Veteran National Geographic photographer Sam Abell offers a look inside the heart and mind of a master photographer.
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The Life of a Photograph | National Geographic
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captivating,amazing, :step back:pnt of view..perfection!
Awesome… what an inspiration!
How does anyone vote "thumbs down" on this? That makes no sense, especially from people who will only ever have their pictures featured on their mothers' refrigerators. If that.
A true master not hung up on high tech, but rather patience, composition and capturing part of life. I admire him and his work.
i hate those long intros
WOW
Very to the point speaker beautiful document
Beautiful work
Really good
Amazing
i met Sam Able in 1985, at a very inspiring National Geographic Workshop in Steamboat Springs Colorado.
Inspiring video. I am drawn to Sam's style of and approach to photography. I bought the book while watching the video.
I do appreciate and great thanks for your valuable lecture that has supported me in changes my behavior at my aging time.
As a political refugee, boat person who left VN after 4/1975 all photos above make my heart broken.
Thank God for Blessing me landing on USA as a homeless refugee for first few months.
My Warm Best Regards to You with Great, Grateful Thanks & Appreciation.
Duc Viet Nguyen.
I have learned more about what it means to take a photograph in those short fourty minutes than I have in all of my past, yet still limited, experiance.
"It was a portrait of grass"… If not for the wonderful photographs, watching grass grow would have been more enjoyable. And what about the atrocious delivery: cross-armed, monotoned, and pretentious to the point of being snotty. Nat Geo pros like Medford and Petersen are so much more engaging and pleasant.
National Geographic, Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom…PBS..Random House encyclopedia. Things of facination we grew up with.
HIs delivery is excellent, because he doesn't begin each sentence with, "So" and sprinkle the phony interrogative, "right" throughout, but never waits for the acknowledgment, right?
I had the joy of seeing Sam Abell's presentation. Monotone? Maybe. Riveting, interesting, relevant – absolutely.
He's just monotoned. A lot of people can't listen to monotoned people speak. I had to stop watching for now, because I'm falling asleep (heat, not because of him) lol. Inspiring work though.
It's clear that many folks who comment here don't know the first thing about photography. Dull delivery?!?! Measured and thoughtful. Not one "unn", ummm or "like". It's not a music video with quick cuts and flashy "stuff" – it's a master artist trying to explain his process and his art. A lack of pretension. Sorry you don't like or understand.
i dont know why there are some dislike. this video is great any body who likes to take picture would like to click for national geography!!
wonderful!! i love documenting photographs. 🙂 as soon as the video end and when the audience claps, here it started rain with the same sound of the claps.. seems like nature loves u. one day i need to contribute something for National Geographic as a photographer.
After reading the comments below, that make fun of the way Sam speaks (slow and deliberate) I realize I actually like his delivery, because it's well thought out as a good story should be. Great speakers take a little bit of time to tell a good story. Most photographers, probably the one's below who will never work for National Geographic, want everything served up like fast food, not me. I prefer to linger over a gourmet meal, a great photo, and interesting people…I prefer to sit and discuss the moment, extending it if possible. Really good things, like Sam Abell should be savored not munched up and spit out. So, sit down, chill out, take it in, and learn from one of the greats.