for 20 years my cameras led me to some pretty extraordinary places I could have
pretty extraordinary places I could have
pretty extraordinary places I could have never imagined that I would be standing
never imagined that I would be standing
never imagined that I would be standing on the streets of place like Pyongyang
on the streets of place like Pyongyang
on the streets of place like Pyongyang North Korea and 20 years later I came
North Korea and 20 years later I came
North Korea and 20 years later I came back to the United States with my
back to the United States with my
back to the United States with my cameras and it’s been every bit as
cameras and it’s been every bit as
cameras and it’s been every bit as mind-blowing NatGeo
mind-blowing NatGeo
mind-blowing NatGeo spent a year covering Yellowstone they
spent a year covering Yellowstone they
spent a year covering Yellowstone they had a single topic issue this summer
had a single topic issue this summer
had a single topic issue this summer there were many decorated National
there were many decorated National
there were many decorated National Geographic photographers out there but
Geographic photographers out there but
Geographic photographers out there but the rest of them were inside the park
the rest of them were inside the park
the rest of them were inside the park showing the landscapes the wildlife the
showing the landscapes the wildlife the
showing the landscapes the wildlife the biology the tourists the glory of our
biology the tourists the glory of our
biology the tourists the glory of our public land my job was to stand outside
public land my job was to stand outside
public land my job was to stand outside the boundaries of Yellowstone National
the boundaries of Yellowstone National
the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park because NatGeo knew it was just as
Park because NatGeo knew it was just as
Park because NatGeo knew it was just as important to tell the story of the
important to tell the story of the
important to tell the story of the people who live on the other side of the
people who live on the other side of the
people who live on the other side of the line and what it means to live adjacent
line and what it means to live adjacent
line and what it means to live adjacent to a national park on my first day I
to a national park on my first day I
to a national park on my first day I drove through Yellowstone National Park
drove through Yellowstone National Park
drove through Yellowstone National Park this is what I saw welcome back to
this is what I saw welcome back to
this is what I saw welcome back to America ground zero so I lived my life
America ground zero so I lived my life
America ground zero so I lived my life outside of the boundaries of the park
outside of the boundaries of the park
outside of the boundaries of the park little towns like Livingston I
little towns like Livingston I
little towns like Livingston I photographed them in the same way that I
photographed them in the same way that I
photographed them in the same way that I photographed my life in North Korea and
photographed my life in North Korea and
photographed my life in North Korea and anywhere else in the bars where I eat
anywhere else in the bars where I eat
anywhere else in the bars where I eat dinner and Main streets I started my own
dinner and Main streets I started my own
dinner and Main streets I started my own new Instagram series I called this one
new Instagram series I called this one
new Instagram series I called this one work commute work commute wasn’t only to
work commute work commute wasn’t only to
work commute work commute wasn’t only to make all the editors jealous that they
make all the editors jealous that they
make all the editors jealous that they were sitting in an office all day and
were sitting in an office all day and
were sitting in an office all day and this is where I was working it was also
this is where I was working it was also
this is where I was working it was also that idea that we could take people out
that idea that we could take people out
that idea that we could take people out into the field that a National
into the field that a National
into the field that a National Geographic story lasts for an entire
Geographic story lasts for an entire
Geographic story lasts for an entire year so why not bring people along with
year so why not bring people along with
year so why not bring people along with you
you
you I had another series hashtag dogs and
I had another series hashtag dogs and
I had another series hashtag dogs and pickup trucks
but what National Geographic really
but what National Geographic really wanted me to do in Yellowstone was
wanted me to do in Yellowstone was
wanted me to do in Yellowstone was tackle issues and mainly they wanted me
tackle issues and mainly they wanted me
tackle issues and mainly they wanted me to look at the conflict and confluence
to look at the conflict and confluence
to look at the conflict and confluence between people and wildlife the first
between people and wildlife the first
between people and wildlife the first thing that I covered were bison bison
thing that I covered were bison bison
