don’t worry I’m a professional photography has the power to good
photography has the power to good
photography has the power to good photography has the power powered power
photography has the power powered power
photography has the power powered power the power to undo your assumptions about
the power to undo your assumptions about
the power to undo your assumptions about the world change your perspective on
the world change your perspective on
the world change your perspective on life and surprise people with something
life and surprise people with something
life and surprise people with something that they had no idea existed inspired
that they had no idea existed inspired
that they had no idea existed inspired horrifying stop time for a moment
horrifying stop time for a moment
horrifying stop time for a moment there’s an incredible passport to
there’s an incredible passport to
there’s an incredible passport to people’s lives images are so powerful
people’s lives images are so powerful
people’s lives images are so powerful that they can change the course of
that they can change the course of
that they can change the course of people’s lives they can change the
people’s lives they can change the
people’s lives they can change the course of history photography can change
course of history photography can change
course of history photography can change the world never underestimate the power
the world never underestimate the power
the world never underestimate the power is still frame how can we make the
is still frame how can we make the
is still frame how can we make the horror that we see in these pictures
horror that we see in these pictures
horror that we see in these pictures stop when people see those photographs I
stop when people see those photographs I
stop when people see those photographs I hope that they are overcome with a sense
hope that they are overcome with a sense
hope that they are overcome with a sense of urgency I want them to ask and scream
of urgency I want them to ask and scream
of urgency I want them to ask and scream for change to see that oh that could be
for change to see that oh that could be
for change to see that oh that could be me and make connections between people
me and make connections between people
me and make connections between people it’s a universal language one little
it’s a universal language one little
it’s a universal language one little hammer a weapon that guys what’s wrong
hammer a weapon that guys what’s wrong
hammer a weapon that guys what’s wrong out there you have to care you really
out there you have to care you really
out there you have to care you really have to care it sounds simple Brett well
have to care it sounds simple Brett well
have to care it sounds simple Brett well I even get emotional sometimes my
I even get emotional sometimes my
I even get emotional sometimes my daughter well you cannot do superior
daughter well you cannot do superior
daughter well you cannot do superior work if you’re indifferent how’re you
work if you’re indifferent how’re you
work if you’re indifferent how’re you gonna do that it’s not the individual
gonna do that it’s not the individual
gonna do that it’s not the individual photograph it’s what you do with it and
photograph it’s what you do with it and
photograph it’s what you do with it and who you engage with it that makes it
who you engage with it that makes it
who you engage with it that makes it powerful well we live in a world where
powerful well we live in a world where
powerful well we live in a world where it’s easy to say that people don’t care
it’s easy to say that people don’t care
it’s easy to say that people don’t care anymore
anymore
anymore it’s been proven to me time and again
it’s been proven to me time and again
it’s been proven to me time and again that people do care how could you ever
that people do care how could you ever
that people do care how could you ever be done no you don’t ever think you done
be done no you don’t ever think you done
be done no you don’t ever think you done you just have to do it there’s always
you just have to do it there’s always
you just have to do it there’s always one more picture just funniness
one more picture just funniness
one more picture just funniness it takes like years of working wait a
it takes like years of working wait a
it takes like years of working wait a minute one more just to hone your vision
minute one more just to hone your vision
minute one more just to hone your vision then I’ll be done no it won’t the moment
then I’ll be done no it won’t the moment
then I’ll be done no it won’t the moment you think you’ve got it you you’re dead
you think you’ve got it you you’re dead
you think you’ve got it you you’re dead I think it is an addiction to be in the
I think it is an addiction to be in the
I think it is an addiction to be in the presence of powerful human emotions to
presence of powerful human emotions to
presence of powerful human emotions to see the incredible beauty and desperate
see the incredible beauty and desperate
see the incredible beauty and desperate circumstances that people are able to
circumstances that people are able to
circumstances that people are able to survive in
survive in
survive in to see the rope nature of humanity I
to see the rope nature of humanity I
to see the rope nature of humanity I photograph to understand you name it we
photograph to understand you name it we
photograph to understand you name it we can do it you could drop us off any
can do it you could drop us off any
can do it you could drop us off any place on earth and we get the job done
place on earth and we get the job done
place on earth and we get the job done we would it’s all we’ve ever done what
we would it’s all we’ve ever done what
we would it’s all we’ve ever done what does it take to be an underwater
does it take to be an underwater
does it take to be an underwater photographer we go to the ends of the
photographer we go to the ends of the
photographer we go to the ends of the earth and then we go underwater there is
earth and then we go underwater there is
earth and then we go underwater there is nothing more beautiful captivating
nothing more beautiful captivating
nothing more beautiful captivating amazing spiritual as what’s around us
amazing spiritual as what’s around us
amazing spiritual as what’s around us right now I try and cover the emotion
right now I try and cover the emotion
right now I try and cover the emotion and the moment and if there is any way
and the moment and if there is any way
