Proof: Jodi Cobb on Cultural Exploration | National Geographic

from the moment I set foot in the

from the moment I set foot in the building of National Geographic I knew I

building of National Geographic I knew I

building of National Geographic I knew I was an incredible company I mean I was

was an incredible company I mean I was

was an incredible company I mean I was standing on the shoulders of giants who

standing on the shoulders of giants who

standing on the shoulders of giants who had come before me and it blaze the most

had come before me and it blaze the most

had come before me and it blaze the most incredible trails around the world I

incredible trails around the world I

incredible trails around the world I feel like I found a home at National

feel like I found a home at National

feel like I found a home at National Geographic that the things I wanted to

Geographic that the things I wanted to

Geographic that the things I wanted to photograph were the things they wanted

photograph were the things they wanted

photograph were the things they wanted to publish Photography has taken me to

to publish Photography has taken me to

to publish Photography has taken me to places I never dreamed that I would go

places I never dreamed that I would go

places I never dreamed that I would go to and to meet people that I never

to and to meet people that I never

to and to meet people that I never dreamed that I would meet it’s been a

dreamed that I would meet it’s been a

dreamed that I would meet it’s been a scholarship to the world a lifelong

scholarship to the world a lifelong

scholarship to the world a lifelong scholarship to the world Photography has

scholarship to the world Photography has

scholarship to the world Photography has the power to inspire to horrify to

the power to inspire to horrify to

the power to inspire to horrify to change your mind to change your heart to

change your mind to change your heart to

change your mind to change your heart to change your actions it’s really kept me

change your actions it’s really kept me

change your actions it’s really kept me interested and engaged in the world

interested and engaged in the world

interested and engaged in the world people don’t know how incredibly hard

people don’t know how incredibly hard

people don’t know how incredibly hard work it is and how much dedication and

work it is and how much dedication and

work it is and how much dedication and passion and and persistence and

passion and and persistence and

passion and and persistence and stubbornness that you really need for

stubbornness that you really need for

stubbornness that you really need for this job because know is sort of the

this job because know is sort of the

this job because know is sort of the starting point that you get when you’re

starting point that you get when you’re

starting point that you get when you’re out out there on assignment you know the

out out there on assignment you know the

out out there on assignment you know the first thing people say to you is no and

first thing people say to you is no and

first thing people say to you is no and you take that as the beginning of the

you take that as the beginning of the

you take that as the beginning of the negotiating position and say well how

negotiating position and say well how

negotiating position and say well how you know all right how do I get in there

you know all right how do I get in there

you know all right how do I get in there then it’s just sort of a driving

then it’s just sort of a driving

then it’s just sort of a driving curiosity to find out what’s around the

curiosity to find out what’s around the

curiosity to find out what’s around the next corner what’s the story what’s the

next corner what’s the story what’s the

next corner what’s the story what’s the truth and and I think that that drive is

truth and and I think that that drive is

truth and and I think that that drive is is really compelling and and it’s you

is really compelling and and it’s you

is really compelling and and it’s you just have to do it I love being out in

just have to do it I love being out in

just have to do it I love being out in the world I love exploring I love

the world I love exploring I love

the world I love exploring I love discovering things I still love

discovering things I still love

discovering things I still love journalism I love the narrative aspect

journalism I love the narrative aspect

journalism I love the narrative aspect of it I love the storytelling it just

of it I love the storytelling it just

of it I love the storytelling it just never ends I mean the one thing leads to

never ends I mean the one thing leads to

never ends I mean the one thing leads to another you get interested in one thing

another you get interested in one thing

another you get interested in one thing and that leads to another thing and the

and that leads to another thing and the

and that leads to another thing and the passion just keeps keeps going and going

passion just keeps keeps going and going

passion just keeps keeps going and going when my little brother was four years

when my little brother was four years

when my little brother was four years old he asked my mom what can I do that I

old he asked my mom what can I do that I

old he asked my mom what can I do that I never have done before and that sort of

never have done before and that sort of

never have done before and that sort of became our family mantra and we would

became our family mantra and we would

became our family mantra and we would just always ask that and I still do it

just always ask that and I still do it

just always ask that and I still do it still that sort of still keeps me going

still that sort of still keeps me going

still that sort of still keeps me going what can I do that I never have done

what can I do that I never have done

what can I do that I never have done before and that’s pretty much been my

before and that’s pretty much been my

before and that’s pretty much been my life I

life I

life I to say