don’t worry I’m a professional and grew up in this little town and wanted to see
up in this little town and wanted to see
up in this little town and wanted to see the world and seen the ocean until I was
the world and seen the ocean until I was
the world and seen the ocean until I was an adult and I wanted it to be
an adult and I wanted it to be
an adult and I wanted it to be mind-blowing and it has been did someone
mind-blowing and it has been did someone
mind-blowing and it has been did someone ask you you know like do you want to see
ask you you know like do you want to see
ask you you know like do you want to see it for yourself like life you want see
it for yourself like life you want see
it for yourself like life you want see life for yourself you go and you see it
life for yourself you go and you see it
life for yourself you go and you see it people no one was nothing about North
people no one was nothing about North
people no one was nothing about North Korea if they know anything at all they
Korea if they know anything at all they
Korea if they know anything at all they have dreamed up ideas because it’s
have dreamed up ideas because it’s
have dreamed up ideas because it’s completely shut off I’ve seen these
completely shut off I’ve seen these
completely shut off I’ve seen these moments of a couple crying at the
moments of a couple crying at the
moments of a couple crying at the airport in Pyongyang I saw children
airport in Pyongyang I saw children
airport in Pyongyang I saw children throw snowballs at each other these
throw snowballs at each other these
throw snowballs at each other these things that are like the most normal
things that are like the most normal
things that are like the most normal things in the whole world were like a
things in the whole world were like a
things in the whole world were like a revelation to me to see that they were
revelation to me to see that they were
revelation to me to see that they were happening in Korea it’s not a cardboard
happening in Korea it’s not a cardboard
happening in Korea it’s not a cardboard movie facade it’s a real place people
movie facade it’s a real place people
movie facade it’s a real place people have lives they get up and go to work so
have lives they get up and go to work so
have lives they get up and go to work so that’s the kind of pictures that I’ve
that’s the kind of pictures that I’ve
that’s the kind of pictures that I’ve always tried to take a picture of people
always tried to take a picture of people
always tried to take a picture of people waiting for the bus in Korea carries a
waiting for the bus in Korea carries a
waiting for the bus in Korea carries a lot more weight because people start to
lot more weight because people start to
lot more weight because people start to see that oh that could be me and they
see that oh that could be me and they
see that oh that could be me and they make connections between people
make connections between people
make connections between people personally I can’t think of a better
personally I can’t think of a better
personally I can’t think of a better example of how powerful of a tool
example of how powerful of a tool
example of how powerful of a tool photography can be the price of
photography can be the price of
photography can be the price of admission of this amazing amazing life
admission of this amazing amazing life
admission of this amazing amazing life is that you’ve got to go all the way and
is that you’ve got to go all the way and
is that you’ve got to go all the way and come back and explain to the world what
come back and explain to the world what
come back and explain to the world what you saw it’s not vacation if you take
you saw it’s not vacation if you take
you saw it’s not vacation if you take that responsibility seriously it’s very
that responsibility seriously it’s very
that responsibility seriously it’s very hard you spend year after year usually
hard you spend year after year usually
hard you spend year after year usually by yourself you come home and the people
by yourself you come home and the people
by yourself you come home and the people who are waiting for you and cheering you
who are waiting for you and cheering you
who are waiting for you and cheering you on and love you it’s hard to tell them
on and love you it’s hard to tell them
on and love you it’s hard to tell them how your life really is you ruin a lot
how your life really is you ruin a lot
how your life really is you ruin a lot of dinner parties with your stories
of dinner parties with your stories
of dinner parties with your stories someone talks about some small beautiful
someone talks about some small beautiful
someone talks about some small beautiful thing that happens in normal everyday
thing that happens in normal everyday
thing that happens in normal everyday life and then you come back with that
life and then you come back with that
life and then you come back with that reminds me of the time that I fell in
reminds me of the time that I fell in
reminds me of the time that I fell in the grave of Yasser Arafat there’s a lot
the grave of Yasser Arafat there’s a lot
the grave of Yasser Arafat there’s a lot of violent stories and you think they’re
of violent stories and you think they’re
of violent stories and you think they’re normal you think that your life is
normal you think that your life is
normal you think that your life is normal it’s not normal
normal it’s not normal
normal it’s not normal actually you’re paid to go and have a
actually you’re paid to go and have a
actually you’re paid to go and have a not normal life they go to the ends of
not normal life they go to the ends of
not normal life they go to the ends of the earth
the earth
the earth that’s a National Geographic story I’m
that’s a National Geographic story I’m
that’s a National Geographic story I’m going to the ends of the earth on North
going to the ends of the earth on North
going to the ends of the earth on North Korea I stubbornly dawn you’re after
Korea I stubbornly dawn you’re after
Korea I stubbornly dawn you’re after here there and I have developed the kind
here there and I have developed the kind
here there and I have developed the kind of body of work that they care about
of body of work that they care about
of body of work that they care about which is deeper not just on the surface
which is deeper not just on the surface
which is deeper not just on the surface so something that you love and that you
so something that you love and that you
so something that you love and that you would tell that story whether someone
would tell that story whether someone
would tell that story whether someone was gonna publish it or not and that you
was gonna publish it or not and that you
was gonna publish it or not and that you can find out what stories are you you
can find out what stories are you you
can find out what stories are you you can tell that nobody else can tell
can tell that nobody else can tell
can tell that nobody else can tell that’s a lot more important than being
that’s a lot more important than being
that’s a lot more important than being able to compose and make find pretty
able to compose and make find pretty
able to compose and make find pretty light and do all the things that
light and do all the things that
light and do all the things that photographers do you have to have
photographers do you have to have
photographers do you have to have something to say Photography comes later
something to say Photography comes later
something to say Photography comes later and it’s always coming
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