I finally had a chance to sit down with this book over two nights and read it through. And I’m bummed out that I didn’t do it sooner. Odysseys and Photographs: Four National Geographic Field Men is fantastic.
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These amazing biographies, written by editors, friends, and spouses, bring us a personal and stirring account of four National Geographic photographers. Each story reveals the adventurous spirit and innovation these gifted photographers brought to their craft. From Maynard Williams’ epic 10 month overland crossing of the Asian continent in 1931, to Luis Marden’s pioneering work with underwater photography and his discovery of the Bounty in 1957, to Volkmar Wentzel’s adventure prompted by his editor to “Do India,” to Thomas Abercrombie’s coverage of the Middle East in the 60s and 70s—these men all seemed to be the right man at the right place at the right time in history.
Each essay, lovingly written, reveals details about these men and their assignments that were only known to friends and colleagues,
Photodoto thinks photography is genius and BBC Four agree with us! In late 2007 they aired a 6-part documentary entitled 
It’s white, it’s fluffy, it falls from the sky…that’s right it’s snow! Having moved from Alaska to the UK I wasn’t expecting to see any of the white fluffy stuff this year but Europe has been treated to a nice little spell of “arctic temperatures” to start off 2009. Check it out, it’s all pretty & white:
