email us at Gallery@MountainLight.com.

If variety is the spice of life, the current guest artist exhibit at Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop should please all visual palates.

This exhibit, now on display through April 30th, features the work of 21 photographers from across North America. Each shares not only a passion for photography, but also an alumni status from Mountain Light’s photography workshop series.

Mountain Light founder, Galen Rowell established a lasting legacy of inspirational and highly effective photographic education, having shared his passion, techniques, and vision with numerous students over the years. Following Rowell’s death in 2002, Mountain Light carried on Rowell’s vision with a workshop program featuring world-renowned photographers including John Shaw, David Muench, Jack Dykinga, Brenda Tharp, Frans Lanting, Nevada Wier, and Pat O’Hara among others.

The exhibit’s images include a variety of visions, everything from wildlife to macro, impressionistic to classic dynamic landscapes.

An artist’s reception is set for Saturday, Jan. 16th, 6-9 p.m. at the gallery. Many of the artists will be on hand to meet visitors. Light refreshments will be served.

The photographers were selected for this exhibit through a juried competition. Last October, 681 images from 44 entrants were presented to Mountain Light’s jury panel, which included photographers Tom Mallonee and Jim Stimson, and Jolene Hanson, curator for The G2 Gallery in Venice, Calif. Each panelist brought a specific expertise to the judging – Stimson focused on composition and exposure, Mallonee on composition and the production process, and Hanson on the overall presentation and public appeal of each image.

Due to the inherent nature of jurying by panel, and because of space limitation with any exhibition, many fine images could not be included. After two days of review and critique, the panel chose 41 images from the following photographers for exhibit:

John Anderson, Dan Baumbach, Mike Berry, Eric Black, Larry Brenden, Joe Decker, Debbie Delatour, Karen L. Fisher, Mark Gunion, Dan Holmes, Matt Long, Helen Moss, Stephen Naor, Jesús A. Parra, Kevin Ranck, Michael R. Reynolds, R. Preston Reynolds, Earl Robicheaux, Norah Rudin, Tom Stahl and Phil Wright.

Hours for the Workshop Participants exhibit are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m, seven days a week. Mountain Light Gallery is home to the adventure photography of the late Galen Rowell. An exhibit of Rowell’s work is on display at the gallery year-round.

Fall / Winter 2009 Featured Artist Exhibit:
Jack Dykinga’s “Wet and Dry”

Mountain Light is pleased to present the large format landscapes of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Jack Dykinga, October 5 through December 31, 2009 at our gallery in Bishop, California. A reception and book signing – open to the public – will be held on Friday, October 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served.

For more information about this exhibit and its theme or about Jack Dykinga, please visit the Featured Artists page.

iLCP to Convene Wild Speak, a Conservation Communications Symposium at Wild9

Wild9, Meridia, Yucatan, Mexico, November 6-13, 2009

iLCP – the International League of Conservation Photographers – is celebrating it's fourth anniversary by convening a conservation communications symposium during the 9th World Wilderness Congress November 6-13, 2009 at Meridia, Mexico.

The Wild Speak symposium will be a follow up to the conservation photography symposium offered by iLCP in Anchorage, Alaska, but will expand on the idea with discussions and panels on journalism, effective communication of scientific ideas and more.

Registration for Wild9 is now open and there will be many other valuable events and presentations in addition to the Wild Speak symposium, designed to address some of our planet’s most serious conservation challenges. Come join the world’s leading conservation thinkers and doers – scientists, photographers, journalists and academics – for five days of discussions, insight and inspiration.

For more information or to register for Wild9, visit www.Wild9.org. For more information about the International League of Conservation Photographers, please visit www.iLCP.com.

Mountain Light would like to invite you to enjoy this excellent documentary on the history of photography.

Explore the genius of some of the most famous images ever captured in photography's 170-year history and find out more about the photographers that took them and what makes these images so very special.

Mountain Light is pleased to announce the photographers whose work was selected for its upcoming Juried Workshop Participants Show.

The exhibit will be displayed Jan. 5th through March 31st, 2010 at Mountain Light Gallery. An artist’s reception is set for Saturday, Jan. 16th, 6-9 p.m. All entrants are invited to attend the reception, which is open to the public.

681 images from 44 entrants were presented to our esteemed jury panel, which included photographers Tom Mallonee and Jim Stimson, and Jolene Hanson, curator for The G2 Gallery in Venice, Calif. Each panelist brought a specific expertise to the judging – Jim focused on composition and exposure, Tom on composition and the production process and Jolene on the overall presentation and public appeal of each image.

These 21 photographers will be sent a letter outlining production specifications in the next few days. All portfolios submitted for review will also be returned in the next two weeks.

To be eligible for panel review, entrants had to have taken a Mountain Light-operated photography workshop between January 1998 and September 2009. At the discretion of the selected photographers, the works chosen for exhibition may be available for sale during the exhibit.

Mountain Light sincerely thanks all those who participated in this effort and looks forward to presenting the completed exhibit.

Mountain Light is pleased to invite our workshop participants to submit their best work to be considered for inclusion in this first of its kind exhibit at Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop, California.

This exhibit is open to anyone who has taken a Mountain Light-operated photography workshop in 1998 or later, or who is enrolled in a 2009 Mountain Light workshop by no later than September 30, 2009.

Mountain Light is pleased to present Spanish nature photographer Fernando Puche’s North American debut at a guest exhibit this summer at the gallery in Bishop.

The Puche exhibit went on display July 1 and ran through September 30, 2009. An artist’s reception, open to the public, was held Friday, July 3, 6-9 p.m. at the gallery.

Fernando Puche is a veteran nature photographer who has spent the last few years analyzing the role of nature photography in the world of art and in society as a whole. He has published portfolios in a variety of photography magazines and, since 2000, his work has been exhibited regularly throughout Spain. In addition, he gives talks and lectures on his speciality. His images and articles have appeared in the well known magazines Black & White, Focus, Camera Natura, Contrastes, Iris, Arte y Naturaleza, FV and La Fotografía Actual. He has won numerous awards and special mentions, both in Spain and abroad. In 2007 he published his third book titled An Imaginary Journey.

For more information, on Mountain Light Guest Exhibits, please visit the Featured Artists page.

Mountain Light Workshops have been honored with recognition by both Sunset and American Photo magazines. Sunset selected our workshop program as one of its top-ten smart vacation picks, while American Photo gave Mountain Light Workshops top billing among a handful of America’s best photo workshop operators.

With the exception of international workshops and certain special sessions, a 10 percent registration discount will be granted to returning participants who have taken any past workshop operated by Mountain Light. New participants who simultaneously enroll in two workshops are also eligible for a 10 percent discount off both sessions. A 10 percent discount is also available to full-time students, full-time art or photography instructors and members of the North American Nature Photographers’ Association. Please note these discounts are not cumulative and that the maximum available discount on any workshop is 10 percent.

Each workshop is limited to 12 or 15 participants to insure that everyone receives the time and attention needed. We expect these to fill up quickly, please contact us promptly to reserve your space.

For more information about Mountain Light Photographic Workshops, please visit the Workshops Section of this website.

Two never before printed photographs from the Galen Rowell image archive have been made available as fine prints. The first is AA#1246, Porters at Concordia, beneath K2 (28,251ft.), Karakoram Himalaya, Pakistan, 1989, which you can view and order now from our Pakistan Online Gallery.

AA#1247, Alpenglow on the east face of Mt. Whitney in winter, Eastern Sierra, California, 1995, can be viewed and ordered now from our Eastern Sierra Online Gallery.

While conducting research for specific projects, Mountain Light staff regularly search through Galen’s archive of over two hundred thousand images. Occasionally we come across an original 35mm transparency that we feel is exceptional, and suitable to be added to our fine art print collection. This photo of an arctic fox taken while Galen was stalking polar bears in Canada is one such image.

This original slide was recently drum scanned and then digitally mastered by Mountain Light General Manager Justin Black, and is currently on display in our Gallery and available for purchase through our web site.

Watch this space for announcements of new, previously unreleased Galen Rowell images!

Sierra photographer Vern Clevenger is unveiling new photographs during a guest exhibit at Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop.

Featuring a mix of classic and new images, the Clevenger exhibit will run through June 30. An artist’s reception, open to the public, will be held Saturday, May 9, 6-9 p.m. at the gallery.

Clevenger has called the Sierra Nevada his home for more than 30 years. Combining his love for the region’s natural beauty and his passion for mountaineering, photography became a natural extension of Clevenger’s lifestyle. He rapidly established an intimacy with his subjects much like his long-time friend, colleague and mentor, the late Galen Rowell. Today Clevenger’s work captures the unparalleled richness found within the region’s natural theater of color and light. Clevenger parlays his unique creative vision into images that are startlingly fresh.

Through May 17, 2009, the G2 Gallery in Los Angeles is featuring an exhibit entitled Galen Rowell: A Retrospective. This exhibit spans Galen’s entire career from his first appearance in National Geographic in 1974 through his last expedition, a 275-mile trek across Tibet’s Chang Tang in search of the migration route of the endangered chiru (Tibetan antelope). A reception will be held on Friday, May 1, from 6 to 9 pm.

On May 15 at 7 pm, the G2 Gallery Lecture Series will present celebrated climbing icon Conrad Anker, who will speak about the 2002 Chang Tang expedition he participated in with Galen Rowell and Rick Ridgeway. Widely considered to be among the world’s most inhospitable environments, the trio trekked the barren and remote 275-mile route pulling all of their gear on custom-made aluminum rickshaws. Their discovery of the breeding grounds of the endangered chiru resulted in the Chinese government’s creation of a nature preserve to safeguard this rare antelope’s habitat.

The G2 Gallery is committed to promoting the appreciation and conservation of our natural environment through photography and other art forms. G2 presents an illuminating range of exhibits that showcase nature and wildlife photography by artists who inform, inspire and generate greater awareness of the environmental issues we face. The G2 is an Eco-Conscience Gallery, and donates all art proceeds to a variety of environmental charities.

The G2 Gallery is located at 1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291, phone (310) 452-2842.

Glen Denny’s exhibit of fine art prints, Yosemite in the Sixties, will be featured in Mountain Light’s guest artist gallery November 1st, 2008 through January 31st, 2009. The public is invited to meet the artist at a reception to be held at the gallery on Friday, November 7, from 6 to 9 pm. A slide show will be featured at the reception, and Mr. Denny will be available to sign copies of his books.

Yosemite in the Sixties is a visual chronicle of climbing the vast granite expanses and of climbers creating the audacious big wall routes that defined Yosemite’s Golden Age. It is also an insider’s view of campground life, revealing the personalities and parties, the preparations for major ascents, the loves and dreams of the denizens of Camp 4.

GLEN DENNY was born in Modesto, California, in 1939 and grew up in the nearby town of Livingston, where his father was a high school teacher. His first outdoor experiences came through fly-fishing trips into the Sierra with his father. When Glen moved to Yosemite in 1958 to learn to climb, the first ascent of El Capitan was under way. Inspired by this historic event, he was soon climbing the most challenging routes in Yosemite Valley, including some of the early ascents of El Capitan. His climbing films have won awards at several film festivals; his photography has appeared in a number of publications, culminating in his 2007 book, Yosemite in the Sixties, the source of the photographs shown in this exhibit.