thing that I covered were bison bison have had a very dark history in our
have had a very dark history in our
have had a very dark history in our country we once had 50 maybe 60 million
country we once had 50 maybe 60 million
country we once had 50 maybe 60 million of them roaming North America we killed
of them roaming North America we killed
of them roaming North America we killed them down to just a handful but it was
them down to just a handful but it was
them down to just a handful but it was also the moment when
also the moment when
also the moment when human beings looked after animals and
human beings looked after animals and
human beings looked after animals and the conservation movement was born and
the conservation movement was born and
the conservation movement was born and they brought them back from extinction
they brought them back from extinction
they brought them back from extinction and now the core DNA American bison that
and now the core DNA American bison that
and now the core DNA American bison that we have today live inside Pelican Valley
we have today live inside Pelican Valley
we have today live inside Pelican Valley in Yellowstone National Park but they
in Yellowstone National Park but they
in Yellowstone National Park but they only have room for four maybe five
only have room for four maybe five
only have room for four maybe five thousand of them and every year they
thousand of them and every year they
thousand of them and every year they come out cross the line and wander into
come out cross the line and wander into
come out cross the line and wander into our yards and into our highways the
our yards and into our highways the
our yards and into our highways the Bison was named our national mammal this
Bison was named our national mammal this
Bison was named our national mammal this year and yet in the West in many places
year and yet in the West in many places
year and yet in the West in many places it’s still registered as livestock can
it’s still registered as livestock can
it’s still registered as livestock can you imagine the bald eagle as livestock
you imagine the bald eagle as livestock
you imagine the bald eagle as livestock kept in a chicken coop they’re not that
kept in a chicken coop they’re not that
kept in a chicken coop they’re not that loved actually by a lot of people in the
loved actually by a lot of people in the
loved actually by a lot of people in the West because of the proximity that they
West because of the proximity that they
West because of the proximity that they live to the parks who couldn’t love this
live to the parks who couldn’t love this
live to the parks who couldn’t love this guy he was being the Yellowstone bison
guy he was being the Yellowstone bison
guy he was being the Yellowstone bison he was being tagged and tested for a
he was being tagged and tested for a
he was being tagged and tested for a disease called brucellosis many people
disease called brucellosis many people
disease called brucellosis many people don’t love bison because they fear this
don’t love bison because they fear this
don’t love bison because they fear this disease and that they will transfer this
disease and that they will transfer this
disease and that they will transfer this disease to their cattle once they cross
disease to their cattle once they cross
disease to their cattle once they cross outside of Yellowstone and this bison
outside of Yellowstone and this bison
outside of Yellowstone and this bison tested positive and this is how they
tested positive and this is how they
tested positive and this is how they dealt with it very quickly
dealt with it very quickly
dealt with it very quickly execution-style so they’re looking for
execution-style so they’re looking for
execution-style so they’re looking for solutions how to manage bison how to
solutions how to manage bison how to
solutions how to manage bison how to deal with them how to protect them but
deal with them how to protect them but
deal with them how to protect them but also live with them and one of the
also live with them and one of the
also live with them and one of the solutions is Native American hunting
solutions is Native American hunting
solutions is Native American hunting rights as the Bison cross over into our
rights as the Bison cross over into our
rights as the Bison cross over into our land outside of public land they give a
land outside of public land they give a
land outside of public land they give a certain number of hunting licenses to
certain number of hunting licenses to
certain number of hunting licenses to the native peoples I had the privilege
the native peoples I had the privilege
the native peoples I had the privilege of going with these men and watching
of going with these men and watching
of going with these men and watching them as they hunted this bison and
them as they hunted this bison and
them as they hunted this bison and ceremoniously removing its heart in a
ceremoniously removing its heart in a
ceremoniously removing its heart in a field and they’ve started a new program
field and they’ve started a new program
field and they’ve started a new program to where they instead of killing them
to where they instead of killing them
