you might think you want to cover a war you might think you want to shoot
you might think you want to shoot
you might think you want to shoot crocodiles in the Amazon but you know do
crocodiles in the Amazon but you know do
crocodiles in the Amazon but you know do you really want to live for like two
you really want to live for like two
you really want to live for like two months in the swamps of the Amazon do
months in the swamps of the Amazon do
months in the swamps of the Amazon do you really want to be under fire in a
you really want to be under fire in a
you really want to be under fire in a conflict zone Oh what does it take to be
conflict zone Oh what does it take to be
conflict zone Oh what does it take to be a photojournalist especially the kinds
a photojournalist especially the kinds
a photojournalist especially the kinds of photographers that work with national
of photographers that work with national
of photographers that work with national geographic but what it takes is desire a
geographic but what it takes is desire a
geographic but what it takes is desire a hunger to learn to see and to capture
hunger to learn to see and to capture
hunger to learn to see and to capture things the ability to take rejection
things the ability to take rejection
things the ability to take rejection because we fail almost every day you
because we fail almost every day you
because we fail almost every day you know it’s interesting while we live in a
know it’s interesting while we live in a
know it’s interesting while we live in a world where it’s easy to say that people
world where it’s easy to say that people
world where it’s easy to say that people don’t care anymore
don’t care anymore
don’t care anymore and there’s ample evidence of that has
and there’s ample evidence of that has
and there’s ample evidence of that has been proven to me time and again that
been proven to me time and again that
been proven to me time and again that people do care
people do care
people do care I’ve seen people change the way they
I’ve seen people change the way they
I’ve seen people change the way they think donate money get involved in
think donate money get involved in
think donate money get involved in activities because of the pictures I’ve
activities because of the pictures I’ve
activities because of the pictures I’ve taken it’s always for me more about the
taken it’s always for me more about the
taken it’s always for me more about the issue of the impact that level of
issue of the impact that level of
issue of the impact that level of engagement I think of what are the
engagement I think of what are the
engagement I think of what are the geopolitical stories in the moment that
geopolitical stories in the moment that
geopolitical stories in the moment that need to be told that I feel I can tell
need to be told that I feel I can tell
need to be told that I feel I can tell the hardest thing of living this life of
the hardest thing of living this life of
the hardest thing of living this life of being a photojournalist in my case where
being a photojournalist in my case where
being a photojournalist in my case where I’m gone six to eight months out of the
I’m gone six to eight months out of the
I’m gone six to eight months out of the year is is trying to also have a family
year is is trying to also have a family
year is is trying to also have a family there isn’t really separation between my
there isn’t really separation between my
there isn’t really separation between my life and my work you get so absorbed in
life and my work you get so absorbed in
life and my work you get so absorbed in your subjects and the issues and the
your subjects and the issues and the
your subjects and the issues and the stories and it can be so difficult to
stories and it can be so difficult to
stories and it can be so difficult to then change gears and come back into my
then change gears and come back into my
then change gears and come back into my life you know I cried with people I
life you know I cried with people I
life you know I cried with people I photographed people in intimate
photographed people in intimate
photographed people in intimate situations and now I’m suddenly home and
situations and now I’m suddenly home and
situations and now I’m suddenly home and I’m with my family at the dinner table
I’m with my family at the dinner table
I’m with my family at the dinner table and everything is normal everything’s
and everything is normal everything’s
and everything is normal everything’s great and there’s a part of me that’s
great and there’s a part of me that’s
great and there’s a part of me that’s there and there’s a part of me that’s
there and there’s a part of me that’s
there and there’s a part of me that’s bursting to share what I’ve experienced
bursting to share what I’ve experienced
bursting to share what I’ve experienced and so one of the things though over the
and so one of the things though over the
and so one of the things though over the years both as a journalist and as a
years both as a journalist and as a
years both as a journalist and as a human being that has become important to
human being that has become important to
human being that has become important to me in this work is is to figure out how
me in this work is is to figure out how
me in this work is is to figure out how can it be a bridge of understanding if
can it be a bridge of understanding if
can it be a bridge of understanding if you want to be a photographer
you want to be a photographer
you want to be a photographer particularly a photojournalist you want
particularly a photojournalist you want
particularly a photojournalist you want to learn about the world and you want to
to learn about the world and you want to
to learn about the world and you want to learn about yourself and you want to
learn about yourself and you want to
learn about yourself and you want to find things that you genuinely care
find things that you genuinely care
find things that you genuinely care about because that would be the source
about because that would be the source
about because that would be the source of the greatest work you’ll do
of the greatest work you’ll do
of the greatest work you’ll do you
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