Reflection of the Sun, Napa River Delta, California

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Reflection of the Sun, Napa River Delta, California

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William A. Garnett

American Photographer · 1916–2006

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> I was discharged and heard you could hitchhike on the transport taking GIs home. The airplane was full, but the captain let me sit in the navigator's seat so I had a command view. I was amazed at the variety and beauty of these United States. I had never seen anything like that--in a book, in school, or since then. So I changed my career. > > --William Garnett William Garnett took his first cros

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Date: 1980
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Culture: American
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Channels of the Napa River meander over the delta marshland before emptying into San Pablo Bay. Here a filigree of graceful, fluid lines is brought to life by the shimmering light. The gradual darkening from top to bottom adds to the subtlety of the image.

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