Oregon State UniversitySpecial Collections & Archives Research Center
The Photographs of John Garman
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Garman's collection includes a number of these powerful and stark images of surf crashing into rocks. The natural backlighting on this image makes it particularly beautiful.

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This image from the 1940s is another of Garman's surf images. The collection includes a black and white print for comparison to this redtone print. Colortone prints are made by applying dying chemicals during or after processing to change the color base from silver to another color.

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Even though it is black and white, this print shows how the pup seal's fur acts as natural camoflague when the animal is ashore, the conditions under which it has the least maneuverability and agility.

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The beauty of this sunset is in no way reduced by being rendered in black and white.

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