to where they instead of killing them they round them up put them in these
they round them up put them in these
they round them up put them in these trucks and shipped them off to the
trucks and shipped them off to the
trucks and shipped them off to the Native American reservations because
Native American reservations because
Native American reservations because native peoples have a direct connection
native peoples have a direct connection
native peoples have a direct connection to the Bison when this truck arrived in
to the Bison when this truck arrived in
to the Bison when this truck arrived in Fort Belknap in the north of Montana
Fort Belknap in the north of Montana
Fort Belknap in the north of Montana they let out school all the kids came
they let out school all the kids came
they let out school all the kids came all the elders came and people
all the elders came and people
all the elders came and people celebrated as they let them go and let
celebrated as they let them go and let
celebrated as they let them go and let them loose on their land again
them loose on their land again
them loose on their land again I photographed elk is probably the
I photographed elk is probably the
I photographed elk is probably the animal that’s maybe the pulse of
animal that’s maybe the pulse of
animal that’s maybe the pulse of Yellowstone
Yellowstone
Yellowstone it’s what the Bears and the wolves eat
it’s what the Bears and the wolves eat
it’s what the Bears and the wolves eat it’s also what brings in millions of
it’s also what brings in millions of
it’s also what brings in millions of tourists every year these beautiful
tourists every year these beautiful
tourists every year these beautiful animals you can see them practically no
animals you can see them practically no
animals you can see them practically no other place but again outside of the
other place but again outside of the
other place but again outside of the line people see them a very different
line people see them a very different
line people see them a very different way there’s almost a cult of hunting and
way there’s almost a cult of hunting and
way there’s almost a cult of hunting and it’s big business too
it’s big business too
it’s big business too so I tried to go right on the line
so I tried to go right on the line
so I tried to go right on the line separates the park from the rest of the
separates the park from the rest of the
separates the park from the rest of the state this line right behind the hunter
state this line right behind the hunter
state this line right behind the hunter that’s the actual boundary of
that’s the actual boundary of
that’s the actual boundary of Yellowstone National Park and the
Yellowstone National Park and the
Yellowstone National Park and the hunters come here put themselves right
hunters come here put themselves right
hunters come here put themselves right on the line and wait for elk to come up
on the line and wait for elk to come up
on the line and wait for elk to come up over the hill the elk know where that
over the hill the elk know where that
over the hill the elk know where that lion is is amazing when they cross it’s
lion is is amazing when they cross it’s
lion is is amazing when they cross it’s like they just saunter in home free but
like they just saunter in home free but
like they just saunter in home free but when they don’t like this one on the
when they don’t like this one on the
when they don’t like this one on the right the hunter shot him he stood up he
right the hunter shot him he stood up he
right the hunter shot him he stood up he struggled trying to get to the line he
struggled trying to get to the line he
struggled trying to get to the line he shot him again he slid right to the line
shot him again he slid right to the line
shot him again he slid right to the line and the hunter said it’s a good thing he
and the hunter said it’s a good thing he
and the hunter said it’s a good thing he didn’t make it to the other side because
didn’t make it to the other side because
didn’t make it to the other side because we wouldn’t have been able to retrieve
we wouldn’t have been able to retrieve
we wouldn’t have been able to retrieve him legally this is not a hunter this is
him legally this is not a hunter this is
him legally this is not a hunter this is a biologist darting a wolf for research
a biologist darting a wolf for research
a biologist darting a wolf for research purposes wolves were reintroduced into
purposes wolves were reintroduced into
purposes wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone in the mid 1990s because
Yellowstone in the mid 1990s because
Yellowstone in the mid 1990s because they didn’t believe that the ecosystem
they didn’t believe that the ecosystem
they didn’t believe that the ecosystem could be healthy without an alpha
could be healthy without an alpha
could be healthy without an alpha predator like the wolf and they’re loved
predator like the wolf and they’re loved
predator like the wolf and they’re loved inside the park tourists named them they
inside the park tourists named them they
inside the park tourists named them they watched them with remote cameras from
watched them with remote cameras from
watched them with remote cameras from laptops in their homes they have tattoos
