Kunqian Li

ISM Period 7
Daper, Robert. "Photography at 125." The Power of Photography. National
Geographic, Oct.-Nov. 2013. Web. 20 Mar. 2015.
<http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/power-of-photography/draper-text>.

Photography is a tool of exploration.

Millions of pictures are uploaded every minute.
Photography has become a global cacophony of freeze frames.
Everyone is a subject of photography.
A National Geographic photographer is the personification of worldliness.
Einstein referred to photographers as lichtaffen, meaning monkeys drawn
to light
Most photographers have a cheerful capacity for misery.
According to the article, all photographers share something in common: a
hunger for the unknown, the courage to be ignorant, and the wisdom to
recognize that, as one says, the photograph is never takenit is always
given.
Every photographers work reflects his or her individual passion.
The images in National Geographic have revealed a world not of
sameness but of wondrous diversity.
Based off of the trends in photography, societys desire for
homogenization has been clearly documented.
The most iconic photograph in National Geographic has been the image of
the 12-year-old Afghan girl, Sharbat Gula, at a refugee camp in Pakistan.
Her eyes drilled into the souls of the audience and revealed to everyone
what words could not.
It made people care about the issue at hand.

This source was very in depth on what it takes to be a photographer and where
the magic lies within each picture, and how each picture paints a passionate
story.