When I started off in photography, I was trying to shoot pretty pictures of animals. It often left me feeling very empty, because of all the issues out there that weren’t being covered. What I’m trying to do now is show the readers of National Geographic and the world how fragile and endangered all these ecosystems are.
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I definitely think that a single picture can tell a story. You can take a picture of two starving polar bear cubs with their mother on a little tiny ice floe. A polar bear dead on the ice. Sometimes it’s hard to bring everything together in one image—it’s easier with a collection. But the editors are always looking for one shot that says it all. Sometimes with a picture you’re doing the best you can to say as much as you can in one shot.
National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen will be guest speaking at the IRIS Nights over at Annenberg Space for Photography next Thursday about his work to generate global awareness about environmental issues. Passes are available today at noon and tomorrow at 9:30 am here.
Thursday Feb 24, 2011 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Annenberg Space for Photography
2000 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
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