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Behind the Photo: Lynn Johnson | National Geographic


I was traveling with a woman who was

I was traveling with a woman who was studying the transmission of month pox

studying the transmission of month pox

studying the transmission of month pox and monkey pox is really dreadful

and monkey pox is really dreadful

and monkey pox is really dreadful disease in the case of nor bear or the

disease in the case of nor bear or the

disease in the case of nor bear or the young man in the photograph it was a

young man in the photograph it was a

young man in the photograph it was a profoundly disturbing case a number of

profoundly disturbing case a number of

profoundly disturbing case a number of months later he he died I think that

months later he he died I think that

months later he he died I think that people don’t understand when they see

people don’t understand when they see

people don’t understand when they see photographs that are disturbing they

photographs that are disturbing they

photographs that are disturbing they don’t understand that you are in large

don’t understand that you are in large

don’t understand that you are in large part powerless to change the fate of

part powerless to change the fate of

part powerless to change the fate of that person there are some people you

that person there are some people you

that person there are some people you just have a connection with that you

just have a connection with that you

just have a connection with that you meet in the field because you know that

meet in the field because you know that

meet in the field because you know that they’re consciously making a

they’re consciously making a

they’re consciously making a contribution and allowing you to be

contribution and allowing you to be

contribution and allowing you to be present in their life and to photograph

present in their life and to photograph

present in their life and to photograph them even though they are at their

them even though they are at their

them even though they are at their smallest their weakest their saddest and

smallest their weakest their saddest and

smallest their weakest their saddest and that’s an act of courage

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