European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Magazine photographer Galen Rowell in front of his photo of a Rainbow ending on Tibet s pot Ala Palace. Determined to get the perfect picture Wyjack Schribman associated press Alen Rowell has two passports. One is a Small Blue Booklet issued by the government the other is a 35mm camera Inal lakes him to a land where he s Tho Only inhabit land and sees what no one else can see. Through the Lens. The 46-year-old Farmer Auto Mechanic records a colourful planet where Man is a Siny. Insignificant thing his subjects Are mountains Whoso craggy masses leap into the heavens suns thai set fire to unearthly landscapes voted Moons shimmering a Amsl Raven Black skies and Trees that almost talk in a Little studio lucked Between an antique shop and a Hau Salon in Albany. Calif jeans Clad Ron Ell Speaks passionately of his philosophy and the work Hal has put him in the top rank among the world s wilderness photographers i Wail to he turned on says Rowell a smile stretching his seamed sunburned face i m not obsessed of for Short periods t am. Working in the Field Tor a Day or a week. I can be in the 60s, Rowell s mind was More occupied Vilh hol Modding around Berkeley Man taking photographs he used his income irom an Atno shop to soup up innocent looking station wagons i started taking photographs jus to show friends and family what was doing then i Gol curious about the photographic process making Good photos became an end in Iscil Powell s career Well Mlo High gear in 1973 when he was assigned to do a cover Story on to senile National Park for nations geographic Rowell was raised in the san Francisco Bay Mica by College professor parents but he mountains have been a key part of his life since almost before he could walk. To get his pictures Row Cal has participated in. And led. Some of the most challenging climbs in the world monday. February 9, 1937 including Everest and k2 an Anc Doto in his la list boo Mountain Light in search of the dynamic landscape in prams his to gel the perfect picture Rowel tells of the Lime he chased a Rainbow to get a stunning Imago of a tibetan Palace. In 1981, Rowell was in a guest House in Lhasa Tibet 12.000 led High. A mile away m Golden splendor sat Sofala Patteee traditional Frame of the Dalai Lama spiritual and political Leader of Tibet. We could see a dim Rainbow hovering Over a Field Miles from Fie place he says in the Book. Rowell look off running. I hopped a Fence with a bag of cameras and walked diagonally away irom the Rainbow it followed i knew that with each Slop i was actually seeing a different Rainbow from inside a different set of water droplets " Rowell chased the Rainbow toward the Palace firing insurance shots As he ran soon the Rainbow grew More intense and so did my Pursuit of