laptops in their homes they have tattoos
laptops in their homes they have tattoos on their arms of wolves and when they
on their arms of wolves and when they
on their arms of wolves and when they see them through a spotting scope they
see them through a spotting scope they
see them through a spotting scope they break down in tears it’s quite amazing
break down in tears it’s quite amazing
break down in tears it’s quite amazing but again outside of the park it’s a
but again outside of the park it’s a
but again outside of the park it’s a different story
different story
different story ranchers fear them because they come
ranchers fear them because they come
ranchers fear them because they come into their property they eat their
into their property they eat their
into their property they eat their livestock and actually they just see
livestock and actually they just see
livestock and actually they just see them in many ways as demons the big bad
them in many ways as demons the big bad
them in many ways as demons the big bad wolf and these are not people who are
wolf and these are not people who are
wolf and these are not people who are used to doing things any other way than
used to doing things any other way than
used to doing things any other way than settling them in their own way they told
settling them in their own way they told
settling them in their own way they told me we’re used to living with Wolves now
me we’re used to living with Wolves now
me we’re used to living with Wolves now and we know that they’re here to stay
and we know that they’re here to stay
and we know that they’re here to stay but we don’t like the federal government
but we don’t like the federal government
but we don’t like the federal government telling us what to do
telling us what to do
telling us what to do but they’re learning to live with wolves
but they’re learning to live with wolves
but they’re learning to live with wolves and bears and they’re learning to ranch
and bears and they’re learning to ranch
and bears and they’re learning to ranch and to live their lives differently they
and to live their lives differently they
and to live their lives differently they used to just send these sheep up into a
used to just send these sheep up into a
used to just send these sheep up into a national forest land and let them graze
national forest land and let them graze
national forest land and let them graze for the season all alone but now they go
for the season all alone but now they go
for the season all alone but now they go with them they sleep every night out
with them they sleep every night out
with them they sleep every night out there with the Sheep and I did this too
there with the Sheep and I did this too
there with the Sheep and I did this too I followed them all the way to the top
I followed them all the way to the top
I followed them all the way to the top of the gravelly mountains the animal
of the gravelly mountains the animal
of the gravelly mountains the animal that’s on most people’s minds right now
that’s on most people’s minds right now
that’s on most people’s minds right now or grizzly bears Grizzlies have been
or grizzly bears Grizzlies have been
or grizzly bears Grizzlies have been protected as an endangered species for
protected as an endangered species for
protected as an endangered species for something like 40 years and maybe as a
something like 40 years and maybe as a
something like 40 years and maybe as a sign of their recovery the numbers are
sign of their recovery the numbers are
sign of their recovery the numbers are greater they’re coming further down into
greater they’re coming further down into
greater they’re coming further down into lower lands they’re becoming a bit more
lower lands they’re becoming a bit more
lower lands they’re becoming a bit more habituated and now we find them in front
habituated and now we find them in front
habituated and now we find them in front lawns eating apple apples out of our
lawns eating apple apples out of our
lawns eating apple apples out of our apple trees this is dusty he’s uh he’s a
apple trees this is dusty he’s uh he’s a
apple trees this is dusty he’s uh he’s a bear trapper for the state of Montana
bear trapper for the state of Montana
bear trapper for the state of Montana he’s sort of like a like a dog catcher
he’s sort of like a like a dog catcher
he’s sort of like a like a dog catcher or like a beat cop he goes around he
or like a beat cop he goes around he
or like a beat cop he goes around he educates people how to protect their
educates people how to protect their
educates people how to protect their garbage and how to protect bears by not
garbage and how to protect bears by not
garbage and how to protect bears by not allowing them to become habituated but
allowing them to become habituated but
allowing them to become habituated but he also gets his 911 calls hey there’s a
he also gets his 911 calls hey there’s a
he also gets his 911 calls hey there’s a bear on my roof again and they go and
bear on my roof again and they go and
bear on my roof again and they go and they dart them and they bring them back
they dart them and they bring them back