An environmental project to protect endangered species, the publication of a science vocabulary book for children and an in-depth investigation of Tibetan maps are among 11 projects chosen by ICT’s Rowell Fund to receive grants in 2008. The Rowell Fund Board will award over $57,000 this year to applicants in 5 countries in memory of explorers and photographers Galen and Barbara Rowell.

Mountain Light is excited to announce a new filter: The “lighter, brighter” warming circular polarizer from Singh-Ray! While most circular polarizers absorb two full stops of light, the LB polarizer absorbs only one and a third stops, giving photographers greater creative control to stop action with faster shutter speeds or select greater depth of field with smaller apertures. Greater light transmission also results in a brighter viewfinder image, better autofocus and metering performance in low light, and makes it easier to accurately position graduated neutral density filters when using them in combination with a polarizer.

Mountain Light is stocking the LB warming circular polarizer in the sprocket mount to fit Cokin P series filter holders (the same used with Galen's ND grad filters), and the screw-in version is available via special order in sizes from 52mm to 77mm, with slim-line wide angle versions available in 72mm and 77mm sizes. Visit the Filters page for more information or to order.

Rare and highly collectible, this is a 16 x 20 Dye Transfer print in excellent condition, signed and numbered by the artist in the border of the print and on the mat, and provided with a certificate of authenticity.

The print is presented in a custom solid hardwood cherry frame, double-matted with acid-free 100% cotton museum-grade board, and glazed with 97% UV-blocking anti-reflective museum glass.

16 x 20 Crystal Archive Lightjet print in excellent condition, signed and numbered by the artist in the border of the print and on the mat. The original certificate of authenticity is intact on the verso of the mat.

The print is presented in a custom solid hardwood frame with ebony stain, double-matted with acid-free 100% cotton museum-grade board, and glazed with 97% UV-blocking anti-reflective museum glass.

For more information, please call Mountain Light at (760) 873-7700 or email gallery * mountainlight . com for more information.

Scarce, signed Galen Rowell prints released
for Rowell Legacy Project fundraising sale

Two scarce, signed fine art prints by the late wilderness photographer Galen Rowell are being released for sale for the first time since his death.

The prints are Rowell’s Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff, Canadian Rockies, Canada, 1973 and Stormy sunset over Evolution Lake, John Muir Trail, High Sierra, California, 1997. Each Crystal Archive Lightjet print is matted and framed, and features Rowell’s signature on the lower right side of the mat. Each print is being sold for $12,500.

Valley of the Ten Peaks has an image area of 13" x 19.5" on 16" x 20" paper and a matted size of 22" x 28". This is the first time the image has been available in this size, signed or unsigned, since Rowell’s 2002 death.

Stormy sunset over Evolution Lake has an image area of 20" x 30" on 24" x 32" paper and a matted size of 28" x 38". During his lifetime, Rowell signed only 51 prints in this edition of 300, which includes all prints 20" x 30" and larger.

The release of these prints kicks off a series of events leading to the fall 2006 publication of the definitive volume on Galen Rowell’s life and legacy as one of the most important photographers, mountaineers and conservationists of the 20th Century. The collector-quality large format book, published by the Sierra Club Books, will feature more than 200 of Rowell’s most important photographs made over three decades, as well as essays by luminaries in the diverse fields that Rowell touched. Simultaneous exhibits at the Oakland Museum, the San Diego Museum of Natural History, Banff’s Whyte Museum and the Panopticon Gallery in Boston will accompany the book’s release.

All proceeds from the sale of the scarce prints will go to fund the Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure and the annual Rowell Lecture Series at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco. Former NBC Nightly News anchor and managing editor, Tom Brokaw, will be the featured speaker for the Rowell Lecture Series, which will be held on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 28 in San Francisco. Mr. Brokaw has graciously contributed the foreword to the upcoming Rowell book.

The new owners of these prints, unless they choose to remain anonymous, will be recognized at the event for their contribution to the Rowell Award.

The Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure honors adventurers whose artistic passion illuminates the wild places of the world, and whose accomplishments significantly benefit both the environment and the people who inhabit these lands and regions.

For information about the release of the scarce prints or purchase inquiries, please call Mountain Light Gallery at (760) 873-7700. For information about the Rowell Award, please visit www.rowellaward.com.

UPDATE: Rescheduled for April 16, 2008.
UPDATE: Location announced, tickets now available.

Noted American portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz will be the keynote speaker at the 2008 Rowell Lecture, scheduled for Wednesday, April 16th at the Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St. in San Francisco. A VIP reception begins at 6 p.m., program check-in starts at 6:45 p.m., and the main program itself will run from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Tickets are now available at the Commonwealth Club of California website.

One of the most celebrated photographers of our time, Annie Leibovitz has been making witty, powerful images documenting American popular culture since the early 1970s, when her work began appearing in Rolling Stone. She became the magazine’s chief photographer in 1973, and ten years later began working for Vanity Fair, and then Vogue, creating a legendary body of work. In addition to her magazine work, Leibovitz has created influential advertising campaigns for American Express, Gap, Givenchy, The Sopranos, and the Milk Board.

A retrospective of her work from the years 1970 to 1990 was presented at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. and at the International Center of Photography in New York.

Leibovitz is the recipient of many honors, including the rank of Commandeur in the French government’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Barnard College Medal of Distinction. She was named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000 and one of the thirty-five Innovators of Our Time by Smithsonian magazine in 2005.

Author, adventurer and nature photographer James Balog has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure by the Rowell Award Judging Panel. The award will be presented on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in San Francisco at the Hotel Nikko. Renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz will be the keynote speaker for the evening. The event is sponsored by the Rowell Legacy Committee and its partners, The Yosemite Fund and the Commonwealth Club of California.

The black and white landscapes and American roadside photographs of Tom Mallonee will be featured in Mountain Light’s guest artist gallery, August 1st through October 31st, 2008. The public is invited to meet the artist at a reception to be held at the gallery on Saturday, August 23, from 7 to 9 pm.

TOM MALLONEE has pursued photographic subjects which stray from the conventional notions of western landscape photography, yet still embrace decisive composition and exquisite printing technique. Tom has completed a 12 year portrait of the bypassed sections of Route 66 entitled Evidence of Passing. In recent years, he has been on the cutting edge of fine art monochromatic inkjet printing and has developed a true six-ink Hextone printing process. In addition to his personal photographic pursuits, he founded Owens Valley Imaging devoted exclusively to producing black & white ink prints for other artists.

Mountain Light is pleased to announce a special Rowell Lecture event, An Evening with Greg Mortenson, a reception and program with the co-founder of the Central Asia Institute and best-selling co-author of Three Cups of Tea as he pays tribute to his friends Galen and Barbara Rowell and discusses his life’s work in promoting education and literacy, especially for girls, in the remote mountain regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The program will also feature the opening of the nomination period for the 2008 Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure. The Award honors that adventurer whose artistic passion illuminates the wild places of the world, and whose accomplishments significantly benefit both the environment and the peoples who inhabit these lands and regions. Please visit www.RowellAward.com for more information about the Rowell Award.

Bob Hansen, Rowell Legacy Committee member and President of The Yosemite Fund will emcee this special evening.

Date & Location: September 24, 2008 at the Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco, Calif.

5:30 – 7:15 p.m. VIP Reception with Greg Mortenson. Includes wine, hors d’oeuvres and preferred program seating, $150.

7:30 p.m. Program: Rowell Lecture with Greg Mortenson. $25 Commonwealth Club members, $35 non-members.

TICKETS: Available on July 10, 2008. Reservations can be made through the Commonwealth Club website, and will be confirmed by email. Tickets will be sold at the door only if space is available.

Through December 31, 2008, Mountain Light is offering savings on Galen and Barbara Rowell fine prints, as well as on fine prints by Jim Stimson, Londie G. Padelsky, Vern Clevenger, Tony Rowell and Justin Black:

All available sizes of both Limited and Unlimited Edition prints are included in this offer. Discount also applies to matting and framing. Please note that Special Edition prints and Rowell prints on consignment are not included in this offer.

All available sizes of Unlimited Edition prints are included in this offer. Discount also applies to matting and framing.

The Mountain Light 2008 calendar, Galen Rowell’s California is in stock and shipping now.

This 12-sheet wall calendar features some of Galen’s best images from his home state. The images were hand selected by the Mountain Light staff and include some rarely-seen photographs from the Galen Rowell Collection.

The calendar was designed and produced by June Lee at Morning Dew Productions. For more information and to order yours, click here.

Mountain Light’s 2008 Workshop Schedule was announced recently, and a few of the workshops are already almost sold-out! Act quickly to avoid disappointment.

This year’s program is expanded with more top instructors, and more on-location workshops in four of the West’s premier national parks.

Jack Dykinga
April 14-17 • Yosemite (Large Format)
Oct. 20-24 • Boulder Mountain, Utah
Oct. 27-31 • Bryce Canyon–Filling Fast!

John Shaw
May 1-4 • Mountain Light Gallery
Oct. 2-5 • Mountain Light Gallery

David Muench
June 9-13 • Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks–Filling Fast!
June 16-20 • Lake Tahoe–Filling Fast!

Justin Black
May 8-11 • Mountain Light Gallery
Sept. 25-28 • Mountain Light Gallery

A 10 percent registration discount will be granted to returning participants who have taken any past workshop operated by Mountain Light. New participants who simultaneously enroll in two workshops are also eligible for a 10 percent discount off both sessions. A 10 percent discount is also available to full-time students, full-time art or photography instructors and members of the North American Nature Photographers’ Association. Please note these discounts are not cumulative and that the maximum available discount on any workshop is 10 percent.

Each workshop is limited to 15 participants to insure that everyone receives the time and attention needed. We expect these to fill up quickly, please contact us promptly to reserve your space.

If you have any questions or to book your registration online, please visit the Workshops Section of this website.

We have added an e-commerce shopping cart to our website, providing Mountain Light customers with added convenience plus the security of encrypted SSL transactions. Customers will now be presented with an accurate total, including sales tax (if appropriate), and can complete their transactions using their credit card with the peace of mind afforded by using a secure, encrypted server.

The first area of our site to come on line is our Photographic Workshops. Participants may now book a workshop any time of the day or night, conveniently and securely. Book multiple Workshops and review your shopping cart (making changes if necessary) using the convenient “View Cart” link in the Navigation Bar on the left side of every page of the Mountain Light site. Please note that Workshops are booked on a first-come-first-saved basis. In the event that a Workshop is filled prior to your transaction, you will be contacted with options before your card is charged. The same procedure will apply to out-of-stock items from the Gallery, as we add shopping cart capabilities to all other areas of the Mountain Light site.

Look for other areas of the Mountain Light site to come online with our safe and convenient shopping cart soon!

SAN FRANCISCO — Outdoor photographer Beth Wald was awarded the 2006 Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure by the Rowell Legacy Committee at a ceremony featuring keynote speaker Tom Brokaw in San Francisco on Tuesday, November 28.

The Rowell Award honors that adventurer whose artistic passion illuminates the wild places of the world, and whose accomplishments significantly benefit both the environment and the people who inhabit these lands and regions. The Rowell Award celebrates the accomplishments of famed adventurers and photographers Galen and Barbara Rowell, who died in a plane crash in 2002.

