when I’m looking at pictures I’m looking for like a little piece of that
for like a little piece of that
for like a little piece of that photographer in the pictures that makes
photographer in the pictures that makes
photographer in the pictures that makes me connect to the reason why they’re
me connect to the reason why they’re
me connect to the reason why they’re showing this to me I’m not really
showing this to me I’m not really
showing this to me I’m not really interested in a pretty picture for a
interested in a pretty picture for a
interested in a pretty picture for a pretty picture sake
pretty picture sake
pretty picture sake I think of photographs is kind of like
I think of photographs is kind of like
I think of photographs is kind of like visual roadmaps and I’m always
visual roadmaps and I’m always
visual roadmaps and I’m always interested to see how has the
interested to see how has the
interested to see how has the photographer’s eye or their house their
photographer’s eye or their house their
photographer’s eye or their house their mind designed the image in such a way
mind designed the image in such a way
mind designed the image in such a way that my eye flows through it I guess it
that my eye flows through it I guess it
that my eye flows through it I guess it goes directly from my eyes to my stomach
goes directly from my eyes to my stomach
goes directly from my eyes to my stomach and so I don’t look for anything except
and so I don’t look for anything except
and so I don’t look for anything except I wait to feel something I would say
I wait to feel something I would say
I wait to feel something I would say look anything okay I got my winner
look anything okay I got my winner
look anything okay I got my winner really for me this was really
really for me this was really
really for me this was really interesting because susan has so much
interesting because susan has so much
interesting because susan has so much experience and Ed does to that
experience and Ed does to that
experience and Ed does to that geographic and susan has seen pictures
geographic and susan has seen pictures
geographic and susan has seen pictures from like of all kinds of landscapes and
from like of all kinds of landscapes and
from like of all kinds of landscapes and nature situations and I’ve never seen
you know just take the equipment put it
you know just take the equipment put it down there anything see this is where
down there anything see this is where
down there anything see this is where your expertise and experience in this or
your expertise and experience in this or
your expertise and experience in this or more than mine cuz I’m like okay well
more than mine cuz I’m like okay well
more than mine cuz I’m like okay well balance it that way yeah but you know it
balance it that way yeah but you know it
balance it that way yeah but you know it is just like I’ve seen this picture done
is just like I’ve seen this picture done
is just like I’ve seen this picture done a lot but I’ve seen it done better and
a lot but I’ve seen it done better and
a lot but I’ve seen it done better and it’s also been at Geographic for a long
it’s also been at Geographic for a long
it’s also been at Geographic for a long time so he has years of knowledge of
time so he has years of knowledge of
time so he has years of knowledge of seeing what’s been done as well
I think that’s beautiful too that’s
I think that’s beautiful too that’s pretty extraordinary scene takes album
pretty extraordinary scene takes album
pretty extraordinary scene takes album cover from 1970s there are times where I
cover from 1970s there are times where I
cover from 1970s there are times where I have an opinion about something and it’s
have an opinion about something and it’s
have an opinion about something and it’s I’m unswayed ball but then there are
I’m unswayed ball but then there are
I’m unswayed ball but then there are other times where I might have a feeling
other times where I might have a feeling
other times where I might have a feeling or an opinion about a picture but i’m
or an opinion about a picture but i’m
or an opinion about a picture but i’m easily swayed by one or the other judges
easily swayed by one or the other judges
easily swayed by one or the other judges like this I don’t think it was amazingly
like this I don’t think it was amazingly
like this I don’t think it was amazingly well shot but it’s a beautiful moment
well shot but it’s a beautiful moment
well shot but it’s a beautiful moment that moment but see or spleen but it
that moment but see or spleen but it
that moment but see or spleen but it doesn’t show the tail the tail grips the
doesn’t show the tail the tail grips the
doesn’t show the tail the tail grips the girl but it is that’s the thing I didn’t
girl but it is that’s the thing I didn’t
girl but it is that’s the thing I didn’t even understand what yeah I think it’s a
even understand what yeah I think it’s a
even understand what yeah I think it’s a neat nature thing you know I got I got a
neat nature thing you know I got I got a
neat nature thing you know I got I got a lot from both Stephanie in it stephanie
lot from both Stephanie in it stephanie
lot from both Stephanie in it stephanie has a has a very upbeat positive look
has a has a very upbeat positive look
has a has a very upbeat positive look outlook on life and she’s covered some
outlook on life and she’s covered some
outlook on life and she’s covered some really tough things but she has a really
really tough things but she has a really
really tough things but she has a really hopeful you know I hope with you of
hopeful you know I hope with you of
hopeful you know I hope with you of humanity she’s very kind and
humanity she’s very kind and
humanity she’s very kind and non-judgmental and the opposite
non-judgmental and the opposite
non-judgmental and the opposite completely judgmental yes this is my
completely judgmental yes this is my
completely judgmental yes this is my favorite do you guys don’t think that’s
favorite do you guys don’t think that’s
favorite do you guys don’t think that’s beautiful
