Barry Goldwater and the Southwest
(Book - Regular Print)

"The cameras I used ranged from an old 4 x 5 Graflex to a modern Nikkon 35mm. Most of the color was shot with 35mm Ektachrome and Kodacolor. The 4 x 5 negatives were shot with the old Graflex as were a few of the 4 x 5 black and whites. The majority of the black and whites were made with a Rolliflex camera on slow but very fine grain film. I always use the smallest stop possible under the light conditions because I prefer depth of focus. In my portraits I have always relied solely upon natural light, and of course, taking pictures in Arizona and Mexico, particulary Arizona, where the sun is always constant, one does not have to worry about shadows. The truth of the matter is that I do not own a light meter but, for one who has been raised in the southwest the aperture opening and the speed are like the sunshine. They practically never change. I have nearly 10,000 negatives in my dark room and currently I am filing them so that they may someday be placed in a museum or university. Prints of my photographs have been shown in approximately 250 different photographic shows around the world since 1935"--Barry Goldwater from page [5].