In her photography, Wald combines a thirst for adventure and exploration with a passion for the natural environment and fascination with the world’s diverse cultures. She belongs to that rarified club of photographers who can shuffle lenses, change film and take beautiful pictures in extreme conditions that have most people struggling merely to put one foot in front of the other. “I am drawn to harsh, wild places where life is both fragile and tenuous.” says Wald, “where one’s sense of being alive is heightened by extremes of landscape and weather.”

Her visual exploration of environment and culture has taken her around the globe, from the Arctic to the tip of South America, from Pakistan to Cuba, and from the icy Himalayan peaks to the stifling heat of East Africa’s Great Rift Valley. Wald’s most recent journeys have taken her into remote regions of Afghanistan and Tajikistan to photograph unique mountain tribes and their relation with wildlife and environment, in order to call attention to the dire threats to both ancient culture and fragile ecosystems.

In this and in much of Wald’s work, her passion is to try to make a difference for the people and places that inspire her. She has donated her time to photograph numerous projects for a wide variety of organizations, including Lighthawk, the Sierra Club, the Conservation Land Trust, Conservacion Patagonica, ANAI, Doctors Without Borders, and others, covering a wide variety of environmental and cultural issues from logging, mining and desertification, to indigenous rights, endangered cultures, and industrial versus locally based agriculture. Through articles, books, and the many talks and lectures she gives, her photography has helped draw attention to clear-cutting in the Western US and in Southern Chile, to the disappearing cultures of the Tarahumara Indians of the Sierra Madre of Mexico to the gauchos of Patagonia to the plight of the people and environment of Afghanistan ravaged by decades of war and drought. She is currently in Afghanistan teaching a course on environmental photojournalism to Afghan journalists.

Wald’s work has appeared in numerous publications, including National Geographic, Smithsonian, Outside, National Geographic Adventure, Sports Illustrated, NG Traveler, Travel and Leisure, Life, The New York Times, Men’s Journal and Islands. Her commercial work includes extensive assignments for adventure sportswear companies such as Patagonia, EMS and The North Face. She has collaborated on numerous books, and is currently working on a book project that documents the unique lives of the last of Argentina’s true gauchos.

Wald said she plans to use the $15,000 award to create a new generation of “Galens and Barbaras” in Afghanistan through photojournalism classes.

Todd Skinner, a famed rock climber who died in October in a fall from Yosemite’s Leaning Tower, nominated Wald for the honor. A special tribute was paid to Skinner during the presentation.

Tom Brokaw, the former NBC Nightly News anchor, delivered the keynote speech, “Deleting the Virtual Life” at the standing-room only event. Actor and environmental activist Robert Redford was also in attendance. Both Brokaw and Redford had formed friendships with the Rowells based on their mutual love for adventure and respect for nature.

A scare signed print of Galen Rowell’s classic 1973 photograph, “Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff, Canadian Rockies,” was made available by Mountain Light Gallery during the VIP reception portion of the evening, and sold for $12,500. The proceeds from the sale will be donated by Mountain Light Gallery to support the Rowell Award.

A benefit climb, featuring renowned mountain adventurers David Breashears and Jimmy Chin, recently raised $40,000 for the Rowell Fund for Tibet.

Breashears and Chin donated their time and energy to help lead about a dozen people, including one of the “singing nuns of Drapchi prison,” up Wyoming’s 13,770-foot tall Grand Teton. Snow and ice kept the group from reaching the summit on Aug. 26th, however, the majority of participants, including an 11-year-old boy, reached the Enclosure, a 13,000 summit on the north ridge of the Grand Teton.

The success of this climb, guided by Jackson Hole Mountain Guides, and a similar climb in 2005 has organizers already planning for another climb in 2007. For Breashears, the climbs demonstrate a show of solidarity and resolve among those choosing to donate to the Rowell Fund.

“A mountain is a challenge and requires determination and fortitude, and the situation in Tibet is a metaphor for that,” Breashears said in 2005. “The Chinese are a tremendous force in Tibet. They’re fairly immovable and determined, but a determined group of people can take on a foe like that and make a change if they’re resourceful and resilient.”

And few seem as resilient as Ngawang Sangdrol. A member of the Garu Nunnery, Sangdrol was detained and imprisoned in 1992 for peacefully demonstrating against the Chinese occupation of Tibet. Her prison term spiked from an initial three-years to a combined sentence of 23 years – a result of several sentence extensions including one for singing songs praising the Dalai Lama. After enormous international pressure, she was released into the International Campaign for Tibet’s care in 2003, and now attends Columbia University, learning English and will probably join ICT‘s staff afterwards. She was nominated for “International Woman of the Year” in 2004 and was featured in the July 2nd issue of Parade magazine.

Breashears filmed the IMAX movie, Everest, has successfully climbed to the summit of Everest five times and co-produced Red Flag over Tibet for Frontline, hailed as one of the best documentaries about Tibet. Participants in this adventure were treated to a special advance screening of Breashears’ new feature documentary about the 1996 Everest tragedy, which will be released this fall.

Alongside Galen Rowell, Conrad Anker and Rick Ridgeway, Chin walked across Tibet in search of the birthing grounds of Tibetan antelope, an expedition which was featured in National Geographic. He is a professional adventure photographer, and photographed the Teton trip.

The Rowell Fund for Tibet was established in memory of photographer Galen Rowell and his wife Barbara, who died in a chartered plane crash in 2002. Rowell’s photography documented the struggles of the Tibetan people, and he had close ties with many in the Jackson climbing community, where the benefit climb was based.

The Rowell Fund, administered by the ICT, was established to encourage and support the work of Tibetans in the language and visual arts who can make significant contributions to Tibetan culture and society. Each year the Rowell fund gives small grants to those striving to meet these goals. This year more than 30 people have applied for funding. Winners of the grants will be announced later this year.

On Aug. 23rd, what would have been adventure photographer Galen Rowell’s 66th birthday, Bishop’s Mountain Light Gallery received a special gift: Its first shipment of a new volume published by Sierra Club Books, Galen Rowell: A Retrospective.

This is the definitive survey of the life, career, and legacy of the world’s foremost adventure photographer, who made the Eastern Sierra his home. The 288-page hardcover book is available now at the gallery.

Galen Rowell was the archetypal adventure photographer, his iconic images published in leading magazines and scores of books, exhibited in major galleries, and cherished by fans ranging from the Dalai Lama to news anchor Tom Brokaw. When he and his wife and business partner, Barbara Cushman Rowell, perished in a charter plane crash in 2002, he had just completed a landmark assignment for National Geographic and had begun making stunning new images of his favorite old haunts in the Sierra Nevada.

Fortunately, his productivity was immense and his photographs meticulously archived, making possible this unique and comprehensive retrospective of his work. Rowell himself had no time for looking back: his creative energies went into books that combine his images and writings on a wide range of subjects including climbing and expeditionary feats; exotic cultures; endangered wildlife and places; celebrations of light, color, and rare natural phenomena; and visionary interpretations of landscape.

Galen Rowell: A Retrospective features 188 of Rowell’s best photographs representing all phases and dimensions of his career. The images were chosen by the editors with whom Rowell worked most closely, by Mountain Light General Manager / Curator / Photographer Justin Black, and by Rowell’s daughter Nicole Rowell Ryan. Production was overseen by Black and Ryan. Photographic reproductions were produced to the highest standards of lithography from digital masters of Rowell’s 35mm transparencies, many of which were newly prepared by Black for the volume.

Complementing and illuminating the photographs are essays and commentaries by Rowell’s family and associates from the worlds of mountaineering, conservation, photography and publishing. They include photographers Sir Frans Lanting and David Muench; mountaineers Doug Robinson, Conrad Anker, Rick Ridgeway and Gordon Wiltsie; preeminent field biologist Dr. George Schaller; climbing historian Steve Roper; president of The Yosemite Fund Bob Hansen; president of the International Campaign for Tibet John Ackerly and Outdoor Photographer magazine publisher Steve D. Werner. Contributions also came from Ryan and Black as well as from Rowell’s son, Tony, and from Dean Stevens, Mountain Light Photography’s Photo Licensing Manager.

Former NBC Nightly News Managing Editor and Anchor Tom Brokaw wrote the book’s foreword. Novelist Robert Roper provided an in-depth biographical introduction and former New York Times photography critic Andy Grundberg contributed a critical appreciation of Rowell’s work.

Coinciding with the book’s official release will be a series of special museum exhibits, spotlighting rarely seen photographs that appear in the retrospective. The first exhibit will be at the San Diego Museum of Natural History, Sept. 16th through Nov. 12th. Ryan will give a presentation on developing the book during the exhibit’s opening day.

A second exhibit is scheduled for November at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Other exhibit dates will be released as they are confirmed.

This special exhibition will be on display at Mountain Light Gallery starting Nov. 1st and running through April 2007. A public reception is being planned for November. Details will be made available at a later date.

For more information about the exhibits or the book, Galen Rowell: A Retrospective, call Mountain Light Gallery, at (760) 873-7700, or visit the Mountain Light Book Store.

On June 16, a team of climbers supporting the Rowell Fund for Tibet summitted Mount Whitney (14,496 ft.) via the snow covered and physically challenging Mountaineer’s Route. Five donor / climbers and two climbers sponsored by anonymous donors raised $38,000 for the Rowell Fund, which was established to encourage and support the work of Tibetans in the language and visual arts who can make significant contributions to Tibetan culture and society. The team was accompanied by renowned climbers Conrad Anker and Peter Croft, John Ackerly, President of the International Campaign for Tibet, Justin Black, Mountain Light’s General Manager, and Tony Rowell, Galen’s son. Excellent guiding services were provided by “S.P.” Parker of Sierra Mountain Center.

Another team, named Team Highpoint by leader John Jancik of Colorado, hiked the grueling main Mt. Whitney Trail to the summit, arriving just as the Mountaineer’s Route team topped out on the North Face. Starting with Mt. Whitney, Team Highpoint is committed to reach the highest point in each of the fifty United States within one calendar year. Their effort, called 50 for Tibet, is also a fundraiser for the Rowell Fund for Tibet, and to date Team Highpoint has received pledges of over $100,000 if they complete their mission, culminating on Alaska’s Denali in May 2007.

Breathtaking photographs from the nation’s National Park system, including Galen Rowell’s Winter Sunset, Gates of the Valley will appear as part of the U. S. Postal Service’s 2006 definitive stamp program.

In announcing the program, David Failor, Executive Director of Stamp Services, also released images of other 2006 stamp and stationery items. “Customers can share a glimpse of America’s beautiful National Park system when corresponding internationally,” said Failor, referring to photographs of the Great Smoky Mountain, Yosemite Valley and Bryce Canyon depicted on international rate stamps.

This international rate stamp in the Scenic American Landscapes series features a photograph of the Gates of the Valley in Yosemite National Park, taken by Galen Rowell. Text on the stamp reads, “Yosemite National Park, California.”

Established on October 1, 1890, the park consists of 747,956 acres in the Sierra Nevada. With the impressive Yosemite Valley as its centerpiece, the park includes a breathtaking range of geographical features, such as waterfalls, lakes, glaciers, expansive meadows, groves of giant sequoias and granite monoliths such as El Capitan and Half Dome.

Each year nearly four million people enjoy the spectacular sights of Yosemite. Approximately 800 miles of marked trails can be found in the park. Nearly 95 percent of Yosemite is designated wilderness.

Through April 30th, Mountain Light Gallery is pleased to present a diverse selection of new fine prints. New landscape prints by Vern Clevenger, Jim Stimson and Justin Black, as well as evocative details and abstracts by William Neill, Londie Garcia Padelsky, and Carr Clifton showcase the distinctive visions of photographers from around the Sierra Nevada.

We invite you to meet the artists at Mountain Light Gallery during a reception on the evening of Friday, February 22nd from 6-9 p.m. The evening will feature live celtic music courtesy of Queen Mab.

Coming soon: the black-and-white cowboy portraits of Jay Dusard, May 1st through July 31st, 2008.

Nature photographer Linde Waidhofer is the guest artist at Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop, now through Dec. 31st.

For Waidhofer, landscape photography is as much passion as profession. She searches for the photographic equivalent of the emotional impact of wild and mysterious landscapes. She finds this equivalent in the secret geometry and design beneath the surface of the natural world, in images of simplicity and abstraction. She loves wild landscapes, natural light and changing weather.

Her latest photographic adventure has been an ongoing exploration of Patagonia, the southernmost end of South America, a landscape of incredible beauty, relatively unvisited and unknown, and almost unphotographed.

Waidhofer’s exhibit is open to the public. Gallery hours are 10-6 Sunday through Thursday and 10-8 Friday and Saturday. Mountain Light is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas days.

For more information about Linde Waidhoffer, please visit her website. For more information about this and other exhibits at Mountain Light Gallery, please visit our Featured Artist Guest Exhibits page.

Rowell Legacy Committee Seeks Nominees
for Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure

San Francisco, CA—The Rowell Legacy Committee is currently accepting nominations for The Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure which will honor that adventurer whose artistic passion illuminates the wild places of the world, and whose accomplishments significantly benefit both the environment and the people who inhabit these lands and regions. Nominations will be accepted from July 16, 2007 through November 15, 2007 and can be sent via email, fax or regular mail. The $15,000 annual cash award will be presented at the annual Rowell Lecture Series in spring 2008 at an event in San Francisco to an individual selected by a panel of active and influential members of the outdoor adventure world. This event is co-presented by The Yosemite Fund and the Commonwealth Club of California. For more information about the Rowell Award and to obtain a nomination form, please visit www.rowellaward.com.

In August 2002, famed adventurers, writers and photographers of wild places Galen and Barbara Rowell died tragically in a plane crash near their home in Bishop, California. The Rowell Legacy Committee was formed to commemorate the lives and preserve the spirit of the Rowells. Its hope is that Galen and Barbara’s work and the award will inspire in others the love of the human experience in the environment and the desire to protect the wild and special places on our planet. The Committee is excited to present this unique award to an individual who exemplifies the hallmarks of Galen and Barbara—adventure, art and giving back.

The Rowell Legacy Committee Honorary Chairs include: Conrad Anker, Tom Brokaw and Erik Weihenmayer. The Rowell Award Judging Panel includes: Conrad Anker, Richard Blum, Dick Dorworth, Frans Lanting, Doug McConnell, Chris McNamara, Duane Raleigh, Corey Rich, Nicole Rowell Ryan, and Steven Werner.

Mountain Light is pleased to present the fine art photographs of photographer David Muench, July 1st through September 30th, 2007.

David Muench has traveled across America for more than three decades, continually seeking that perfect mix of light, mood and nature that breathes life into his photographic images. Thirty of those images will be on display at Bishop’s Mountain Light Gallery, now through Sept. 30th, 2007.

Muench is the primary photographer for more than 40 books, and has participated in numerous one-man exhibits. His most recent books include Canticle of the Earth and Colorado. Other David Muench books include Primal Forces and Our National Parks, both of which are available at Mountain Light Gallery.

For more information on this event and other events at Mountain Light, please visit the Featured Artist Exhibits page.

The Royal Alberta Museum will host the traveling Galen Rowell: A Retrospective exhibit Feb. 17 through September 30, 2007.

The images featured in the exhibit are among the 188 photographs that were reproduced as part of the definitive book on the life and work of adventure photographer Galen Rowell. Image selection for the book was overseen by Galen’s daughter, Nicole Rowell Ryan, and by Mountain Light Gallery’s General Manager and curator, Justin Black.

The exhibit at Royal Alberta Museum features many rarely or never-seen before images as well as many classics familiar to long-time Rowell fans.

Royal Alberta Museum, which is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, is located at 12845-102nd Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Admission is as follows. Please note prices and hours subject to change for special presentations. Adult: $10 • Senior (65 years and over): $8 • Student (with valid ID): $7 • Youth (7-17): $5 • Children (6 and under): FREE • Family (2 Adults and children): $28.

An interview with Nicole Rowell Ryan regarding her father’s photography and the newly-released book, Galen Rowell: A Retrospective, will air on Sierra Club Radio starting Saturday, Feb. 3rd.

Sierra Club Radio broadcasts every Saturday at 3:30 pm (PST) on the Quake (960 am) in the San Francisco Bay Area, but it is also available for online listening or via podcast.

Mrs. Ryan’s interview will be available on the web site’s home page for the week of Feb. 3-9. beginning at 10 a.m. It will then be available for a limited time through Sierra Club Radio’s archives.

Mountain Light Gallery is pleased to offer an expanded lineup of workshops with the best instructors in the business. Beginning in 2007, all of our sessions include upscale accommodation and all meals, with prorated fees available for those who wish to make their own lodging arrangements.

In Spring 2007, Mountain Light will host 3-Day Workshops with David Muench, Jack Dykinga and Justin Black. These workshops will be taught out of our Bishop gallery at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. Mountain Light will also host two workshops in Spring 2007 with David Muench in Death Valley.

In Fall 2007, Mountain Light will host one 3-Day Workshop with Jack Dykinga and two 3-Day Workshops with John Shaw. These workshops will be taught out of our Bishop gallery at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. Mountain Light will also host two 3-1/2 Day Workshops in Fall 2007 with Jack Dykinga at Zion National Park.

John Shaw has been long recognized as one of America’s leading nature photographers and a highly regarded workshop instructor. He has been a professional nature photographer since the early 1970s, after teaching several years at the college level. He is the author of six books on field photography and one on Photoshop printing techniques. A partial listing of magazine credits includes: American Photographer, Audubon, National Wildlife, Country Journal, Defenders of Wildlife, Birders World, Equinox, International Wildlife, National Geographic, Natural History, Nikon World, Omni, Outdoor Photographer, Ranger Rick, Popular Photography, Nature's Best, Sierra, and Smithsonian.

Jack Dykinga is a Pulitzer Prize winner and one of America’s pre-eminent landscape photographers. His work reflects the merging of a photojournalistic, documentary approach with large-format landscape photography, focusing on environmental issues in the United States and Mexico. His skill in creating images that are at once majestic and factual has made him a favorite of prestigious publications such as Arizona Highways. His photographs can be seen in a wide variety of publications such as Audubon, Harpers, National Geographic, Natural History, Sierra Club, Sunset, Time, The Wilderness Society, and Wildlife Conservation. His work has also been featured with portfolio spreads in Nature’s Best, Outdoor Photographer, Photo Media, Popular Photography, and View Camera magazines, as well as being featured on NBC’s Today Show, CNN’s Earth Matters and KAET’s Images of Arizona (PBS, Phoenix).

David Muench is a maverick and an innovator in landscape photography, whose greatest teacher has been nature itself. In turn, he has been the inspiration for many photographers. He has published over 40 exhibit format books and his photographs have been included in many others. Recent museum exhibits include the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in 2001, and exhibits sponsored by Arizona Highways in 2000 at the Phoenix Art Museum, the Center for Creative Photography and the Museum of Northern Arizona, with photographers Ansel Adams and Jack Dykinga. His formal schooling includes the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York; the University of California at Santa Barbara and the Art Center School of Design, Los Angeles, California. A member of North American Nature Photographers Association and the American Society of Magazine Photographers, Muench lives in Corrales, New Mexico with his wife, writer Ruth Rudner.

Justin Black was born in Washington, DC and raised in DC and Virginia. He pursued his undergraduate studies in Fine Art Photography and Art History at George Washington University, where the maturity of his work was recognized through awards in graduate-level juried competition. A promising career as a photographer and licensing specialist led him to Mountain Light Photography, where he managed marketing and licensing of the Rowells’ image collection, assisted Galen, and taught seminars on nature photography. He continues to run the successful gallery, image collection, and workshop program following the Rowells’ tragic passing in the crash of a chartered airplane in August 2002. Their profound influence and inspiration has pushed Justin’s work in new directions, driven by the search for extraordinary qualities in the dynamic landscape.

Each workshop or seminar is limited to 15 participants to insure that everyone receives the time and attention needed. We expect these to fill up quickly, please contact us promptly to reserve your space. For more information on Mountain Light Workshops and Seminars, click here.

To register, call (760) 873-7700, fax us at (760) 873-3233, or email us at gallery*mountainlight.com.

Carr Clifton, one of California’s large format landscape photographers and award-winning filmmaker, will be the guest artist at Bishop’s Mountain Light Gallery May 1st through July 31st, 2007.

An artist’s reception and book signing for Clifton will be held Saturday, June 2, 7—9 p.m. at the gallery. Copies of Clifton’s books, Wild By Law and California Magnificent Wilderness, will be available for purchase. RSVPs to the gallery for the reception are appreciated, but not necessary.

For more information on this event and other events at Mountain Light, please visit the Featured Artist Exhibits page.

December 14th, 2005—Washington, DC: The Rowell Fund Board of Advisors announced today that they have selected 13 projects supporting the work of Tibetan journalists, writers, filmmakers and conservationists to receive funding in 2006. The grants, given to projects in five countries, range from $2,000 to $5,000 each, for a total of more than $50,000 (US). The Rowell Fund Board is aiming to increase grant funds for next year’s award.

“I want to congratulate this year’s grantees. We have wanted this Fund to infuse resources and energy into projects that can really help protect the environment and encourage high-quality journalism in the Tibetan community,” said Nicole Rowell Ryan, Galen Rowell’s daughter and a member of the Fund’s Board of Advisors.

“We are still working to define and re-focus the Fund, and hopefully give out larger grants next year. Galen and Barbara always challenged themselves to do better and to do more, and I hope both the grantees and the Fund’s Board of Advisors do the same,” Nicole continued.

Projects this year include publishing the memoirs of Yulo Dawa Tsering, a prominent prisoner of conscience, publishing a book on journalism, promoting environmental awareness and translating works of the famous Tibetan writer Woeser from Chinese into Tibetan. Of the 13 grantees, 10 are based in Asia, two in the U.S. and one in England. Four are led by women.

This is the Fund’s third year of operation and each year the Fund has been able to give more grant funds. Next year the Fund hopes to grow again, but possibly give fewer grants, at higher amounts, and re-focus its mission.

The Advisory Board received applications from 59 Tibetans and Tibetan organizations, including numerous ones from Tibet, which are handled confidentially by the Fund. The final selection is done by the 10 members of the Board of Advisors who each read and grade every proposal. The Fund is managed and housed at the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT).

The Fund is in memory of Galen and Barbara Rowell who told the story of Tibet though photography, writing and their stock image business, to hundreds of thousands of people. Galen and Barbara died in a plane accident in 2002.

The advisory board, made up of friends and family of Galen and Barbara, consists of John Ackerly, Conrad Anker, Justin Black, David Breashears, Jimmy Chin, Bob and Beth Cushman, John Jancik and Terri Baker, Bob Palais, Tony Rowell and Ray and Nicole Rowell Ryan.

