George Fiske was another early Yosemite photo pioneer. He was one of the first photographers to own a studio in the valley and live there year round. Tragically, he took his own life. Most of his negatives were destroyed when his house caught fire. The rest were collected by the Yosemite conservancy and stored in a sawmill attic.
Years later they asked a young apprentice photographer named Ansel Adams to go through the negatives and see what he could find. Adams responded they were the finest early photographs he had seen, far superior to Watkins and Muybridge's photographs. Adams urged that the photographs be taken from the old sawmill and be stored safely in the vaults below the Yosemite Museum. Sadly, he was ignored. Then one day, say it with me, the sawmill caught fire and all the negatives were destroyed.
Years later they asked a young apprentice photographer named Ansel Adams to go through the negatives and see what he could find. Adams responded they were the finest early photographs he had seen, far superior to Watkins and Muybridge's photographs. Adams urged that the photographs be taken from the old sawmill and be stored safely in the vaults below the Yosemite Museum. Sadly, he was ignored. Then one day, say it with me, the sawmill caught fire and all the negatives were destroyed.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm