this is so cool I was in Yellowstone for a year and a half my job was to shed
a year and a half my job was to shed
a year and a half my job was to shed light on wolf behavior in a natural
light on wolf behavior in a natural
light on wolf behavior in a natural landscape a lot of times wolves get
landscape a lot of times wolves get
landscape a lot of times wolves get persecuted and this was an opportunity
persecuted and this was an opportunity
persecuted and this was an opportunity for me to just just show wolves for what
for me to just just show wolves for what
for me to just just show wolves for what they were for being large beautiful
they were for being large beautiful
they were for being large beautiful megafauna carnivores
being there for as long as I was
being there for as long as I was inherently you’re gonna see so many
inherently you’re gonna see so many
inherently you’re gonna see so many different unique wildlife events I’m
different unique wildlife events I’m
different unique wildlife events I’m assigned to be wolves but you know if I
assigned to be wolves but you know if I
assigned to be wolves but you know if I see an incredible thing happening over
see an incredible thing happening over
see an incredible thing happening over here it’s of course I’m gonna photograph
here it’s of course I’m gonna photograph
here it’s of course I’m gonna photograph that you can’t can’t look away that’s
that you can’t can’t look away that’s
that you can’t can’t look away that’s not what we do
it was a huge aspect of life and death
it was a huge aspect of life and death in Yellowstone it’s always a bit hard
in Yellowstone it’s always a bit hard
in Yellowstone it’s always a bit hard when you’re empathetic human to see an
when you’re empathetic human to see an
when you’re empathetic human to see an animal suffering you know this little
animal suffering you know this little
animal suffering you know this little elk calf it’s like fresh to the world
elk calf it’s like fresh to the world
elk calf it’s like fresh to the world and all these animals around me and then
and all these animals around me and then
and all these animals around me and then it’s like welcome to reality now your
it’s like welcome to reality now your
it’s like welcome to reality now your food for wolf pups
you know photographing wildlife is
you know photographing wildlife is always this balance between what you can
always this balance between what you can
always this balance between what you can control
control
control and what you can’t control
if you can’t talk to animals what do you
if you can’t talk to animals what do you think she’s doing even if you could it’s
think she’s doing even if you could it’s
think she’s doing even if you could it’s like the part wouldn’t be ethical de
like the part wouldn’t be ethical de
like the part wouldn’t be ethical de Becque oh yeah could you just like take
Becque oh yeah could you just like take
Becque oh yeah could you just like take your whole family of wolves and go up on
your whole family of wolves and go up on
your whole family of wolves and go up on that Ridgeline and like oh the moon’s
that Ridgeline and like oh the moon’s
that Ridgeline and like oh the moon’s right there could you just start howling
right there could you just start howling
right there could you just start howling in front of the moon I mean country
setting up camera traps becomes a little
setting up camera traps becomes a little monotonous and so sometimes you like
monotonous and so sometimes you like
monotonous and so sometimes you like pretend to be whatever your subject is
pretend to be whatever your subject is
pretend to be whatever your subject is whether it’s like a wolf or a bear and
whether it’s like a wolf or a bear and
whether it’s like a wolf or a bear and you kind of like goof around and lighten
you kind of like goof around and lighten
you kind of like goof around and lighten it up but a lot of the work that I did
it up but a lot of the work that I did
it up but a lot of the work that I did end up being skiing around snow shooting
end up being skiing around snow shooting
end up being skiing around snow shooting around in the backcountry trying to get
around in the backcountry trying to get
around in the backcountry trying to get close to the wolves being out there and
close to the wolves being out there and
close to the wolves being out there and being by myself you kind of worry about
being by myself you kind of worry about
being by myself you kind of worry about being a bear snack as well but
being a bear snack as well but
being a bear snack as well but thankfully I had a lot of training
thankfully I had a lot of training
thankfully I had a lot of training informally growing up my brother and I
informally growing up my brother and I
informally growing up my brother and I had to walk a mile and a half to the bus
had to walk a mile and a half to the bus
had to walk a mile and a half to the bus stop the way back was always like this
stop the way back was always like this
stop the way back was always like this big explore adventure session where we
big explore adventure session where we
big explore adventure session where we walk on the frozen brook and hopefully
walk on the frozen brook and hopefully
walk on the frozen brook and hopefully fall through I wasn’t so bad being
fall through I wasn’t so bad being
fall through I wasn’t so bad being self-sufficient was a big part of our
self-sufficient was a big part of our
self-sufficient was a big part of our childhood and I didn’t realize how much
childhood and I didn’t realize how much
childhood and I didn’t realize how much I’d use it now as an adult because yeah
I’d use it now as an adult because yeah
I’d use it now as an adult because yeah there’s definitely some risks involved
there’s definitely some risks involved
there’s definitely some risks involved with the whole goal is to make pictures
with the whole goal is to make pictures
with the whole goal is to make pictures that people haven’t seen before and
that people haven’t seen before and
that people haven’t seen before and inherently that means pushing boundaries
inherently that means pushing boundaries
inherently that means pushing boundaries you know if it was easy somebody else
you know if it was easy somebody else
you know if it was easy somebody else would have probably done it
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