Crescendo!

Charles Cramer’s magnificent landscape photographs reflect his musical training in the use of form, balance, dynamic range and a sense of scale

By Mark Edward Harris , Photography By Charles Cramer

Updated July 1, 2016

Ansel Adams described printmaking in musical terms: The negative is the score, and the print the performance.

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Originally Published March 27, 2012

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