they dart them and they bring them back to the garage and they sometimes
to the garage and they sometimes
to the garage and they sometimes euthanized them if the bear becomes too
euthanized them if the bear becomes too
euthanized them if the bear becomes too difficult to deal with but usually like
difficult to deal with but usually like
difficult to deal with but usually like this bear they tagged their ear they
this bear they tagged their ear they
this bear they tagged their ear they brush their teeth they give them
brush their teeth they give them
brush their teeth they give them inoculations and then they drive them
inoculations and then they drive them
inoculations and then they drive them from Wyoming to the Montana border and
from Wyoming to the Montana border and
from Wyoming to the Montana border and they let them go on the other side and
they let them go on the other side and
they let them go on the other side and the bear catchers in Montana told me the
the bear catchers in Montana told me the
the bear catchers in Montana told me the same thing they bring them into Wyoming
same thing they bring them into Wyoming
same thing they bring them into Wyoming open the door
open the door
open the door let him go into Wyoming this man’s name
let him go into Wyoming this man’s name
let him go into Wyoming this man’s name is Nick Patrick he knows better than
is Nick Patrick he knows better than
is Nick Patrick he knows better than anyone what it means to live on that
anyone what it means to live on that
anyone what it means to live on that line to live with the wild to live with
line to live with the wild to live with
line to live with the wild to live with bears he’s a rancher from Wyoming one
bears he’s a rancher from Wyoming one
bears he’s a rancher from Wyoming one day he was walking in his yard with his
day he was walking in his yard with his
day he was walking in his yard with his dogs his dog started barking and they
dogs his dog started barking and they
dogs his dog started barking and they ran off into the willow trees he thought
ran off into the willow trees he thought
ran off into the willow trees he thought maybe they were chasing a raccoon
maybe they were chasing a raccoon
maybe they were chasing a raccoon and so he walked in behind them he
and so he walked in behind them he
and so he walked in behind them he didn’t have his bear spray and he found
didn’t have his bear spray and he found
didn’t have his bear spray and he found himself suddenly caught between a huge
himself suddenly caught between a huge
himself suddenly caught between a huge sow grizzly bear and her two cubs before
sow grizzly bear and her two cubs before
sow grizzly bear and her two cubs before he could do anything the Grizzly was on
he could do anything the Grizzly was on
he could do anything the Grizzly was on him he said with one swipe it took off
him he said with one swipe it took off
him he said with one swipe it took off his entire face he fell to the ground it
his entire face he fell to the ground it
his entire face he fell to the ground it mauled him he played dead she let him go
mauled him he played dead she let him go
mauled him he played dead she let him go and she was walking away he reached into
and she was walking away he reached into
and she was walking away he reached into his pocket to see if he had something to
his pocket to see if he had something to
his pocket to see if he had something to protect himself she turned and saw him
protect himself she turned and saw him
protect himself she turned and saw him she was on him again mauled him dragged
she was on him again mauled him dragged
she was on him again mauled him dragged him by his leg she let him live he
him by his leg she let him live he
him by his leg she let him live he walked back from the willow trees into
walked back from the willow trees into
walked back from the willow trees into his barn and he found a shop rag and
his barn and he found a shop rag and
his barn and he found a shop rag and covered his face so that he could go and
covered his face so that he could go and
covered his face so that he could go and tell his wife and his children that he
tell his wife and his children that he
tell his wife and his children that he had been injured he didn’t want them to
had been injured he didn’t want them to
had been injured he didn’t want them to see what had happened to him and he
see what had happened to him and he
see what had happened to him and he walked in the house and told them to
walked in the house and told them to
walked in the house and told them to take me to the hospital when we first
take me to the hospital when we first
take me to the hospital when we first started this project we wanted to
started this project we wanted to
started this project we wanted to photograph Nick because Nick tells that
photograph Nick because Nick tells that
photograph Nick because Nick tells that story of living with wild better than
story of living with wild better than
story of living with wild better than anyone else but he said he didn’t want
anyone else but he said he didn’t want
anyone else but he said he didn’t want to be photographed then because he
to be photographed then because he
