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4 unusual facts about Galen Rowell


Galen Rowell

First ascent of Cholatse, the final major peak climbed in the Everest region

Rowell's work is on display at the Mountain Light Photography, in the Eastern Sierra Nevada town of Bishop.

Gareth McCormack

McCormack drew early inspiration from the work of Galen Rowell, including the pursuit of imagery in remote locations using lightweight photographic equipment.

Graduated neutral density filter

In more modern times, the use of graduated ND filters was popularized by Galen Rowell.


Scott Gummer

But after 18 months spent toiling in the traffic department at the Foote Cone & Belding ad agency, Gummer switched to magazine editorial, starting out as a fact-checker at GQ and later moving to LIFE, where he would write and produce photo essays with photographers including Harry Benson, Galen Rowell, Robb Kendrick, Bob Sacha, Theo Westenberger, Co Rentmeester, Taro Yamasaki, and others.


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