this is where Marc Thiessen spends his vacation for me it’s an adventure all
vacation for me it’s an adventure all
vacation for me it’s an adventure all your senses just come alive when you’re
your senses just come alive when you’re
your senses just come alive when you’re in the middle of photographing fire and
in the middle of photographing fire and
in the middle of photographing fire and this is where he makes his living I have
this is where he makes his living I have
this is where he makes his living I have about the least glamorous job as
about the least glamorous job as
about the least glamorous job as photographer at Geographic I spend most
photographer at Geographic I spend most
photographer at Geographic I spend most of my time photographing artifacts like
of my time photographing artifacts like
of my time photographing artifacts like dinosaur bones fossils portraits of
dinosaur bones fossils portraits of
dinosaur bones fossils portraits of people advertisements I don’t go chasing
people advertisements I don’t go chasing
people advertisements I don’t go chasing lions and tigers and grizzly bears
lions and tigers and grizzly bears
lions and tigers and grizzly bears instead mark chases wild fires and he
instead mark chases wild fires and he
instead mark chases wild fires and he spent a lifetime doing it so during
spent a lifetime doing it so during
spent a lifetime doing it so during every summer vacation mark heads out
every summer vacation mark heads out
every summer vacation mark heads out west to shoot wildland fires
west to shoot wildland fires
west to shoot wildland fires first stop this time is Idaho on this
first stop this time is Idaho on this
first stop this time is Idaho on this night mark gets lucky he rides along
night mark gets lucky he rides along
night mark gets lucky he rides along through a raging burn sweeping across
through a raging burn sweeping across
through a raging burn sweeping across the Idaho desert one of the reasons I
the Idaho desert one of the reasons I
the Idaho desert one of the reasons I was drawn to wildland fire is that you
was drawn to wildland fire is that you
was drawn to wildland fire is that you never know what’s gonna happen next and
never know what’s gonna happen next and
never know what’s gonna happen next and that’s what can make it so fascinating
that’s what can make it so fascinating
that’s what can make it so fascinating but that’s also it can make it so
but that’s also it can make it so
but that’s also it can make it so dangerous
dangerous
dangerous the wind is just rushing and blowing
the wind is just rushing and blowing
the wind is just rushing and blowing sagebrush stumps right past our truck in
sagebrush stumps right past our truck in
sagebrush stumps right past our truck in this kind of shower of sparks and it’s
this kind of shower of sparks and it’s
this kind of shower of sparks and it’s night and it can be very disorienting
night and it can be very disorienting
night and it can be very disorienting plane that’s just coming our direction
plane that’s just coming our direction
plane that’s just coming our direction so we don’t want to be there very long
because some incredible fire behavior
because some incredible fire behavior off to our left you see a fire world or
off to our left you see a fire world or
off to our left you see a fire world or some of the flames start to twirl
some of the flames start to twirl
some of the flames start to twirl together and they start to twist and
together and they start to twist and
together and they start to twist and then you get this 30 40 foot tall fire
then you get this 30 40 foot tall fire
then you get this 30 40 foot tall fire tornado mark is trained and certified as
tornado mark is trained and certified as
tornado mark is trained and certified as a wildland firefighter himself he has
a wildland firefighter himself he has
a wildland firefighter himself he has made it his personal project to capture
made it his personal project to capture
made it his personal project to capture on film the extraordinary men and women
on film the extraordinary men and women
on film the extraordinary men and women who braved the frontlines there’s great
who braved the frontlines there’s great
who braved the frontlines there’s great people to meet who have great stories to
people to meet who have great stories to
people to meet who have great stories to tell and great pictures to be taken once
tell and great pictures to be taken once
tell and great pictures to be taken once you get on the inside with the other
you get on the inside with the other
you get on the inside with the other fire crew people you become one of them
fire crew people you become one of them
fire crew people you become one of them you can become a part of them they don’t
you can become a part of them they don’t
you can become a part of them they don’t really pay much attention to because
really pay much attention to because
really pay much attention to because they’ve got such an important job to do
they’ve got such an important job to do
they’ve got such an important job to do I’m trying to make sense of all this
I’m trying to make sense of all this
I’m trying to make sense of all this chaos I’m trying to get a lay of the
chaos I’m trying to get a lay of the
chaos I’m trying to get a lay of the land and the terrain and to figure out
land and the terrain and to figure out
land and the terrain and to figure out where I can get good shots it is that
where I can get good shots it is that
where I can get good shots it is that thrill of seeing and photographing
thrill of seeing and photographing
thrill of seeing and photographing something so primal so exceptional that
something so primal so exceptional that
something so primal so exceptional that lures Marc Thiessen back each and every
lures Marc Thiessen back each and every
lures Marc Thiessen back each and every summer when I’m leaving that fire I’m
summer when I’m leaving that fire I’m
summer when I’m leaving that fire I’m exhilarated I’m exhausted
exhilarated I’m exhausted
exhilarated I’m exhausted I’ve got adrenaline running through my
I’ve got adrenaline running through my
I’ve got adrenaline running through my veins and I feel like it really lived so
veins and I feel like it really lived so
veins and I feel like it really lived so I’m gonna be doing this easily for the
I’m gonna be doing this easily for the
I’m gonna be doing this easily for the next 20 years as long as I can
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