to be photographed then because he hadn’t had the reconstructive surgery
hadn’t had the reconstructive surgery
hadn’t had the reconstructive surgery that you see in this picture he hadn’t
that you see in this picture he hadn’t
that you see in this picture he hadn’t been given this new prosthetic silicone
been given this new prosthetic silicone
been given this new prosthetic silicone nose and he said I don’t want to be
nose and he said I don’t want to be
nose and he said I don’t want to be photographed like this yet and it wasn’t
photographed like this yet and it wasn’t
photographed like this yet and it wasn’t because Nick is vain it’s because Nick
because Nick is vain it’s because Nick
because Nick is vain it’s because Nick said I don’t want my face to tell the
said I don’t want my face to tell the
said I don’t want my face to tell the wrong story
wrong story
wrong story and scare people away because Nick
and scare people away because Nick
and scare people away because Nick believes that we have to live with the
believes that we have to live with the
believes that we have to live with the wild and Nick says that that mother was
wild and Nick says that that mother was
wild and Nick says that that mother was doing what any mother would do protect
doing what any mother would do protect
doing what any mother would do protect her children and Nick said I want my
her children and Nick said I want my
her children and Nick said I want my face to tell a different story I wanted
face to tell a different story I wanted
face to tell a different story I wanted to tell a story of how we should protect
to tell a story of how we should protect
to tell a story of how we should protect the land and we should protect the
the land and we should protect the
the land and we should protect the wildlife and that we have to learn to
wildlife and that we have to learn to
wildlife and that we have to learn to live among them so National Geographic
live among them so National Geographic
live among them so National Geographic spent this entire year 2016
spent this entire year 2016
spent this entire year 2016 photographing national parks this was
photographing national parks this was
photographing national parks this was the centennial of the creation of the
the centennial of the creation of the
the centennial of the creation of the Park Service every issue had a story
Park Service every issue had a story
Park Service every issue had a story about a National Park and I tried to go
about a National Park and I tried to go
about a National Park and I tried to go to as many as I could to now that I was
to as many as I could to now that I was
to as many as I could to now that I was back in America I took my children we
back in America I took my children we
back in America I took my children we went to the badlands
went to the badlands
went to the badlands we went to the Everglades and I hung
we went to the Everglades and I hung
we went to the Everglades and I hung around with these invasive Python
around with these invasive Python
around with these invasive Python hunters and I went to Yosemite I got to
hunters and I went to Yosemite I got to
hunters and I went to Yosemite I got to go with President Obama
go with President Obama
go with President Obama gsmd National Park he was there on
gsmd National Park he was there on
gsmd National Park he was there on Father’s Day to tour the park with his
Father’s Day to tour the park with his
Father’s Day to tour the park with his family but also to announce even more
family but also to announce even more
family but also to announce even more land and seas that he and our government
land and seas that he and our government
land and seas that he and our government decided to protect with that
decided to protect with that
decided to protect with that announcement he solidified his legacy as
announcement he solidified his legacy as
announcement he solidified his legacy as the best president we’ve ever had for
the best president we’ve ever had for
the best president we’ve ever had for conservation protecting more land and
conservation protecting more land and
conservation protecting more land and seas than any other before him I got a
seas than any other before him I got a
seas than any other before him I got a chance to walk through the forest with
chance to walk through the forest with
chance to walk through the forest with him just me and a couple of cameramen
him just me and a couple of cameramen
him just me and a couple of cameramen and at the end he shook our hands and I
and at the end he shook our hands and I
and at the end he shook our hands and I thanked him and he said hey aren’t you
thanked him and he said hey aren’t you
thanked him and he said hey aren’t you the guy he took all those pictures in
the guy he took all those pictures in
the guy he took all those pictures in North Korea I said yes I said what do
North Korea I said yes I said what do
North Korea I said yes I said what do you think and he said it’s good I think
you think and he said it’s good I think
you think and he said it’s good I think it was important we got to see something
it was important we got to see something
it was important we got to see something we don’t normally see and he started to