beautiful
beautiful oh it’s beautiful oh so you don’t think
oh it’s beautiful oh so you don’t think
oh it’s beautiful oh so you don’t think you should be in the next round it
you should be in the next round it
you should be in the next round it shouldn’t be in the top no I said yes
shouldn’t be in the top no I said yes
shouldn’t be in the top no I said yes sir Edie
sir Edie
sir Edie it has a very magnanimous kind of
it has a very magnanimous kind of
it has a very magnanimous kind of personality very open and inclusive and
personality very open and inclusive and
personality very open and inclusive and patient very patient so he’ll look at an
patient very patient so he’ll look at an
patient very patient so he’ll look at an image for a lot longer than I will
image for a lot longer than I will
image for a lot longer than I will like I’ll describe for qualified
like I’ll describe for qualified
like I’ll describe for qualified immediately and he’ll wait and yeah but
immediately and he’ll wait and yeah but
immediately and he’ll wait and yeah but in terms of just wow wow it’s perfect
in terms of just wow wow it’s perfect
in terms of just wow wow it’s perfect it’s beautiful feels in the background
it’s beautiful feels in the background
it’s beautiful feels in the background the lines but even the lines in the
the lines but even the lines in the
the lines but even the lines in the window everything is you’re there for a
window everything is you’re there for a
window everything is you’re there for a purpose the lines on the shirt the
purpose the lines on the shirt the
purpose the lines on the shirt the license window whosoever will be
license window whosoever will be
license window whosoever will be jealousy and take this picture I think
jealousy and take this picture I think
jealousy and take this picture I think you’re really looking for like a
you’re really looking for like a
you’re really looking for like a specific way of seeing and really
specific way of seeing and really
specific way of seeing and really everything in that frame being
everything in that frame being
everything in that frame being intentional one picture in particular
intentional one picture in particular
intentional one picture in particular that we are looking at was of
that we are looking at was of
that we are looking at was of night scene of a man shooting a
night scene of a man shooting a
night scene of a man shooting a basketball hoop on the right side of the
basketball hoop on the right side of the
basketball hoop on the right side of the frame on the left side of the frame is a
frame on the left side of the frame is a
frame on the left side of the frame is a highway with streaks of light and that
highway with streaks of light and that
highway with streaks of light and that picture made it a couple of rounds in
picture made it a couple of rounds in
picture made it a couple of rounds in but in the end did not make it and I
but in the end did not make it and I
but in the end did not make it and I think one of the reasons is and this is
think one of the reasons is and this is
think one of the reasons is and this is emblematic or symptomatic of the
emblematic or symptomatic of the
emblematic or symptomatic of the pictures that didn’t rise to the top
pictures that didn’t rise to the top
pictures that didn’t rise to the top is that there might be one or two
is that there might be one or two
is that there might be one or two elements in it that are really cool or
elements in it that are really cool or
elements in it that are really cool or that are that are evocative but is but
that are that are evocative but is but
that are that are evocative but is but there’s always something missing there’s
there’s always something missing there’s
there’s always something missing there’s so many almost so I guess it’s a degree
so many almost so I guess it’s a degree
so many almost so I guess it’s a degree of almost everything isn’t almost it’s
of almost everything isn’t almost it’s
of almost everything isn’t almost it’s just how maximun almost is it you get
just how maximun almost is it you get
just how maximun almost is it you get near a nearer and nearer but you almost
near a nearer and nearer but you almost
near a nearer and nearer but you almost never make it aesthetics are important
never make it aesthetics are important
never make it aesthetics are important to seduce the viewer but not actually
to seduce the viewer but not actually
to seduce the viewer but not actually the meat of it to connect and I think
the meat of it to connect and I think
the meat of it to connect and I think that in what the photograph is of and
that in what the photograph is of and
that in what the photograph is of and how it’s done and that personal vision
how it’s done and that personal vision
how it’s done and that personal vision are all the things that you’re actually
are all the things that you’re actually
are all the things that you’re actually bringing them in to connect to great
bringing them in to connect to great
bringing them in to connect to great still photography possesses this ability
still photography possesses this ability
still photography possesses this ability to make us stop and to make us think and
to make us stop and to make us think and
to make us stop and to make us think and to make us question to make us look oh
to make us question to make us look oh
to make us question to make us look oh yeah I could certainly go to the Polar
yeah I could certainly go to the Polar
yeah I could certainly go to the Polar Bear it’s easy to make a good picture to
Bear it’s easy to make a good picture to
Bear it’s easy to make a good picture to make a great picture requires this
make a great picture requires this
make a great picture requires this combination of qualities that are so
combination of qualities that are so
combination of qualities that are so inherently unique to the medium of still
inherently unique to the medium of still
inherently unique to the medium of still photography
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