This year, ICT and the Advisors raised the funds through a benefit climb up the 13,770-foot Grand Teton in Wyoming. Another benefit climb will be announced in January, 2006.

Applications for the Fund are accepted only in September of each year. You can find more information about the Fund here.

The 13 successful applicants, amounts granted, and short project descriptions, are:

Gaden Tashi, U.K. $5,000. To publication The Memoirs of Yulo Dawa Tsering. About how a prominent monk endured imprisonment and torture for his country.

Tsering Yangkey, Tesi Environmental Awareness Movement, India. $4,800. To promote ecological consciousness of Tibetan pilgrims through youth empowerment and leadership training at the Kalachakra. (This is a repeat grant.)

Chakmo Tso, US-India. $2,365. Funds to translate and publish Woeser’s works in Tibetan. Woeser’s controversial writings in Chinese are widely read in China, but not sufficiently available to Tibetans.

Lobsang Sherab, Amnye Machin Institute, India. $4,650. To publish a book on the history of Chamdo, Kham.

Tashi Wangchuk & Tsultrim Dorjee, Tibet Motion Pictures, India. $4,800. Partial funding for the production of Two Exile Brothers.

Lungrik Gyal, India. $3,674. Handbook of Journalism that will be a key stylistic manual for aspiring Tibetan journalists.

Pema Tsewang Shastri, U.S. $2,000. For the publication of book in Tibetan language entitled, I am Tibet.

Sangay Tashi, The Tibetan Children’s Education Center, India. $4,971. A newly founded educational organization that publishes Tibetan language newsletter, The Tibetan Children’s Treasure.

Tenzin Yangkye, Nepal. $2,600. A project to assist health and welfare of new Tibetan arrivals by providing TB vaccine and other services.

Kapthu Gyal, Tibetan Writers Abroad P.E.N Centre. India. $2,384. To publish the newsletter Chistok Melong, a Tibetan language monthly publication, run mainly by Tibetan recent arrivals.

Rapsel Tsariwa, Tibetan Volunteers for Animals, India, $2,600. To show documentary films, a photo exhibit and literature about animal welfare at the Kalachakra.

From September 1 to September 30, 2005, the Rowell Fund for Tibet will be accepting applications for funding from Tibetans who can make significant contributions to society. The Fund seeks to support environmental, cultural, and women’s projects as well as journalism, photography, film making, oral histories, and other communication arts.

During its first year, the Rowell Fund granted $37,240 to twelve projects, and $49,476 in its second year to eleven projects.

Galen Rowell was the Co-chair of ICT’s Board of Advisors and a longtime friend of Tibet. Together, Galen and Barbara Cushman Rowell produced the book, My Tibet, with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and introduced Tibet to countless people around the world. Through photographs and writing, they documented and brought attention to Tibet’s threatened ecosystem and culture. Following the deaths of Galen and Barbara Rowell in August 2002, ICT’s Board of Directors and close friends and family of the Rowells established a fund to carry on their legacy in the Tibetan community.

Funds are raised each year specifically for this fund by ICT in conjunction with the Rowell Fund Board of Advisors. This year, four of the advisors, David Breashears, Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and John Ackerly are leading a benefit climb of the Grand Teton (13,770 ft.) in Wyoming with a group of eleven people. The climb will raise $60,000 for the fund. Other advisors are Justin Black, Bob and Beth Cushman, John Jancik and Terri Baker, Bob Palais, Tony Rowell, and Ray and Nicole Rowell Ryan.

Applications should include a cover letter, 3-5 page description of the project, a budget, and two references. Maximum Rowell Fund grants are $5,000. Final grant selection is carried out by the Board of Advisors in November, and grant funds are distributed in December.

International Campaign For Tibet
1825 Jefferson Place, NW • Washington, DC 20036
202-785-1515 • Fax: 202-785-4343 • info*savetibet.org

Mountain Light Gallery is pleased to host two 3-Day Workshops in Spring 2006 with John Shaw, and one 3-Day Workshop in Spring 2006 and one in Fall 2006 with Jack Dykinga. These workshops will be taught out of our Bishop gallery at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. Mountain Light will also host two workshops in Spring 2006 with David Muench in Death Valley.

To register, call (760) 873-7700, fax us at (760) 873-3233, or email us at gallery*mountainlight.com.

San Francisco, CA – May 6, 2005 – Outdoor photographer Jimmy Chin was awarded the inaugural Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure by the Rowell Legacy Committee at a ceremony in San Francisco on Wednesday, May 4. The Rowell Award honors that adventurer whose artistic passion illuminates the wild places of the world, and whose accomplishments significantly benefit both the environment and the people who inhabit these lands and regions. The Rowell Award celebrates the accomplishments of famed adventurers and photographers Galen and Barbara Rowell, who died in a plane crash in 2002. In Jimmy Chin’s absence (he is currently climbing Annapurna), his sister Grace accepted the award on his behalf.

Chin’s recent assignments include climbing the world’s tallest freestanding sandstone towers in Mali, Africa and climbing Mt. Everest in 2004 with David Breashears and Ed Viesturs, while shooting the documentary video and production stills for a feature Universal Studios film. Along with Conrad Anker and Rick Ridgeway, Jimmy was a member of Galen Rowell’s last expedition that traversed the Chang Tang plateau in Tibet in 2002.

Jimmy’s creative eye behind the lens and attention to detail have won him accolades from commercial and editorial clients including National Geographic, National Geographic Adventure, Men's Journal, Climbing, Outside and ESPN magazines as well as The North Face and Patagonia.

In “giving back”, Jimmy’s photography work has assisted in the protection of the rare chiru antelope in Tibet. He is a member of the Outdoor Industry Conservation Alliance and the Advisory Board for the Rowell Fund for Tibet. Jimmy has also been involved with the Central Asia Institute in Pakistan and the Khumbu Climbing School in Nepal.

This $15,000 annual cash award was established by The Rowell Legacy Committee, which is composed of family members, friends, business associates and admirers of the late Barbara and Galen Rowell. Its hope is that Galen and Barbara's work and the award will serve to inspire in others the love of the human experience in the environment and the desire to protect the wild and special places on our planet.

In June 2002, Rick Ridgeway, Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and the late renowned wilderness photographer Galen Rowell set out to discover the migration route of the chiru (the tibetan antelope). A feat twice attempted by eminent wildlife biologist George Schaller—first in four-wheel-drive vehicles and later by camel caravan—the team resolved to use their outdoor skills, prototype aluminum rickshaws, and their own two feet to solve this wildlife riddle.

Available May, 2004, The Big Open: On Foot Across Tibet’s Chang Tang by Rick Ridgeway recounts this both unprecedented and urgent expedition and features photography by Galen Rowell and a foreword by Conrad Anker. For more information, please visit the Mountain Light Book Store.

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A slide show and lecture presented by Rick Ridgeway and Conrad Anker, two of America’s most accomplished mountaineers, will kick off the new Galen and Barbara Rowell Annual Lecture Series.

The event will be held Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel. A VIP reception is set for 6:30 p.m. with the presentation to begin at 7:30 p.m.

The event is presented by the Commonwealth Club of California and the Rowell Legacy Committee and sponsored by Yosemite National Institutes, American Himalayan Foundation and Yosemite Fund.

During the presentation, Ridgeway and Anker will detail their thrilling, but treacherous 275-mile trek with photographers / mounatineers Jimmy Chin and Galen Rowell across the uninhabited rangeland in northern Tibet. The four men pulled aluminum rickshaws weighted down with supplies across the area known as the Chang Tang Plateau, which features an average elevation of 16,000 ft. Sponsored by the Expeditions Council of the National Geographic Society, the aim of the trek was to locate the birthing grounds of the rare Tibetan antelope and hopefully convince the Chinese government to safeguard the area. The antelope, or chiru, are being driven to near extinction by poachers for their fur.

Tragically, this trek was to be Rowell’s last. He and his wife Barbara were killed in a plane crash near their Bishop, Calif. home two months after his return from the expedition.

The program is the premiere event for the newly established Galen and Barbara Rowell Lecture Series and “One-of-a-Kind” award that will be conferred annually in their honor. Proceeds from the event will be used to endow the award. A prestigious panel of judges, to be publicly named at this event, will select the award. The first award will be conferred in 2005.

The Galen and Barbara Rowell Award will go to an adventurer whose passion for the visual arts and / or literary expression brings honor and illumination to the wild places and mountainous regions of the world, and whose life and accomplishments are having a significant beneficial impact on both the environment and the peoples who inhabit these lands and regions.

Tickets for the VIP reception cost $125 and include the reception, preferred seating at the program and an autographed copy of Ridgeway’s new book, The Big Open: One Foot Across Tibet’s Chang Tang. Tickets for the program cost $35 person. A$10 discount is available for members and affiliates of the sponsoring organizations.

Reservations may be made online at www.commonwealthclub.org or by phone, (415) 597-6705. MasterCard or Visa accepted. If paying by check, a telephone reservation must be made first. Additional payment information for those paying with a check may be obtained when the reservation is placed.

Those who cannot attend but would like to make a tax-deductible contribution should send checks to:

Rowell Legacy Fund
c/o Yosemite National Institutes
GGNRA, Building 1055
Sausalito, CA 94965
ATTN: Janet Lewis

Mountain Light is now stocking the full range of filters that Galen Rowell designed for Singh-Ray. In addition to the 2-stop and 3-stop hard and soft grads that were part of Galen's standard equipment, he also designed custom filters in 1-stop hard and soft, 4-stop hard, and 5-stop hard densities for even greater control over dynamic natural light. Click here for more information.

The charity auction featuring Galen Rowell’s signature image, Rainbow over Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, closed Monday, Dec. 1 with a final bid of $31,000.

The 20" x 30" print, signed by both Rowell and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, is on display at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, Calif. through December.

Proceeds from the auction benefit the International Campaign for Tibet and the Rowell Fund for Tibet. The Rowell Fund for Tibet supports the work of Tibetans communicating issues of importance to broader Tibetan or international audiences through visual and language arts.

The International Campaign for Tibet and close friends and family of the Rowells have established a fund to carry on Galen and Barbara Rowell’s legacy in the Tibetan community. Galen Rowell was the Co-chair of ICT’s Board of Advisors and a longtime friend of Tibet. Together, Galen and Barbara produced the book My Tibet, with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and introduced Tibet to countless people around the world. Through photographs and writing they documented and brought attention to many threatened ecosystems and cultures.

Purpose: To encourage and support the work of Tibetans communicating issues of importance to their community to a broader Tibetan or international audiences. The fund will honor Galen and Barbara Rowell’s legacy for Tibetans by providing small grants to Tibetans in the language and visual arts who can make significant contributions to society. The Fund will support established or aspiring and talented Tibetans pursuing interests such as photography, film-making, writing, journalism, and projects that promote these skills within the Tibetan community. Examples of projects: photography, photo exhibitions, educational pamphlets, newsletters, book projects, translation projects, public speaking tours, video library, women’s issues and environmental awareness.

National Public Radio in association with National Geographic presents “Tibet’s Endangered Antelope,” the story of Galen Rowell’s last expedition.

Galen and expedition team members Conrad Anker, Rick Ridgeway and Jimmy Chin set out to trek over 275 miles on foot (carrying 250 pounds of gear and supplies each) across some of the most desolate and remote landscape in northern Tibet. The goal: to discover and photograph the birthing grounds of the chiru, a highly endangered antelope prized by poachers for its fine wool, used in shahtoosh shawls.

This expedition succeeded where all previous attempts had failed. It is hoped that the discovery of the chiru migration route and birthing grounds will put pressure on the Chinese government to protect the area as a wildlife refuge. Without such protection, the area will be opened to mining development, easing access by poachers.

Click here to hear interviews and news stories, and see videos and Galen’s photographs of what Ridgeway dubbed “the most fulfilling trip we’ve had…”.

Coming to Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop, California: the fine art photographic works of highly regarded and renowned guest photographers in our newly expanded gallery space! Other exciting events may coincide with our guest exhibits, click here for more information.

Mountain Light gets many inquiries requesting information on what photo equipment Galen used to make his amazing images. In response, we have posted an addition to Galen’s biography page: a list of his favorite equipment and accessories, where and when he carried them and what he used them for. Click here to view the contents of Galen’s Camera Bag.

A multimedia interview of Galen Rowell taken just before he went on assignment to Antarctica has been posted to the Nikon website.

Featuring audio clips, a Q&A, a biography and a gallery, some of the gallery photos include audio of Galen describing his techniques and the conditions under which some of his more memorable shots were taken.

Sponsored by Nikon and PDN Online, please click here to visit the site.

Mountain Light Gallery will offer a special presentation by 2006 National Geographic Emerging Explorer Losang Rabgey on Sunday, March 26th at 7:00 p.m. The presentation is entitled “Engaging Tibet: The People and the Land Today” and is about the environmental and social engagement work of Machik.

Losang Rabgey heads the Tibet Program for Cultural Survival. Born in a Tibetan refugee camp in India, she moved to Canada as a child. She has spent her summers going back to her father’s village in eastern Tibet, where she has worked to raise educational standards from the lowest ranking to the highest ranking in the prefecture. She also has built a community center in another village and is making efforts to set up sustainable tourism in the region. A Ph.D. graduate in Tibetan studies from the University of London, her research interests include rural community development and social change in Tibetan areas, particularly in Kham.

For additional information, please call Mountain Light Gallery at (760) 873-7700.

14 December 2004—A project to educate Tibetans about endangered animals, an initiative to promote and cultivate Tibetan contemporary art, and individual Tibetan film-makers and photographers have all been granted awards from ICT’s Rowell Fund, to encourage and support the work of Tibetans communicating issues of importance to their community to a broader Tibetan or international audience.

The Rowell Fund for Tibet was established to honor Galen and Barbara Rowell’s legacy for Tibetans by providing small grants to Tibetans in the language and visual arts. More than 50 Tibetans applied for the grants this year, and 11 projects will be funded, totaling nearly $50,000—including the production of a set of books about the imprisoned religious teacher Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, an art “refuge” for Tibetan children who have escaped from Tibet, and documentation of stories of Tibetan elders.

Mountaineer and author David Breashears, who is on the Advisory Board of the Rowell Fund for Tibet, said: “These awards highlight the broad range and diversity of work being undertaken by Tibetans to promote and develop their cultural heritage. This vital work is a worthy tribute to Galen and Barbara's passion and commitment to the Tibetan cause.”

Galen Rowell was the Co-chair of ICT's Board of Advisors and a longtime friend of Tibet. Galen and his wife Barbara produced the book My Tibet, with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and introduced Tibet to countless people around the world. Through photographs and writing they documented and brought attention to many threatened ecosystems and cultures.

John Ackerly, President of the International Campaign for Tibet, said: “We believe that supporting ambitious and talented Tibetans nurtures innovation from diverse parts of the Tibetan community. Our grants should not only go to well-run Tibetan organizations, but also to individuals who often don’t have access to resources as organizations do. The Rowell Fund is part of a change at ICT towards focusing more on empowering Tibetans and building a civil society within Tibet and in exile.”

Few applications for this year’s awards were received from Tibet, but many of the grantees selected are carrying out some or all of their work in Tibet. Some requested not to be named.

The Rowell Fund projects were selected by the RFT Advisory Board, consisting of the consisting of the following friends and family of Galen and Barbara Rowell: John Ackerly, Conrad Anker, Justin Black, David Breashears, Jimmy Chin, Bob and Beth Cushman, John Jancik and Terri Baker, Bob Palais, Tony Rowell, Nicole Rowell Ryan and Ray Ryan. Galen and Barbara were killed in a plane crash on August 11, 2002, near their home in Bishop, California.

Phukron Karpo Shidhye Sungkyob Association, Dolma Ling nunnery, India. A proposal for the publication of a series of three books in Tibetan about the imprisoned religious leader Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, including his biography and selected articles by Chinese scholars about his case.

Art Refuge, Ms. Dolma Tsering, India. Art program for refugee children in Dharamsala and Kathmandu, staffed entirely by Tibetans, and created to provide children with support through this time of transition as newly arrived refugees, many of whom are orphans in exile.

Tibet Justice Center, Tashi Tsering, USA. Initiatives on sustainable development in Tibet including: a Tibet Justice Training Program for young Tibetans, development of partnerships with Chinese and other researchers / activists, a complete study on effects of nature reserve parks on Tibetan pastoral nomads, development of a public education presentation on the history of Tibetans’ relation with the environment and a summary of the modern sustainability movement for Tibetan schools in exile.

The Tibet Museum, Dorjee Thinley, India. Funds will be used for the development and installation of software to organize an archival system for its photograph collection, in order to preserve decaying photographs and optimize searching capability. Established in 1998 in Dharamsala, the museum has a collection of over 20,000 photographs, 5,000 slides and 15,000 negatives of images of Tibet.

Ngawang Choephel Productions, USA. Funding for the continued production of the film, Through the Hollow Bamboo: Tibet in Song, a documentary on traditional Tibetan music including performances from within Tibet, Losar celebrations in exile and interviews with noted Tibet experts such as Robert Thurman. Ngawang Choephel, a musicologist and musician, served 6 years of an 18-year prison sentence for filming in Tibet but never lost the determination to complete his film.

Tesi Environmental Awareness Movement, Ms. Tsering Yangkey. A campaign Against Endangered Species Trade in Tibetan communities, particularly of shatoosh (Tibetan antelope) wool. The project aims to curtail Tibetan participation in wildlife smuggling through educational campaigning and workshops.

Wildlife Trust of India, Ashok Kumar, India. An education campaign in Tibetan exile communities to curtail the illegal wildlife trade, through videos, efforts with TGIE, school programs and symposia. The Wildlife Trust of India will coordinate efforts with Tesi.

Losang Gyatso, Gonkar Gyatso and Karma Phuntsok, US, UK and Australia. A grouping of three Tibetan contemporary artists to promote the awareness and recognition of contemporary art being created by Tibetans both inside and outside Tibet. The three artists involved are probably the most renowned, talented and successful modern artists in exile.

Tenzin Dorjee, India. The only professional Tibetan photographer in exile, Tenzin has been awarded funds for a photo project documenting Tibetans in exile in India and the US in order to depict the profound changes that have altered the lives of Tibetans.

Thupten Tsering, USA. Filming testimonies of Tibetan elders in order to preserve stories about Tibet’s past and contribute to the understanding of a community in exile.

The International Campaign for Tibet works to promote human rights and democratic freedoms in Tibet. Founded in 1988, ICT is a non-profit membership organization with offices in Washington, Amsterdam and Berlin.

April 2005: Mountain Light 4-Day Advanced Workshop entitled Every Picture Tells A Story: A Conceptual Approach to Nature Photography, will feature Frans Lanting—one of America’s leading masters of nature photography.

May 2005: two Mountain Light 3-1/2 Day Workshops are planned, featuring leading landscape master photographer Jack Dykinga.

September 2005: a special 4-Day Travel Photography Workshop to photograph cowboy culture in the Eastern Sierra will feature Nevada Wier, master of adventure travel and culture photography.

Also in September 2005: a 3-1/2 Day Workshop featuring Mountain Light General Manager Justin Black, an accomplished photographer in his own right, who assisted Galen Rowell in his Mountain Light workshop program for three years.

October 2005: a special 3-Day Panoramic Landscape Workshop will feature Macduff Everton, world-renowned master of panoramic format photography.

These workshops will afford you the opportunity work with and learn from the photographers while photographing the stunning beauty and colors of the Eastern Sierra–where Galen captured many of his most beautiful images.

Mountain Light One-Day Introductory Seminars continue in April, 2005 featuring Mountain Light General Manager Justin Black. Intended to expose enthusiastic beginning and intermediate outdoor photographers to the tools of top pros working today, Justin will share key techniques that Galen Rowell used to create his magnificent body of work.

To register, call (760) 873-7700, fax us at (760) 873-3233, or email us at gallery * mountainlight . com.

The April 9 benefit for Eastern Sierra photographer Vern Clevenger was a wonderful success. The proceeds will aid Clevenger and his family with unforeseen expenses during his recovery and continued treatment for the removal of a malignant brain tumor.

The benefit, held at Galen & Barbara Rowell’s Mountain Light Gallery, drew a standing-room only crowd. More than 150 donations were made toward the event which featured a live auction, silent auction and drawing. Mountaineer Peter Croft served as the emcee while Jim Lackey handled the auctioneer’s duties.

Benefit organizer Leslie Goethals was very pleased with the overwhelming response to the event. “The Eastside is a very special place and the sense of community here is strong and supportive,” she said. “Thanks to everyone who was involved. The donations that have come in so far have made Vern and (his wife) Margaret feel much more at ease during this difficult time.

On March 31, Clevenger underwent a nine-hour surgery to remove the tumor. Ninety-five percent of the tumor was removed at that time. A subsequent pathology report did confirm the tumor was malignant so Clevenger will begin chemotherapy in two to three weeks.

Monetary donations are still being accepted. Donations can be made at either the Bishop or Mammoth Lakes branches of Bank of America. Donations can also be made at Clevenger’s website, www.vernclevenger.com, either by bank transfer or through Paypal.

Mountain Light Photography is the company founded by the late Galen Rowell, best known for his landscape and adventure images from the world’s high and wild places. We have an opening for a summer intern in our Image Licensing Department. This is an unpaid internship.

The Image Licensing Department markets Galen’s images for use in advertising and editorial publications, including such clients as Marmot Mountain, The North Face, Patagonia, National Geographic, Outdoor Photographer, Men’s Journal, Climbing, Outside, etc. The intern will have the opportunity to work with Galen’s images, maintaining the files, processing electronic files, reviewing image submissions, and learning how a stock photography business operates.

Assist in processing and archiving electronic images. This includes resizing and resampling existing electronic files, as well as color and balance correction to newly scanned files.

Assist in preparing licensing paperwork for images used by Mountain Light clients.

Knowledge of Photoshop, and the ability to quickly learn other software programs (Portfolio Extensis, Debablizer, etc.)

Contact: Mountain Light Photography
106 S. Main St. • Bishop, CA 93514 • 760-873-7700
mlstock * mountainlight . com

Gore presents Ways To The Sky on Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 7:30 pm at Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop.

This multimedia presentation by author, photographer and alpinist Andy Selters is an historical guide to North American mountaineering. Admission is $5.