we don’t normally see and he started to
we don’t normally see and he started to walk away and he turned around he said
walk away and he turned around he said
walk away and he turned around he said hey just be careful over there I don’t
hey just be careful over there I don’t
hey just be careful over there I don’t wanna have to come over there and rescue
wanna have to come over there and rescue
wanna have to come over there and rescue you and bring you back home but I made
you and bring you back home but I made
you and bring you back home but I made it home exactly 20 years from the time
it home exactly 20 years from the time
it home exactly 20 years from the time that I left it was actually fourth of
that I left it was actually fourth of
that I left it was actually fourth of July the first day that I came back I
July the first day that I came back I
July the first day that I came back I went to my sister’s house she had a 4th
went to my sister’s house she had a 4th
went to my sister’s house she had a 4th of July party now that I’m home I guess
of July party now that I’m home I guess
of July party now that I’m home I guess I kind of often feel like a stranger in
I kind of often feel like a stranger in
I kind of often feel like a stranger in a strange land after being away for so
a strange land after being away for so
a strange land after being away for so long and so I noticed and I photograph
long and so I noticed and I photograph
long and so I noticed and I photograph the things that maybe Outsiders would
the things that maybe Outsiders would
the things that maybe Outsiders would notice all the patriotism and the flags
notice all the patriotism and the flags
notice all the patriotism and the flags and the sugary diet that we have and
and the sugary diet that we have and
and the sugary diet that we have and maybe I’m a little critical but I also
maybe I’m a little critical but I also
maybe I’m a little critical but I also know that my sister made these and so I
know that my sister made these and so I
know that my sister made these and so I also feel loved and I also feel like I’m
also feel loved and I also feel like I’m
also feel loved and I also feel like I’m happy to be home again this is my front
happy to be home again this is my front
happy to be home again this is my front yard where I moved back to this is the
yard where I moved back to this is the
yard where I moved back to this is the frozen lake outside of the house I’m
frozen lake outside of the house I’m
frozen lake outside of the house I’m living in those are my footsteps going
living in those are my footsteps going
living in those are my footsteps going out onto the lake and back to my yard
out onto the lake and back to my yard
out onto the lake and back to my yard I had to go quite far out into the world
I had to go quite far out into the world
I had to go quite far out into the world for a long time to feel like I could
for a long time to feel like I could
for a long time to feel like I could answer that voice in my head and that I
answer that voice in my head and that I
answer that voice in my head and that I could find my purpose and that I could
could find my purpose and that I could
could find my purpose and that I could bring that purpose back intact and that
bring that purpose back intact and that
bring that purpose back intact and that I could notice all the little bits of
I could notice all the little bits of
I could notice all the little bits of beauty right here in my own country and
beauty right here in my own country and
beauty right here in my own country and in my own backyard and so for maybe for
in my own backyard and so for maybe for
in my own backyard and so for maybe for most of you you didn’t have to quite go
most of you you didn’t have to quite go
most of you you didn’t have to quite go so far you knew that from the beginning
so far you knew that from the beginning
so far you knew that from the beginning but for me I had to go a long way before
but for me I had to go a long way before
but for me I had to go a long way before I could come back home so I want to end
I could come back home so I want to end
I could come back home so I want to end by just thanking National Geographic
by just thanking National Geographic
by just thanking National Geographic because they brought me back home and
because they brought me back home and
because they brought me back home and they’re still sending me out there too
they’re still sending me out there too
they’re still sending me out there too into the wild so thank you very much
into the wild so thank you very much
into the wild so thank you very much [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] it’s fair to say that North Korea is one
it’s fair to say that North Korea is one
it’s fair to say that North Korea is one of the most isolated least understood
of the most isolated least understood
of the most isolated least understood places on earth I was the first Western
places on earth I was the first Western
places on earth I was the first Western photographer to ever have regular access
photographer to ever have regular access
photographer to ever have regular access to the country
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