and the moment and if there is any way to make it a bit beautiful and intense
to make it a bit beautiful and intense
to make it a bit beautiful and intense and wonderful is what I’m seeing right
and wonderful is what I’m seeing right
and wonderful is what I’m seeing right now in front of me the goal for me is to
now in front of me the goal for me is to
now in front of me the goal for me is to not turn the reader away the goal for me
not turn the reader away the goal for me
not turn the reader away the goal for me is to pull in the reader and to have
is to pull in the reader and to have
is to pull in the reader and to have them ask questions and that’s what I’m
them ask questions and that’s what I’m
them ask questions and that’s what I’m trying to bring to people that’s what I
trying to bring to people that’s what I
trying to bring to people that’s what I really try and do we’re not operating in
really try and do we’re not operating in
really try and do we’re not operating in a vacuum human beings you know can’t
a vacuum human beings you know can’t
a vacuum human beings you know can’t exist alone and I find that some little
exist alone and I find that some little
exist alone and I find that some little tiny beetle with bright green eyes is no
tiny beetle with bright green eyes is no
tiny beetle with bright green eyes is no less magnificent than a grizzly bear and
less magnificent than a grizzly bear and
less magnificent than a grizzly bear and no less magnificent than me my main
no less magnificent than me my main
no less magnificent than me my main subject has been the collision between
subject has been the collision between
subject has been the collision between human needs and nature and that contact
human needs and nature and that contact
human needs and nature and that contact zone I’ve always believed is one of the
zone I’ve always believed is one of the
zone I’ve always believed is one of the critical issues of our time we’ll never
critical issues of our time we’ll never
critical issues of our time we’ll never understand
understand
understand communities that are not like ourselves
communities that are not like ourselves
communities that are not like ourselves without time everyone who take a good
without time everyone who take a good
without time everyone who take a good picture especially now but to take great
picture especially now but to take great
picture especially now but to take great photographs you need time you need
photographs you need time you need
photographs you need time you need patience you need support
patience you need support
patience you need support National Geographic gives you done it
National Geographic gives you done it
National Geographic gives you done it might not happen with one image it might
might not happen with one image it might
might not happen with one image it might take thousands of images layered in a
take thousands of images layered in a
take thousands of images layered in a consciousness a national consciousness
consciousness a national consciousness
consciousness a national consciousness of an individual consciousness to really
of an individual consciousness to really
of an individual consciousness to really move people forward move people to
move people forward move people to
move people forward move people to action but I do believe images have that
action but I do believe images have that
action but I do believe images have that power power to open your mind change
power power to open your mind change
power power to open your mind change your life connect to you to the rest of
your life connect to you to the rest of
your life connect to you to the rest of the world it makes me feel alive and
the world it makes me feel alive and
the world it makes me feel alive and connected to the world and maybe so just
connected to the world and maybe so just
connected to the world and maybe so just brief little moments I feel like maybe I
brief little moments I feel like maybe I
brief little moments I feel like maybe I understand something about the world
understand something about the world
understand something about the world what I have learned traveling and
what I have learned traveling and
what I have learned traveling and photographing in so many countries is
photographing in so many countries is
photographing in so many countries is that there is not one right way of
that there is not one right way of
that there is not one right way of living it’s more important how people
living it’s more important how people
living it’s more important how people are the same than how they’re different
are the same than how they’re different
are the same than how they’re different to revel in the complexity and beauty of
to revel in the complexity and beauty of
to revel in the complexity and beauty of the natural world
the natural world
the natural world and then to remember that to to then
and then to remember that to to then
and then to remember that to to then apply that to my human neighbors as well
apply that to my human neighbors as well
apply that to my human neighbors as well we are all human beings with desires
we are all human beings with desires
we are all human beings with desires with tragedies with joy with laughter
with tragedies with joy with laughter
with tragedies with joy with laughter and that is much more than what
and that is much more than what
and that is much more than what separates us if you want to be a
separates us if you want to be a
separates us if you want to be a photographer particularly a
photographer particularly a
photographer particularly a photojournalist you want to learn about
photojournalist you want to learn about
photojournalist you want to learn about the world and you want to learn about
the world and you want to learn about
the world and you want to learn about yourself and you want to find things
yourself and you want to find things
yourself and you want to find things that you genuinely care about because
that you genuinely care about because
that you genuinely care about because that would be the source of the greatest
that would be the source of the greatest
that would be the source of the greatest work you’ll do
okay here’s my standard one-liner bit of
okay here’s my standard one-liner bit of advice if you want to be a better
advice if you want to be a better
advice if you want to be a better photographer stand in front of more
photographer stand in front of more
photographer stand in front of more interesting stuff that’s it you can go
interesting stuff that’s it you can go
interesting stuff that’s it you can go home now
”
Be First to Comment