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Interview: Carsten Peter | National Geographic


well I have a science background I

well I have a science background I studied biology well I had a different

studied biology well I had a different

studied biology well I had a different imagination how biologists would work I

imagination how biologists would work I

imagination how biologists would work I thought they are much more dedicated to

thought they are much more dedicated to

thought they are much more dedicated to fieldwork and a lot of their work takes

fieldwork and a lot of their work takes

fieldwork and a lot of their work takes place in labs and whatever so so I

place in labs and whatever so so I

place in labs and whatever so so I realized well I want to be out in the

realized well I want to be out in the

realized well I want to be out in the field and and I did already during my

field and and I did already during my

field and and I did already during my study I financed my study partly with

study I financed my study partly with

study I financed my study partly with photography and was traveling a lot and

photography and was traveling a lot and

photography and was traveling a lot and was out there a lot and and I was

was out there a lot and and I was

was out there a lot and and I was important to me so it just became the

important to me so it just became the

important to me so it just became the main job

I love to explore new ranges in in the

I love to explore new ranges in in the environment and and and this are these

environment and and and this are these

environment and and and this are these kind of exotic places you know like this

kind of exotic places you know like this

kind of exotic places you know like this overheated crystal cave that was pretty

overheated crystal cave that was pretty

overheated crystal cave that was pretty amazing where you need to cooling suits

amazing where you need to cooling suits

amazing where you need to cooling suits to to just venture in where you have a

to to just venture in where you have a

to to just venture in where you have a lot of troubles with photography I like

lot of troubles with photography I like

lot of troubles with photography I like to to figure out some problems yeah I

to to figure out some problems yeah I

to to figure out some problems yeah I think just plain photography is not

think just plain photography is not

think just plain photography is not enough for me so I need always a

enough for me so I need always a

enough for me so I need always a personal challenge to it and I always

personal challenge to it and I always

personal challenge to it and I always love

love

love well I’d Mya nature and what so whatever

well I’d Mya nature and what so whatever

well I’d Mya nature and what so whatever so that’s always nature connected nature

