I’m John Stanley I’m a photographer with National Geographic magazine here on
National Geographic magazine here on
National Geographic magazine here on assignment for part six of the out of
assignment for part six of the out of
assignment for part six of the out of Eden walk we started at Africa in 2013
Eden walk we started at Africa in 2013
Eden walk we started at Africa in 2013 in January and we’ve been walking
in January and we’ve been walking
in January and we’ve been walking Overland doing slow journalism and now
Overland doing slow journalism and now
Overland doing slow journalism and now we’re in as Becca Stan
we’re in as Becca Stan
we’re in as Becca Stan [Music]
we’re out to look for the ancient
we’re out to look for the ancient Caravan routes of Delhi a caravan
Caravan routes of Delhi a caravan
Caravan routes of Delhi a caravan stopped from the 14th century so a third
stopped from the 14th century so a third
stopped from the 14th century so a third attempt to get to these ancient ruins
attempt to get to these ancient ruins
attempt to get to these ancient ruins first time was by motorbike and that
first time was by motorbike and that
first time was by motorbike and that didn’t work the second was a tractor
didn’t work the second was a tractor
didn’t work the second was a tractor that didn’t show up and now it comes
already stuck we also picked up a little
already stuck we also picked up a little friend you seem to be making headway
friend you seem to be making headway
friend you seem to be making headway about 30 kilometers to go running into a
about 30 kilometers to go running into a
about 30 kilometers to go running into a tragic situation here keep getting stuck
tragic situation here keep getting stuck
tragic situation here keep getting stuck in the snow and he’ll only is right
in the snow and he’ll only is right
in the snow and he’ll only is right there I don’t know if we’re gonna make
there I don’t know if we’re gonna make
there I don’t know if we’re gonna make it before the Sun Goes Down just
it before the Sun Goes Down just
it before the Sun Goes Down just literally seconds now figure out our way
literally seconds now figure out our way
literally seconds now figure out our way back through the darkness we’ve got
back through the darkness we’ve got
back through the darkness we’ve got thirty kilometers just to go back to the
thirty kilometers just to go back to the
thirty kilometers just to go back to the road and then it was worth every bit of
road and then it was worth every bit of
road and then it was worth every bit of it the RLC has retreated more than 200
it the RLC has retreated more than 200
it the RLC has retreated more than 200 kilometers from this point in is becca
kilometers from this point in is becca
kilometers from this point in is becca stan and all that remains are the
stan and all that remains are the
stan and all that remains are the rusting beauty of ships still at their
rusting beauty of ships still at their
rusting beauty of ships still at their mooring but the shoreline used to be we
mooring but the shoreline used to be we
mooring but the shoreline used to be we came here specifically because i wanted
came here specifically because i wanted
came here specifically because i wanted to come here over winter and hope there
to come here over winter and hope there
to come here over winter and hope there was snow on the ground released for the
was snow on the ground released for the
was snow on the ground released for the snowing and by chance there is not as
snowing and by chance there is not as
snowing and by chance there is not as much snow as I was hoping but at least
much snow as I was hoping but at least
much snow as I was hoping but at least there’s a canopy one of the biggest
there’s a canopy one of the biggest
there’s a canopy one of the biggest challenges I have on these kind of
challenges I have on these kind of
challenges I have on these kind of stories is how to make the visuals
stories is how to make the visuals
stories is how to make the visuals interesting many many people have
interesting many many people have
interesting many many people have photographed this before and the
photographed this before and the
photographed this before and the challenges how do you take it further
challenges how do you take it further
challenges how do you take it further [Music]
we’re here in some Otakon I’m trying to
we’re here in some Otakon I’m trying to make some pictures I try to look for
make some pictures I try to look for
make some pictures I try to look for something interesting see something
something interesting see something
something interesting see something interesting especially in a place like
interesting especially in a place like
interesting especially in a place like the bazaar that’s so well photographed
the bazaar that’s so well photographed
the bazaar that’s so well photographed there’s no smelting and there’s this
there’s no smelting and there’s this
there’s no smelting and there’s this fantastic torrents of water coming out
fantastic torrents of water coming out
fantastic torrents of water coming out I’m hoping it’ll make something of a
I’m hoping it’ll make something of a
I’m hoping it’ll make something of a picture and all this is not actually
picture and all this is not actually
picture and all this is not actually knowing if any of this is going to work
knowing if any of this is going to work
knowing if any of this is going to work trying again take the ordinary and
trying again take the ordinary and
trying again take the ordinary and hopefully find something
hopefully find something
hopefully find something airy thanks for joining us Julia good
airy thanks for joining us Julia good
airy thanks for joining us Julia good aghori at working the film camera and
aghori at working the film camera and
aghori at working the film camera and also Aziz helping push the car
also Aziz helping push the car
also Aziz helping push the car [Music]
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