Proof: Randy Olson on Bridging Cultural Differences | National Geographic

I’m not one of those folks that runs

I’m not one of those folks that runs around you know visually stimulated all

around you know visually stimulated all

around you know visually stimulated all the time I need to have some kind of

the time I need to have some kind of

the time I need to have some kind of mission and the mission is usually

mission and the mission is usually

mission and the mission is usually something that I’m angry about or

something that I’m angry about or

something that I’m angry about or something that maybe I can help so

something that maybe I can help so

something that maybe I can help so photography for me is just one little

photography for me is just one little

photography for me is just one little hammer you hope that if you pick away at

hammer you hope that if you pick away at

hammer you hope that if you pick away at some social issue that maybe other

some social issue that maybe other

some social issue that maybe other people will see it and they’ll do the

people will see it and they’ll do the

people will see it and they’ll do the same and the cumulative effect will end

same and the cumulative effect will end

same and the cumulative effect will end up being greater than anything you could

up being greater than anything you could

up being greater than anything you could do as an individual if you’re

do as an individual if you’re

do as an individual if you’re uncomfortable if you’re wondering if

uncomfortable if you’re wondering if

uncomfortable if you’re wondering if you’re going to be detained there

you’re going to be detained there

you’re going to be detained there there’s also this high that you’re

there’s also this high that you’re

there’s also this high that you’re making photographs you realize that

making photographs you realize that

making photographs you realize that you’re in a very different place with a

you’re in a very different place with a

you’re in a very different place with a very different set of folks who have

very different set of folks who have

very different set of folks who have worked things out in a very different

worked things out in a very different

worked things out in a very different way than you have and are actually much

way than you have and are actually much

way than you have and are actually much happier that’s a real privilege to have

happier that’s a real privilege to have

happier that’s a real privilege to have that kind of realization from a story if

that kind of realization from a story if

that kind of realization from a story if I go a hundred miles and a group of

I go a hundred miles and a group of

I go a hundred miles and a group of people accept me and I’m able to

people accept me and I’m able to

people accept me and I’m able to photograph them or if I go halfway

photograph them or if I go halfway

photograph them or if I go halfway around the world in a group of people

around the world in a group of people

around the world in a group of people accepts me and I’m able to photograph

accepts me and I’m able to photograph

accepts me and I’m able to photograph them then that’s what it’s about it’s

them then that’s what it’s about it’s

them then that’s what it’s about it’s more important how people are the same

more important how people are the same

more important how people are the same then how they’re different when you’re

then how they’re different when you’re

then how they’re different when you’re in the stream they’re humans flowing

in the stream they’re humans flowing

in the stream they’re humans flowing around you and you’re out in the world

around you and you’re out in the world

around you and you’re out in the world as a photographer there’s no better

as a photographer there’s no better

as a photographer there’s no better place to be