so that’s always nature connected nature

so that’s always nature connected nature is so much above you so it’s so much

is so much above you so it’s so much

is so much above you so it’s so much stronger than you and you’re you feel

stronger than you and you’re you feel

stronger than you and you’re you feel kind of little in or to the nature so

kind of little in or to the nature so

kind of little in or to the nature so that’s always the feeling live to hunt

that’s always the feeling live to hunt

that’s always the feeling live to hunt for yeah just the admiration and the

for yeah just the admiration and the

for yeah just the admiration and the fascination to especially if the

fascination to especially if the

fascination to especially if the fascination for the subject if you’re

fascination for the subject if you’re

fascination for the subject if you’re standing down there at the lava lake and

standing down there at the lava lake and

standing down there at the lava lake and if you feel the rumble if you if you’re

if you feel the rumble if you if you’re

if you feel the rumble if you if you’re directly on the pulse of there of the

directly on the pulse of there of the

directly on the pulse of there of the Planet of the of the earth it’s so

Planet of the of the earth it’s so

Planet of the of the earth it’s so different and so mesmerizing that’s

different and so mesmerizing that’s

different and so mesmerizing that’s that’s one of these incredible

that’s one of these incredible

that’s one of these incredible experiences I live for

the conditions can be cruel sometimes

the conditions can be cruel sometimes yeah I mean if you don’t have visibility

yeah I mean if you don’t have visibility

yeah I mean if you don’t have visibility if there is forgive this misty view I

if there is forgive this misty view I

if there is forgive this misty view I don’t know

don’t know

don’t know camera is condensating if I don’t know

camera is condensating if I don’t know

camera is condensating if I don’t know what happens or is attacked by the

what happens or is attacked by the

what happens or is attacked by the acidic fluids or gases is it it’s always

acidic fluids or gases is it it’s always

acidic fluids or gases is it it’s always kind of difficult and I mean you try to

kind of difficult and I mean you try to

kind of difficult and I mean you try to find a way around and even if the

find a way around and even if the

find a way around and even if the weather is bad even if the conditions

weather is bad even if the conditions

weather is bad even if the conditions are bad you you try to visualize it in

are bad you you try to visualize it in

are bad you you try to visualize it in some way lighting is always a challenge

some way lighting is always a challenge

some way lighting is always a challenge especially in these caves and ice I work

especially in these caves and ice I work

especially in these caves and ice I work with all sorts of lighting technologies

with all sorts of lighting technologies

with all sorts of lighting technologies yeah and combined and and you you can’t

yeah and combined and and you you can’t

yeah and combined and and you you can’t say a distinct way how I do it I make it

say a distinct way how I do it I make it

say a distinct way how I do it I make it always dependent on the environment and

always dependent on the environment and

always dependent on the environment and and how I could best light it and I

and how I could best light it and I

and how I could best light it and I constructed my my personal trigger

constructed my my personal trigger

constructed my my personal trigger devices which are capable to ignite even

devices which are capable to ignite even

devices which are capable to ignite even flash bulbs things like that that they

flash bulbs things like that that they

flash bulbs things like that that they are triggered according to the camera

are triggered according to the camera

are triggered according to the camera and yeah well there a lot of things to

and yeah well there a lot of things to

and yeah well there a lot of things to it and I always experiment and try to

it and I always experiment and try to

it and I always experiment and try to discover some new ways that’s

discover some new ways that’s

discover some new ways that’s interesting to me to come up with

interesting to me to come up with

interesting to me to come up with something new

yeah I’m not sure if I need my

yeah I’m not sure if I need my photograph he immediately recognized

photograph he immediately recognized

photograph he immediately recognized that my with my handwriting or whatever

that my with my handwriting or whatever

that my with my handwriting or whatever so I prefer rather to be kind of

so I prefer rather to be kind of

so I prefer rather to be kind of flexible and surprised always from a

flexible and surprised always from a

flexible and surprised always from a different angle and that’s I I play a

different angle and that’s I I play a

different angle and that’s I I play a lot with my motives and I might come in

lot with my motives and I might come in

lot with my motives and I might come in future from a completely different angle

future from a completely different angle

future from a completely different angle and maybe is a complete different way of

and maybe is a complete different way of

and maybe is a complete different way of work but I always like to surprise so

work but I always like to surprise so

work but I always like to surprise so it’s nice if people are surprised maybe

it’s nice if people are surprised maybe

it’s nice if people are surprised maybe that’s a way of a handwriting but but I

that’s a way of a handwriting but but I

that’s a way of a handwriting but but I don’t want to to bind it on a certain

don’t want to to bind it on a certain

don’t want to to bind it on a certain technique or so so I want to be flexible

nowadays you are bombarded with so many

nowadays you are bombarded with so many incredible images from all everywhere in

incredible images from all everywhere in

incredible images from all everywhere in the world so so you are influenced from

the world so so you are influenced from

the world so so you are influenced from everywhere and I like that I mean I like

everywhere and I like that I mean I like

everywhere and I like that I mean I like to be influenced and I like to be

to be influenced and I like to be

to be influenced and I like to be influenced maybe also from completely

influenced maybe also from completely

influenced maybe also from completely different ranges you know maybe some

different ranges you know maybe some

different ranges you know maybe some portrait photographer or whatever or I

portrait photographer or whatever or I

portrait photographer or whatever or I think you can learn a lot of directions

think you can learn a lot of directions

think you can learn a lot of directions and it’s always nice to pick things from

and it’s always nice to pick things from

and it’s always nice to pick things from here and there and to integrate in your

here and there and to integrate in your

here and there and to integrate in your work and of course you are influenced

there’s a lot of different aspects and

there’s a lot of different aspects and the fotografia I like very much and

the fotografia I like very much and

the fotografia I like very much and somehow it drives me I mean since I’m 15

somehow it drives me I mean since I’m 15

somehow it drives me I mean since I’m 15 I never put the camera away from from me

I never put the camera away from from me

I never put the camera away from from me for a long time so yeah I mean I’m mad

for a long time so yeah I mean I’m mad

for a long time so yeah I mean I’m mad with photography and it’s it’s a really

with photography and it’s it’s a really

with photography and it’s it’s a really driving force and to get things I mean I

driving force and to get things I mean I

driving force and to get things I mean I would like to do justice to these

would like to do justice to these

would like to do justice to these incredible objects and to this beautiful

incredible objects and to this beautiful

incredible objects and to this beautiful nature

the world is so big and these are little

the world is so big and these are little pockets I explore and there are so many

pockets I explore and there are so many

pockets I explore and there are so many more than my life is to show that’s the

more than my life is to show that’s the

more than my life is to show that’s the problem

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