Mountain Light is pleased to present the large format landscapes of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Jack Dykinga, April 1st through June 30th, 2005. The gallery will host a public reception and booksigning for Dykinga, one of America’s most highly regarded landscape photographers, on Sunday, May 8th, from 6 to 9 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served.

Jack’s work reflects the merging of a photojournalistic, documentary approach with large-format landscape photography, focusing on environmental issues in the United States and Mexico. His skill in creating images that are at once majestic and factual has made him a favorite of prestigious publications such as Arizona Highways. His photographs can be seen in a wide variety of publications such as Audubon, Harpers, National Geographic, Natural History, Sierra Club, Sunset, Time, The Wilderness Society, and Wildlife Conservation. His work has also been featured with portfolio spreads in Nature’s Best, Outdoor Photographer, Photo Media, Popular Photography, and View Camera magazines, as well as being featured on NBC’s Today Show, CNN’s Earth Matters and KAET’s Images of Arizona (PBS, Phoenix).

Hours for the Jack Dykinga Guest Exhibit are 10 am to 6 pm Sunday through Thursday and 10 am to 9 pm Friday and Saturday.

Wednesday, May 4, 2005 • 6:30 p.m. • The Fairmont Hotel
San Francisco, California (California Street at Mason)

Please join us for the second annual Rowell Lecture, An Evening With Erik Weihenmayer, a reception and program with the first blind climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest. The program will also include the presentation of the first Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure, which will honor that adventurer whose artistic passion illuminates the wild places of the world, and whose accomplishments significantly benefit both the environment and the peoples who inhabit these lands and regions. Doug McConnell, Rowell Legacy Committee co-chair and host of KRON-TV’s Bay Area Backroads, will emcee this special evening. This event is presented by the Commonwealth Club of California and the Rowell Legacy Committee, a committee of Yosemite National Institutes. It is sponsored by The Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, Mountain Hardwear and Loteria Films.

Erik Weihenmayer became one of the youngest mountaineers to climb the Seven Summits—the highest mountains on the seven continents—in 2001. In 2003, Erik completed “Primal Quest,” the toughest multi-sport adventure race in the world—457 miles through the Sierra Nevada—in nine days. Erik skydives, paraglides, cycles, kayaks, treks and wrestles. “He’s an inspiration to other blind people and plenty of us folks who can see just fine,” says Jon Krakauer. For more about Erik Weihenmayer, please visit his website at www.touchthetop.com.

For reservations and information, please visit the Commonwealth Club website. For more information on the Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure, please visit www.rowellaward.com.

Mountain Light is pleased to present the large format landscapes of local Eastern Sierra photographer Jim Stimson, January 3rd through March 31st. The gallery will host a public reception and booksigning for Stimson, considered one of California’s most highly regarded nature photographers, on Saturday, February 5th, from 5 to 8 p.m.

Jim Stimson’s photographs of the western landscape are published in a wide variety of books, magazines, and calendars. He has authored a number of articles and his work has appeared in Smithsonian, Backpacker, Earth, Wilderness, Outdoor Photographer, Camera and Darkroom, and View Camera magazines and in Audubon, Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, Museum of Natural History, Browntrout, and Mono Lake calendars. Stimson was presented the Ansel Adams Award for Photography by the Sierra Club, and his book, Mono Lake: Explorations and Reflections was chosen Book of the Year by ForeWord magazine. He has also been honored by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, the Banff Mountain Film Festival and the Maine Photographic Workshops.

Hours for the Jim Stimson Guest Exhibit are 10 am to 6 pm Sunday through Thursday and 10 am to 9 pm Friday and Saturday.

The Reception and Booksigning will feature celtic folk music by Queen Mab. Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served.

On January 19, 2005, please join the Rowell Legacy Committee at Marin’s Headlands Institute for a reception and special screening of the film Monumental: David Brower’s Fight For Wild America. This award-winning documentary by Bay Area filmmaker Kelly Duane chronicles the life of David Brower, an environmentalist who fought for the preservation of America’s wild places. This event is a fundraiser for The Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure and is co-sponsored by the Rowell Legacy Committee and Yosemite National Institutes. Proceeds from the event will be used to endow the Rowell Award.

Monumental was completed with technical expertise from Galen Rowell and financial assistance from the late Brian Maxwell, a Rowell Legacy Committee member at the time of his death.

Date and Location: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 in the Sunset Room (Bldg. 1054) on the Headlands Institute campus, Marin Headlands, Golden Gate National Recreation Area. For driving directions and map, please click here.

Tickets: $50.00 per person (includes reception and admission to the film). To order tickets, please contact Brian Thysell at 415-332-5776, ext. 20 or send an email to brian * rowellaward . com. Please state the number of tickets you are ordering and your email address. Payment must be made in advance and will be accepted by check or VISA / MasterCard. Please make checks payable to: The Rowell Legacy Fund / YNI; write “film tickets” on the check; and send it to The Rowell Legacy Committee, c/o Yosemite National Institutes, GGNRA, Bldg. 1055, Sausalito, CA 94956. You will receive an email confirmation upon payment. Tickets will be sold at the door only if there are seats available.

6:30–7:30 pm, Reception: Refreshments including wine and desserts will be served downstairs at the Sunset Room.

7:30 pm: Filmmaker Kelly Duane will introduce the 75-minute film and be available for a question and answer period following the screening. The film will be presented upstairs at the Sunset Room.

The evening will be emceed by Doug McConnell, Rowell Legacy Committee Co-Chair and host of KRON-TV’s well-regarded and long running Bay Area Backroads.

Do you know an individual who would make a great candidate for the 2005 Rowell Award? We are still accepting nominations. Simply download, complete, and return the nomination form by January 17th.

The Rowell Award ceremony will take place on May 4th in San Francisco, along with the second annual Rowell Lecture featuring Erik Weihenmayer.

For more information and to download the nomination form, please click here.

Fine art photographs by David Muench will be featured Sept. 29 through Dec. 31 at Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop, Calif. The celebrated photographer of the American West will also visit the gallery for a public reception and booksigning on Sunday, Oct. 3, 5:30 to 8 p.m.

As David puts it, he has “studied under the tutorship of nature” and has tried to follow his own intuitions and perceptions, without imitating the work of other photographers. David’s photographs strive to make people aware of the importance of preserving the wild in its natural state. “Hopefully my work leads to a celebration of man and the earth—and the mystical forces of nature that help to shape our destinies,” he says.

David is the primary photographer for more than 40 books and has participated in numerous one-man exhibits. He often collaborates with his son, Marc, a highly recognized photographer in his own right.

Hours for the David Muench Guest Exhibit are 10 am to 6 pm Sunday through Thursday and 10 am to 9 pm Friday and Saturday.

The Reception and Booksigning will also feature the music of the Minaret Quartet. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served.

Two Mountain Light 3-1/2 Day Workshops are planned for May 2004 featuring preeminent nature photographer Frans Lanting. In September and October 2004, two Mountain Light 3-1/2 Day Workshops are planned featuring preeminent landscape photographer David Muench. These workshops will afford you the opportunity work with and learn from the photographers while photographing the stunning beauty and colors of the Eastern Sierra–where Galen captured many of his most beautiful images.

New for 2004, Mountain Light One-Day Introductory Seminars are also planned, featuring Mountain Light General Manager Justin Black, an accomplished photographer in his own right. Intended to expose enthusiastic beginning and intermediate outdoor photographers to the tools of top pros working today, Justin–who assisted Galen Rowell in his Mountain Light workshop program for three years–will share key techniques that Galen used to create his magnificent body of work.

To register, call (760) 873-7700, fax us at (760) 873-3233, or email us at gallery * mountainlight . com.

An exhibit of Vern Clevenger’s fine photography will be on display at the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop, Calif. from July 1 through September 30, 2004. This is a continuation of our series of Guest Photographer Exhibits showing in Mountain Light’s expanded gallery space.

In addition to displaying many of his well-known classics, Vern will be unveiling new Eastern Sierra images at this exhibit. A public reception with hors d’oeuvres and beverages is planned for Saturday, July 24.

For more information about Vern Clevenger, please visit his website. For more information on Mountain Light Guest Exhibits, including Vern’s Guest Exhibit and Reception, please click here.

Highly regarded nature and wildlife photographer Frans Lanting is bringing his unique view of the natural world to Galen and Barbara Rowell’s Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop, Calif.

Lanting’s fine art photographs will be on display at the gallery now through June 30, 2004. An artist’s reception and book signing is planned for Sunday, May 9, 5-8 p.m. The event is open to the public.

This rare public display of Lanting’s work coincides with two sold out photography workshops he will be leading for Mountain Light Photography, May 6-9 and 13-16.

Lanting’s work has appeared in numerous major magazines worldwide including National Geographic, Life, Audubon, Stern, Figaro, and GEO. Exhibits featuring his photographs have appeared at major museums in Paris, Milan, Tokyo, New York and Amsterdam.

He is the author of eight books including the popular Eye to Eye: Intimate Encounters With The Animal World, Jungles, Okavango: Africa’s Last Eden and Penguin.

For additional information, please visit our Guest Exhibits page, or call Mountain Light Gallery at (760) 873-7700. For additional information about Frans Lanting, please visit www.lanting.com.

At first he thought it was just a normal part of aging. It’s a natural thought for a person approaching 50. But on a routine visit to his doctor Vern Clevenger, well-known local photographer, mentioned that he was having minor memory lapses, and that he was also mixing words up. Fortunately for Clevenger, his doctor is the cautious type, and suggested some tests, “Just to be on the safe side.”

The lapses turned out to be more than a normal byproduct of getting older—the tests revealed that they are the result of a tumor growing on Clevenger’s brain. As you might imagine, this was devastating news for Clevenger and his family.

“At first I sensed an unwelcome companion—it’s name was dread,” said Margaret Clevenger. “As we learned more, and met with our surgeon, it grew, and it still lurks in the corner. But faith and hope are permeating its space,” she continued.

It won’t be known whether the tumor is malignant until it’s removed and tested. That is scheduled to happen on March 31, when Clevenger is to undergo surgery in San Francisco.

The Clevengers have deep roots in the Eastern Sierra. He moved to Bishop in 1973 at the urging of the late legendary photographer, Galen Rowell. His wife, Margaret, moved to the region in 1978. She met her future husband climbing in Yosemite the same year, and they married in 1980. She works as a part-time parent educator and counselor at the Eastern Sierra Family Resource Center.

Today they divide their time between Mammoth and Bishop. They have two children, Dylan, age 14, and Sabrina, age 7. Clevenger maintains a studio and gallery in Bishop at 3612 Ranch Road.

Given their history in the area, it’s not surprising that news of the Clevengers’ situation spread between like wildfire between Mammoth and Bishop. And their friends immediately began rallying around them, offering whatever help and support they could.

Two of the first people to offer help were Leslie Goethals and her husband John Dittli, long time friends of the Clevengers. Like Clevenger, Dittli is a well-known local photographer. He and Clevenger are also regular backcountry skiing partners.

Goethals’ first action was to set up an e-mail network to help coordinate the dissemination of information to the Clevenger’s many friends (incorrect rumors were rampant in the first few days after the news of Clevenger’s diagnosis broke).

The number of people on the list has grown to almost 200, and is expanding daily. People wishing to be added to the list should send an e-mail to dittli * earthlink . net, with “Vern Clevenger” in the subject line. Information is also being posted on Clevenger’s website, www.vernclevenger.com.

