[Music] it’s an honor to be a part of National
it’s an honor to be a part of National
it’s an honor to be a part of National Geographic magazine I I loved it it took
Geographic magazine I I loved it it took
Geographic magazine I I loved it it took me a long time to understand where these
me a long time to understand where these
me a long time to understand where these pictures were in a museum I think it
pictures were in a museum I think it
pictures were in a museum I think it took me about three years I kept on
took me about three years I kept on
took me about three years I kept on asking myself by what is so special
asking myself by what is so special
asking myself by what is so special about these images and then it was one
about these images and then it was one
about these images and then it was one of those moments in life when you’re
of those moments in life when you’re
of those moments in life when you’re like oh okay I get it I get it and ever
like oh okay I get it I get it and ever
like oh okay I get it I get it and ever since then I think that battle-ax Beca
since then I think that battle-ax Beca
since then I think that battle-ax Beca have influenced me more than any other
have influenced me more than any other
have influenced me more than any other photographer maybe also because I’m
photographer maybe also because I’m
photographer maybe also because I’m German and my work has this cataloguing
German and my work has this cataloguing
German and my work has this cataloguing approach there’s photographing everybody
approach there’s photographing everybody
approach there’s photographing everybody in the same way everybody in the same
in the same way everybody in the same
in the same way everybody in the same light putting everybody on the on the
light putting everybody on the on the
light putting everybody on the on the same platform basically maybe treating
same platform basically maybe treating
same platform basically maybe treating people a little bit like objects to some
people a little bit like objects to some
people a little bit like objects to some extent and this picture of I took for
extent and this picture of I took for
extent and this picture of I took for Entertainment Weekly magazine was one of
Entertainment Weekly magazine was one of
Entertainment Weekly magazine was one of my first assignments and Jack Nicholson
my first assignments and Jack Nicholson
my first assignments and Jack Nicholson showed up with a clown’s nose it took me
showed up with a clown’s nose it took me
showed up with a clown’s nose it took me a while to get to talk him into taking
a while to get to talk him into taking
a while to get to talk him into taking it off this is the artist Cindy Sherman
it off this is the artist Cindy Sherman
it off this is the artist Cindy Sherman it was for The New Yorker magazine I you
it was for The New Yorker magazine I you
it was for The New Yorker magazine I you know I still love that picture because
know I still love that picture because
know I still love that picture because you always see her dressed up in all
you always see her dressed up in all
you always see her dressed up in all these different characters I
these different characters I
these different characters I photographed over president three times
photographed over president three times
photographed over president three times the first time was in 2004 when I took
the first time was in 2004 when I took
the first time was in 2004 when I took this picture and I had about an hour
this picture and I had about an hour
this picture and I had about an hour hour and a half I didn’t know what to do
hour and a half I didn’t know what to do
hour and a half I didn’t know what to do anymore with my time the second time he
anymore with my time the second time he
anymore with my time the second time he was running for president I had maybe 20
was running for president I had maybe 20
was running for president I had maybe 20 minutes and then one time in the White
minutes and then one time in the White
minutes and then one time in the White House I had three and a half so that’s
House I had three and a half so that’s
House I had three and a half so that’s how life goes
how life goes
how life goes jane goodall photographed for this
jane goodall photographed for this
jane goodall photographed for this magazine she was just just what you
magazine she was just just what you
magazine she was just just what you would imagine like a lovely lady she
would imagine like a lovely lady she
would imagine like a lovely lady she showed up with her own clothes you
showed up with her own clothes you
showed up with her own clothes you didn’t want to change into anything else
didn’t want to change into anything else
didn’t want to change into anything else I mean not that I asked her to but no
I mean not that I asked her to but no
I mean not that I asked her to but no makeup artist no stylist she’s just just
makeup artist no stylist she’s just just
makeup artist no stylist she’s just just came out of her hotel room this was my
came out of her hotel room this was my
came out of her hotel room this was my first assignment for the National
first assignment for the National
first assignment for the National Geographic photographing a tribe called
Geographic photographing a tribe called
Geographic photographing a tribe called the Hadza in Tanzania I was fascinated
the Hadza in Tanzania I was fascinated
the Hadza in Tanzania I was fascinated by them because I still
by them because I still
by them because I still living a very traditional
living a very traditional
living a very traditional hunter-gatherer lifestyle and don’t have
hunter-gatherer lifestyle and don’t have
hunter-gatherer lifestyle and don’t have any life stocks and they don’t grow any
any life stocks and they don’t grow any
any life stocks and they don’t grow any any vegetables of any sort so they’re
any vegetables of any sort so they’re
any vegetables of any sort so they’re basically just sometimes go hungry for a
basically just sometimes go hungry for a
basically just sometimes go hungry for a week or two and just live by what they
week or two and just live by what they
week or two and just live by what they find and can hunt and he climbed up in
find and can hunt and he climbed up in
find and can hunt and he climbed up in the tree to look for some animals to
the tree to look for some animals to
the tree to look for some animals to chase down and they have these these
