Proof: Amy Toensing on Leaving Your Comfort Zone | National Geographic

I’m always an outsider and I think

I’m always an outsider and I think that’s sort of the the reality of being

that’s sort of the the reality of being

that’s sort of the the reality of being a photographer you’re you’re an invader

a photographer you’re you’re an invader

a photographer you’re you’re an invader and you’re really vulnerable that’s

and you’re really vulnerable that’s

and you’re really vulnerable that’s always the challenge to get through and

always the challenge to get through and

always the challenge to get through and it’s incredibly humbling personally I

it’s incredibly humbling personally I

it’s incredibly humbling personally I value being humbled all the time by my

value being humbled all the time by my

value being humbled all the time by my stories they kick me in the butt every

stories they kick me in the butt every

stories they kick me in the butt every time you know you come into some other

time you know you come into some other

time you know you come into some other community and it’s kind of like the

community and it’s kind of like the

community and it’s kind of like the vulnerability you have when you’re

vulnerability you have when you’re

vulnerability you have when you’re trying to learn a new language and so I

trying to learn a new language and so I

trying to learn a new language and so I have to be ready to go into a place

have to be ready to go into a place

have to be ready to go into a place where I’m like okay I’m stupid I don’t

where I’m like okay I’m stupid I don’t

where I’m like okay I’m stupid I don’t know anything you know teach me show me

know anything you know teach me show me

know anything you know teach me show me and that’s not always an easy position

and that’s not always an easy position

and that’s not always an easy position to be in but I think that it’s a really

to be in but I think that it’s a really

to be in but I think that it’s a really important one for everybody to know get

important one for everybody to know get

important one for everybody to know get out of your comfort zone and and that’s

out of your comfort zone and and that’s

out of your comfort zone and and that’s what photography personally does for me

what photography personally does for me

what photography personally does for me it constantly pushes me out of my

it constantly pushes me out of my

it constantly pushes me out of my comfort zone it feels so good to look at

comfort zone it feels so good to look at

comfort zone it feels so good to look at beautiful pictures I think when we look

beautiful pictures I think when we look

beautiful pictures I think when we look at images we understand something about

at images we understand something about

at images we understand something about the world but it’s always in the context

the world but it’s always in the context

the world but it’s always in the context of ourselves cuz it’s a universal

of ourselves cuz it’s a universal

of ourselves cuz it’s a universal language a lot of times I feel like I’m

language a lot of times I feel like I’m

language a lot of times I feel like I’m a racehorse or something and if I don’t

a racehorse or something and if I don’t

a racehorse or something and if I don’t get to go out and run around the track I

get to go out and run around the track I

get to go out and run around the track I start going crazy and there’s so much of

start going crazy and there’s so much of

start going crazy and there’s so much of this job that’s about you know prepping

this job that’s about you know prepping

this job that’s about you know prepping the racehorse or negotiating the

the racehorse or negotiating the

the racehorse or negotiating the business you know trying to get work

business you know trying to get work

business you know trying to get work trying to figure out your stories doing

trying to figure out your stories doing

trying to figure out your stories doing research making logistics traveling

research making logistics traveling

research making logistics traveling pushing the actual shutter is just part

pushing the actual shutter is just part

pushing the actual shutter is just part of it but for some reason all that other

of it but for some reason all that other

of it but for some reason all that other stuff that is so tiring and you know

stuff that is so tiring and you know

stuff that is so tiring and you know maybe infuriating for some reason it’s

maybe infuriating for some reason it’s

maybe infuriating for some reason it’s worth it it’s it’s that great that run

worth it it’s it’s that great that run

worth it it’s it’s that great that run around the track is so great that it’s

around the track is so great that it’s

around the track is so great that it’s worth it