Galen Rowell Quotes

Vision is the true creative rhythm.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

Creative drives our business; the business doesn't drive the creative.

An artist sees that which does not yet exist. He or she imagines a future others cannot perceive. The artist - and the writer - reshapes reality so that it becomes even more vivid and lasting.

Not to be boxed in, to be able to transcend boundaries: for an artist, it's essential.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

Modeling isn't boring.

I feel, as an artist, I should be able to express who I am and the things I come from, and the places I want to also be.

I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me.

The work of artists is to find what's humanly possible - possibility's furthest reaches.

The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.

A truly creative person rids him or herself of all self-imposed limitations.

I look at ordinary objects, and I see things that other people don't see. That's why I'm a photographer.

I always feel the desire to look for the extraordinary in ordinary things; to suggest, not to impose, to leave always a slight touch of mystery in my paintings.

Works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art.

I believe in creative work.

To see things in the seed, that is genius.

What you need to be a good photographer is an overwhelming curiosity and a good digestion. Sometimes you feel blessed with curiosity, sometimes you feel cursed with it.

'Super 8' was a lot of fun. It was a lot of fun working with J.J. Abrams, who I think is a kid in a grown man's body, which is a great ingredient for any artist in our business. You have to be a kid at heart to be able to make believe, and his imagination is phenomenal.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

You can't buy vision, and you can't buy aesthetic.

I've done my own videos, I do my own styling, so I feel like I've just always been a visual artist... I was one of those kids who wanted to make my own clothes and take pictures of everything. Everything inspired me, and everything felt like art around me.

The key to artistry is being able to say stuff the way other people can't.

You can only write your own vision.

My vision and my creative ability is just so broad.