chase down and they have these these
chase down and they have these these poison arrow tips with a plant they make
poison arrow tips with a plant they make
poison arrow tips with a plant they make this poison other plant called the
this poison other plant called the
this poison other plant called the Desert Rose it’s almost like a black
Desert Rose it’s almost like a black
Desert Rose it’s almost like a black kind of chewing gum paste that they put
kind of chewing gum paste that they put
kind of chewing gum paste that they put on the front of the arrows and they more
on the front of the arrows and they more
on the front of the arrows and they more or less just tag the animals so the bows
or less just tag the animals so the bows
or less just tag the animals so the bows are not very powerful but this little
are not very powerful but this little
are not very powerful but this little metal arrow tip stays behind in the
metal arrow tip stays behind in the
metal arrow tip stays behind in the animal and then this poison dissolves so
animal and then this poison dissolves so
animal and then this poison dissolves so then they have to track the animal for
then they have to track the animal for
then they have to track the animal for hours and follow this little blood trail
hours and follow this little blood trail
hours and follow this little blood trail but then they come and find their prey
but then they come and find their prey
but then they come and find their prey at some point mostly most times I love
at some point mostly most times I love
at some point mostly most times I love doing these stories besides
doing these stories besides
doing these stories besides photographing famous people you know
photographing famous people you know
photographing famous people you know just sleeping in a tent waking up in the
just sleeping in a tent waking up in the
just sleeping in a tent waking up in the morning taking your camera watching
morning taking your camera watching
morning taking your camera watching people wake up and walking around these
people wake up and walking around these
people wake up and walking around these villages is probably my favorite part of
villages is probably my favorite part of
villages is probably my favorite part of being a photographer these are twin
being a photographer these are twin
being a photographer these are twin sisters from the series I did for
sisters from the series I did for
sisters from the series I did for National Geographic magazine on twins I
National Geographic magazine on twins I
National Geographic magazine on twins I was first the first I thought when I got
was first the first I thought when I got
was first the first I thought when I got the assignment oh my god twins is one of
the assignment oh my god twins is one of
the assignment oh my god twins is one of the most photographed subject matters in
the most photographed subject matters in
the most photographed subject matters in the field of photography everybody has
the field of photography everybody has
the field of photography everybody has done it and once I started I got more
done it and once I started I got more
done it and once I started I got more and more excited and felt like maybe my
and more excited and felt like maybe my
and more excited and felt like maybe my style of photography offered something
style of photography offered something
style of photography offered something new to the subject matter these are
new to the subject matter these are
new to the subject matter these are identical quadruplets
identical quadruplets
identical quadruplets there’s only about five of them in all
there’s only about five of them in all
there’s only about five of them in all of North America and these happen to
of North America and these happen to
of North America and these happen to live in the Bronx which made it very
live in the Bronx which made it very
live in the Bronx which made it very convenient for somebody living in New
convenient for somebody living in New
convenient for somebody living in New York this is what my last series that
York this is what my last series that
York this is what my last series that I’ve done for National Geographic the
I’ve done for National Geographic the
I’ve done for National Geographic the changing face of America people from
changing face of America people from
changing face of America people from mixed racial backgrounds so we forgot
mixed racial backgrounds so we forgot
mixed racial backgrounds so we forgot people from all different countries
people from all different countries
people from all different countries mixing with people from other countries
mixing with people from other countries
mixing with people from other countries I mean it got first I thought it was
I mean it got first I thought it was
I mean it got first I thought it was first of all thought it was kind of an
first of all thought it was kind of an
first of all thought it was kind of an obvious subject matter living in New
obvious subject matter living in New
obvious subject matter living in New York there’s so many people from
York there’s so many people from
York there’s so many people from different backgrounds so many
different backgrounds so many
different backgrounds so many interracial couples that it didn’t seem
interracial couples that it didn’t seem
interracial couples that it didn’t seem very special to me but once I started
very special to me but once I started
very special to me but once I started traveling the country and going to the
traveling the country and going to the
traveling the country and going to the suburbs of Chicago and meeting people
suburbs of Chicago and meeting people
suburbs of Chicago and meeting people that say oh we don’t know any other
that say oh we don’t know any other
that say oh we don’t know any other mixed-race couple and all our
mixed-race couple and all our
mixed-race couple and all our surroundings neither at work nor in our
surroundings neither at work nor in our
surroundings neither at work nor in our neighborhood I start to realize that
neighborhood I start to realize that
neighborhood I start to realize that it’s still a big issue today and it’s
it’s still a big issue today and it’s
it’s still a big issue today and it’s not always easy for most of them and
not always easy for most of them and
not always easy for most of them and that’s it
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