Goethals and Dittli, along Tom Klinefelter and Ruth Hensley, also started planning fund raising efforts to give the Clevengers more than emotional support.

“People who haven’t been through something like this think that money isn’t an issue—that if you have insurance it pays for everything,” Goethals said. “It doesn’t pay for everything. And the doctor has told Vern that he won’t be able to work for at least two months after the surgery. Vern’s self-employed, so he doesn’t have benefits such as disability or sick leave,” she continued.

In addition, Margaret Clevenger will likely be unable to work at her part-time job during her husband’s surgery and as she cares for him during his rehabilitation.

For these reasons the Clevengers’ friends and supporters are busy arranging a silent auction and benefit, scheduled to be held Friday, April 9 between 6-9 p.m. at Galen and Barbara Rowell’s Mountain Light Gallery, 106 South Main St., Bishop. RSVPs are appreciated.

Just as offers of emotional help and support poured in immediately after Clevenger’s diagnosis, offers of items for the silent auction have come pouring in, too. According to Goethals more than 30 items have been donated so far.

Fine art prints from photographers top the list, followed by paintings and sculptures, trips, lodging at various locations (both locally and as far away as Vermont), kayak tours, gift certificates, and posters. The range of items is sure to grow as more items are donated.

And it’s not just local residents that are stepping up to the plate. Internationally renowned wildlife and outdoor photographer Tom Mangelsen, based in Jackson, WY, has donated two fine art prints to the auction, as have other photographers from around the country.

People wishing to donate an item can contact Goethals at dittli * earthlink . net. Auction items can also be dropped off at Mountain Light Gallery.

The Mammoth Gallery, located in the Sierra Center Mall, will also hold a benefit for Clevenger on March 27-28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. New Clevenger images, vintage ski posters, and Kendra Knight’s gicleé fine art photographs will be on display, and 25 percent of the proceeds go to the Vern Clevenger Fund.

Monetary donations are also being accepted. There are several ways to make a donation. Simply walk into a Bank of America in either Bishop or Mammoth and ask the teller about making a donation to the Vern Clevenger Fund. Donations can also be made at Clevenger’s website, www.vernclevenger.com, either by bank transfer or through Paypal.

All funds raised by the auction and donations will go directly to the Clevenger family for use for unexpected expenses, and for items not covered by insurance.

The Clevengers are understandably touched by the outpouring of support they are receiving.

“We feel an overwhelming sense of caring,” said Margaret. “I feel like we are being carried along by a lot of love—I feel like we are being carried by angels. I don’t see how we could get through this without our support group.”

Mountain Light Gallery is pleased to announce Influences, a special three-photographer guest exhibit. This exhibit will be a tribute to Galen Rowell's profound influence on the many up-and-coming photographers he worked with over the years.

Influences will run January 1 through March 31, 2004. A public reception is set for Saturday, February 7, 4 to 8 pm at Mountain Light Gallery.

For the most up-to-date information on this special exhibit and the planned public reception, please visit our Guest Exhibits page.

Through the end of December, Shenandoah Vineyards & Gallery in Amador County’s western Sierra foothills will be presenting a special exhibit of Galen Rowell’s photographs. Over 30 of Galen’s classic photographs from the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite, the Bay Area, and around the world are on display. On Saturday, November 15 at 1 pm and 3 pm, Galen’s daughter, Nicole Rowell Ryan will make a special presentation on her father’s extraordinary life and legacy.

For more information and directions to Shenandoah Vineyards, visit their website.

Shenandoah Vineyards & Sobon Estate
12300 Steiner Road :: :: Plymouth, CA 95669
Phone: (209) 245-4455 :: :: Fax (209) 245-5156
info * sobonwine . com

Fine art photographs by Pat O’Hara will be featured Oct. 2 through Dec. 31 at Galen and Barbara Rowell’s Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop, Calif.

An artist’s reception for O’Hara is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 11, 4-8 p.m. at the gallery. The reception is open to the public. O’Hara's visit to the Sierra coincides with an Oct. 2-5 fall colors workshop he will be leading for Mountain Light.

Pat O’Hara has been an environmental photographer and a leader in his profession for two decades. His contemporary travel schedule takes him to national and international locations, often to photograph remote parks and wilderness areas.

O’Hara’s color photography has been showcased in sixteen books, many on important conservation issues. His photographs have been published extensively in magazines, calendars, greeting cards, posters, advertisements, and electronic mediums. He has received numerous awards such as the Photography Gold Medal presented by the New York Art Directors Club, and the Award of Excellence by Communication Arts Magazine.

The families of Galen and Barbara Rowell are making available for auction one of the few remaining signed and numbered prints of Galen’s famous signature photograph, Rainbow Over the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet (1981). From a limited edition of 300 prints, this piece is entirely unique as it was signed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on September 10th, 2003 during his visit to Washington, DC. This makes it the only print in existence signed both by Rowell and the Dalai Lama, who together co-authored the book, My Tibet. The print is 20" x 30" on Fujicolor Crystal Archive photographic paper, and was printed under Galen’s personal direction using the finest techniques available.

All proceeds from the auction are being donated by the Rowell’s estate to the Rowell Fund for Tibet and the International Campaign for Tibet. The Rowell Fund for Tibet was established by friends and family members of Galen and Barbara and the International Campaign for Tibet to provide grants to Tibetan photographers and writers. The Rowell Fund for Tibet brochure is linked here, describing in more detail how the proceeds from this auction will benefit the Tibetan community and honor the legacies of Galen and Barbara Rowell.

Bids will be accepted by Mountain Light through December 1, 2003, and the print will be on public display at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California through December, 2003. For more details about the print and the live auction, please visit the ICT website at www.savetibet.org.

Please do not hesitate to contact Mountain Light General Manager, Justin Black, with any questions you may have about the print or the auction, at (760) 873-7700 or jblack@mountainlight.com. For inquiries about the International Campaign for Tibet or the Rowell Fund for Tibet, please contact John Ackerly at (202) 785-1515 or johna * savetibet . org.

Two Mountain Light 3-1/2 Day Workshops are planned for October 2003 featuring preeminent landscape photographer Pat O’Hara. These workshops will afford you the opportunity work with and learn from a master landscape photographer while photographing stunning fall colors in the Eastern Sierra–where Galen captured many of his most beautiful images.

Field sessions, illustrated lectures, critiques of your field session photos, as well as two group lunches, a group dinner, morning refreshments and a schedule designed to maximize your time with Pat and to take advantage of Sierra alpenglow all add to the fun and excitement of these informative workshops. Click here for more information!

Each workshop is limited to 15 participants to insure that everyone receives the time and attention needed. We expect these workshops to fill up quickly, please contact us promptly to reserve your space.

To register, call (760) 873-7700, fax us at (760) 873-3233, or email us at gallery * mountainlight . com.

The Mountain Light Photographic Workshops have been resumed, beginning with a series by guest instructor Frans Lanting, one of America’s preeminent nature photographers. For more information, please visit our newly updated Workshops Page.

Workshops are limited to 15 participants, and we expect them to fill up quickly. Please contact us promptly to reserve your space.

To register, call (760) 873-7700, fax us at (760) 873-3233, or email us at gallery * mountainlight . com.

Galen Rowell’s Limited Edition Prints are once again available! Please contact Mountain Light Staff if you are interested in any of these items. For more information on sizes and prices by quantities remaining, please see the Limited Edition Prices page.

Back by popular demand, Galen’s book reviews have again been made available on the Mountain Light site! His reviews of 16 books of special interest to photographers and mountaineers can be viewed here.

A display of wildlife photography by Tony Rowell will be at the Marin Headlands Visitor Center throughout 2003.

Several of Tony’s photographs are on view including a bobcat jumping for its prey and his rare shot of a wild bobcat with it’s prey in its mouth, a pocket gopher. Also on display are other wildlife photographs including a coyote, a great horned owl and tule elk silhouetted at sunset, as well as landscapes of the bay area including a beautiful nighttime shot of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Hours for the display are 9:30 to 4:30 Monday through Saturday, call (415) 331-1540 for more information. You can also view some of Tony’s other works at the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop, CA and in his Online Gallery.

Flying South: A Pilot’s Inner Journey is available in a hardcover edition for $32.50. Get your copy now!

This book includes 100 color photographs by Galen and Barbara Rowell. Click here for more information about this very special book.

Barbara had been scheduled to lecture and sign books at the National Geographic in Washington D.C. on December 11th, 2002.

Two new books by Galen Rowell have been published: California the Beautiful and a new, revised edition of High and Wild (previously out of print).

The first printing of California the Beautiful was extremely popular as a gift book and it sold out quickly. High and Wild ($34.95) and California the Beautiful ($16.95) are available at the Bishop Gallery or through the Online Bookstore.

On April 12th, 2002, the Mountain Light Stock Department and Gallery moved to new offices overlooking the Sierra Mountains in Bishop, California. This move allows us to consolidate all our operations under one roof in our headquarters located in Bishop’s downtown historic Bank Building. The Stock Department will continue to provide outstanding service to all of its customers via FedEx, UPS Overnight and the internet.

The Mountain Light Stock Department address is 106 South Main Street, Bishop, CA 93514. Telephone: (760) 873-7700.

For our Bay Area customers, we extend a special invitation to visit us in Bishop, or use the Mountain Light website to order books, videos, fine art prints, and filters.

Our Online Gallery has been updated to reflect the images hanging on the walls in the Bishop Gallery. We’ve added many new Eastern Sierra images, as well as images to every category in our Online Gallery.

Originally celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Yosemite National Park, Galen Rowell’s The Yosemite, including 101 of his superb full-color images of Yosemite, has just become available in a new printing. Galen’s photographs have been placed alongside the complete text of John Muir’s classic The Yosemite, recounting the famed naturalists adventures amid Yosemite Valley’s breathtaking landscape at the end of the last century. The result is a powerful evocation of Yosemite’s lasting beauty and a testament to the importance of preserving the world’s most precious natural places.

Copies are available in the Bishop Gallery or via the website for $24.95, softcover only.

The new Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop is located in the historic Bank Building where the Watterson Brothers were taken to jail in 1927 for cooking the bank’s books so as not to foreclose on local ranchers and businesses under pressure from the City of Los Angeles. As told in the movie Chinatown, the bank’s failure allowed Los Angeles to acquire the mortgages to the last ranches and open its 300-mile long aqueduct system from the High Sierra to the city. Barbara and Galen remodeled the 15,600-foot building’s interior to create the gallery, as well as installing a large awning and creative lighting on the building’s original white-tiled brick exterior. (Digital photo with Nikon CoolPix 990 Fisheye: Barbara Cushman Rowell).

North America the Beautiful, text and photographs by Galen Rowell. Celebrates more than 30 years of exploring the vast region from Alaska, Canada, and Greenland to Mexico and the Caribbean. This spectacular six-pound, large-format book provides 320 pages of stunning scenery, richly illustrated and beautifully described with Galen’s personal perspective and unique insight.

Galen Rowell’s Inner Game of Outdoor Photography, includes sixty-six essays based on his popular Outdoor Photographer monthly column, and in more than 160 color photographs, Galen illustrates how he transforms what he sees into vivid, memorable works of art. This instructive 288 page book includes advice on both practical and technical matters such as packing for travel, pushing film to extremes, and when to use fill flash and smart flash. For those interested in additional insight into making arresting images that fulfill their visual expectations, this is a must have publication.