Surprising Photo: Camel Illusion | National Geographic

the longer you take pictures I think the

the longer you take pictures I think the more infatuated you become with mystery

more infatuated you become with mystery

more infatuated you become with mystery and abstraction and coming at things

and abstraction and coming at things

and abstraction and coming at things from a little different angle then maybe

from a little different angle then maybe

from a little different angle then maybe you did when you were first in

you did when you were first in

you did when you were first in journalism and one of the most

journalism and one of the most

journalism and one of the most delightful ways I’ve found to seek and

delightful ways I’ve found to seek and

delightful ways I’ve found to seek and find abstraction and mysteries from the

find abstraction and mysteries from the

find abstraction and mysteries from the air I love just getting up from a new

air I love just getting up from a new

air I love just getting up from a new angle looking at things from a

angle looking at things from a

angle looking at things from a completely different perspective and

completely different perspective and

completely different perspective and then sometimes you’ll bump into a big

then sometimes you’ll bump into a big

then sometimes you’ll bump into a big surprise where you’ve got camels

surprise where you’ve got camels

surprise where you’ve got camels crossing the desert and at first glance

crossing the desert and at first glance

crossing the desert and at first glance in the photograph you think well those

in the photograph you think well those

in the photograph you think well those are the camels but no those are the

are the camels but no those are the

are the camels but no those are the shadows you’ll see more layers to the

shadows you’ll see more layers to the

shadows you’ll see more layers to the picture the longer you study the picture

picture the longer you study the picture

picture the longer you study the picture and those abstract mysterious pictures I

and those abstract mysterious pictures I

and those abstract mysterious pictures I think become more more cherished as your

think become more more cherished as your

think become more more cherished as your career progresses and you mature the

career progresses and you mature the

career progresses and you mature the beauty the camel picture is is that it

beauty the camel picture is is that it

beauty the camel picture is is that it gets to the Mirage aspect of the desert

gets to the Mirage aspect of the desert

gets to the Mirage aspect of the desert and when you’re in a place like like a

and when you’re in a place like like a

and when you’re in a place like like a saw which is reputedly the hottest place

saw which is reputedly the hottest place

saw which is reputedly the hottest place on earth

on earth

on earth you live almost in a fog a mirage

you live almost in a fog a mirage

you live almost in a fog a mirage because the heat is so utterly stifling

because the heat is so utterly stifling

because the heat is so utterly stifling so that just adds all more to the sense

so that just adds all more to the sense

so that just adds all more to the sense of mystery and abstraction because you

of mystery and abstraction because you

of mystery and abstraction because you literally feel it out there everything’s

literally feel it out there everything’s

literally feel it out there everything’s a bit wavy and fussy and hard to figure

a bit wavy and fussy and hard to figure

a bit wavy and fussy and hard to figure on the first encounter