Photographers

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Herself - Photographer:
Photographers try to tell the story in a very immediate, powerful, provocative way.

Himself - Photographer:
[whirling dervish dancers] What I'm doing in this studying that subject's, movements, their personality, they're depth, their gestures.

Himself - Photographer:
[undersea] Working for Geographic *is* the best job in the whole world. It's also the hardest job in the whole world.

Michael 'Nick' Nichols:
[charging elephants] The intensity you have to live with with the photography, most people are not willing to pay the price.

Himself - Photographer:
They're a little bit like a Texas Ranger. You're out there by yourself, on your own, frequently, just doing your thing.

Michael 'Nick' Nichols:
[Africa] It's just a little moment out of time, and you've captured it in the box. And then you put it on the page.

Herself - Photographer:
Once it's made, you've captured something that possibly can never be captured again.

Himself - Photographer:
Pioneering editor, Gilbert H. Grosvenor, maintained that the mind must see before it can believe.

Michael 'Nick' Nichols:
There's a difference in capturing your subject and putting it where you want, and having it stand there. The subject is really in control. You're just trying to capture a moment with that subject.

Himself - Photographer:
That picture is the result of simply showing up for work on time. I got there, they played the National Anthem, the light was very nice. Not a difficult picture to make.

Himself - Photographer:
[about his equipment] That's like a mountain of stuff, to go off and take a picture of a shrimp. Or a shark. Or a shrimp and a shark.

Himself - Photographer:
[lions feeding] As this primal scene plays out in front of her, Beverly must find the presence of mind to balance her lights, cameras, and her emotions.

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Michael 'Nick' Nichols:
One of the things that photography has special to offer is it's a slice. It's just a little moment out of time, and you've captured it in the box. And then you put it on the page. And you can look at it for a long time. It never goes away - that elephant just keeps charging. But that was only a 250th of second, back in the swamp. But now that's going to live forever. That's pretty neat.