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one of the frustrations of a wildlife

one of the frustrations of a wildlife photographer is you’re constantly using

photographer is you’re constantly using

photographer is you’re constantly using telephoto lenses looking down this

telephoto lenses looking down this

telephoto lenses looking down this barrel look at this photograph this is

barrel look at this photograph this is

barrel look at this photograph this is what we as natural history

what we as natural history

what we as natural history photographer’s dream of Nick Nichols was

photographer’s dream of Nick Nichols was

photographer’s dream of Nick Nichols was able to get intimate and able to get

able to get intimate and able to get

able to get intimate and able to get close therefore you’ve got this

close therefore you’ve got this

close therefore you’ve got this beautiful blue sky you’ve got elephants

beautiful blue sky you’ve got elephants

beautiful blue sky you’ve got elephants in the background there’s texture to

in the background there’s texture to

in the background there’s texture to this picture that you seldom see and

this picture that you seldom see and

this picture that you seldom see and that’s because of closeness of patients

that’s because of closeness of patients

that’s because of closeness of patients and the ability to know this animal and

and the ability to know this animal and

and the ability to know this animal and come in with a wide-angle lens Carsten

come in with a wide-angle lens Carsten

come in with a wide-angle lens Carsten Peter is a wild man he will go to the

Peter is a wild man he will go to the

Peter is a wild man he will go to the depths of the earth to the crystal caves

depths of the earth to the crystal caves

depths of the earth to the crystal caves of Mexico because he just loves

of Mexico because he just loves

of Mexico because he just loves adventure and because of this curiosity

adventure and because of this curiosity

adventure and because of this curiosity and this intensity he takes us into

and this intensity he takes us into

and this intensity he takes us into these crystal caves more than 120

these crystal caves more than 120

these crystal caves more than 120 degrees he has to wear a special suit to

degrees he has to wear a special suit to

degrees he has to wear a special suit to keep him cool he can only stay down

keep him cool he can only stay down

keep him cool he can only stay down there for less than an hour but look at

there for less than an hour but look at

there for less than an hour but look at what he’s found did you have any idea

what he’s found did you have any idea

what he’s found did you have any idea that a place like this existed one of

that a place like this existed one of

that a place like this existed one of the most difficult things to do in a

the most difficult things to do in a

the most difficult things to do in a photograph is humor Fritz Hoffman has

photograph is humor Fritz Hoffman has

photograph is humor Fritz Hoffman has lived in China for more than 20 years

lived in China for more than 20 years

lived in China for more than 20 years here he finds for young people being

here he finds for young people being

here he finds for young people being deep programmed for online use their

deep programmed for online use their

deep programmed for online use their spending too much time on their

spending too much time on their

spending too much time on their computers something many of us can

computers something many of us can

computers something many of us can relate to for years John and Eva have

relate to for years John and Eva have

relate to for years John and Eva have photographed elephant seals look at this

photographed elephant seals look at this

photographed elephant seals look at this photograph it’s like a stage it’s

photograph it’s like a stage it’s

photograph it’s like a stage it’s otherworldly

otherworldly

otherworldly cannot believe places like this exist

cannot believe places like this exist

cannot believe places like this exist and then as you go through the frame you

and then as you go through the frame you

and then as you go through the frame you keep coming back to those two huge

keep coming back to those two huge

keep coming back to those two huge elephant seals my one regret a

elephant seals my one regret a

elephant seals my one regret a publishing this photograph in 2008 was

publishing this photograph in 2008 was

publishing this photograph in 2008 was we couldn’t publish it big enough ray

we couldn’t publish it big enough ray

we couldn’t publish it big enough ray Gerard has lived in photographed in

Gerard has lived in photographed in

Gerard has lived in photographed in china for years he found this village

china for years he found this village

china for years he found this village that is a beautiful example of human

that is a beautiful example of human

that is a beautiful example of human ingenuity those are water lines the

ingenuity those are water lines the

ingenuity those are water lines the villagers put this together themselves

villagers put this together themselves

villagers put this together themselves it was to solve the problem of dirty

it was to solve the problem of dirty

it was to solve the problem of dirty water with clean water and then look at

water with clean water and then look at

water with clean water and then look at the way greg has composed the photograph

the way greg has composed the photograph

the way greg has composed the photograph it makes me want to look in this village

it makes me want to look in this village

it makes me want to look in this village to go there to meet these people who

to go there to meet these people who

to go there to meet these people who built this line in his digital age

built this line in his digital age

built this line in his digital age robbed kendrick says no i want to take

robbed kendrick says no i want to take

robbed kendrick says no i want to take the time-honoured film photography large

the time-honoured film photography large

the time-honoured film photography large to medium format and photograph the

to medium format and photograph the

to medium format and photograph the tomorrow people in Mexico he wants to

tomorrow people in Mexico he wants to

tomorrow people in Mexico he wants to take photographs that will last that are

take photographs that will last that are

take photographs that will last that are testament to a time that’s changing how

testament to a time that’s changing how

testament to a time that’s changing how much longer will we be able to make this

much longer will we be able to make this

much longer will we be able to make this photograph this is a man’s

photograph this is a man’s

photograph this is a man’s honest-to-goodness life there’s an old

honest-to-goodness life there’s an old

honest-to-goodness life there’s an old expression of photography f8 and be

expression of photography f8 and be

expression of photography f8 and be there meaning the f-stop f8 you point

there meaning the f-stop f8 you point

there meaning the f-stop f8 you point your camera you make the picture that’s

your camera you make the picture that’s

your camera you make the picture that’s it

it

it but this picture is much more

but this picture is much more

but this picture is much more complicated than that Barney OH

complicated than that Barney OH

complicated than that Barney OH indonesia indonesia is the third largest

indonesia indonesia is the third largest

indonesia indonesia is the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world

emitter of greenhouse gases in the world

emitter of greenhouse gases in the world because of deforestation this is a

because of deforestation this is a

because of deforestation this is a picture that many people in Borneo do

picture that many people in Borneo do

picture that many people in Borneo do not want Matias clung to make and now

not want Matias clung to make and now

not want Matias clung to make and now he’s seeing it going up in smoke for

he’s seeing it going up in smoke for

he’s seeing it going up in smoke for palm oil this is a document of our time

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