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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is the most beautiful place\Nyou have ever been?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, when you were there,\Ndid you take a picture of it?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's a place that tops that list for me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Mesa Arch
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Canyonlands National Park\Nin Utah at sunrise.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the traditional homeland
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Pueblo, Ute,\NPaiute and Navajo people,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when you are there,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is absolutely stunning.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sunrise illuminates\Nthe bottom of the arch orange,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then behind it you see the buttes\Nand clouds and cliffs.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, what you might now see\Nfrom my photo here
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the 30 people behind me\Nwho are also taking photos,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and these are just the committed people,\Nthe sunrise people, right?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when you think about that,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there must be hundreds if not thousands\Nof photos of Mesa Arch taken every week.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been sharing my photography\Non Instagram for years,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it started to become\Nreally interesting and funny even
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just how many similar photos\Nof the same places
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've started to see online.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was participating in it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this made me wonder,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why are we taking photos\Nin the first place?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes I visit a popular landmark --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this one is Horseshoe Bend in Arizona --
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I see all the people\Nwith their phones and cameras out
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who snap a photo
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just to turn and get back in the car,\Nwalk back to the trailhead.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes it seems like
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are missing the point
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of going to this place\Nto experience it for ourselves
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to see it with our own eyes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I'm behind the camera,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I notice the smallest details:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the layers of light in the mountains
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the light fades at the end of the day;
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the shapes that nature so expertly makes,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,abstract and yet completely perfect.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could go on and on here musing\Nabout the intricacies of this planet
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the way that it makes me feel.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Photographing the beauty\Nand complexity of this world
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for me is like making a portrait\Nof someone that I love,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when I make a photograph,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to think about\Nwhat I want it to say.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to ask myself\Nwhat I want it to feel like.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you're communicating\Nthrough an image,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every creative choice matters.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, I plan to share my images,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other times I take them\Njust for myself.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I currently host a video series\Non the future of the outdoors,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for one of the episodes\Nwe wanted to explore
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the relationship between\Nphotography and outdoor spaces.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned about the research\Nof Kristin Diehl and her colleagues at USC
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who studied photo-taking's\Neffect on enjoyment levels.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They found that, when we were\Nbehind the camera,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we're the ones taking the picture,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we enjoy our experiences more, not less.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it wasn't true all the time.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the person took the photo\Nsolely with the intention of sharing it,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was no increase in enjoyment,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they didn't do it for themselves.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this points to\Nan important distinction:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,photography can enhance your experience
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it's done intentionally.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The intention piece is what matters.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a photographer, I've really\Nhad to check myself on this.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When does it help me\Nto have my camera out?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when do I just need to put it away?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a trip to Alaska, I had the opportunity\Nto photograph Alaskan brown bears.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was on a boat with\Nfour other photographers,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we were all having our minds blown
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the same time
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in such close proximity to these animals.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's an emotional experience.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being eye to eye with these bears\Ngave me a feeling of connection
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that transcends words,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and having my camera with me\Nin this case enhanced that.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were all creating independently,\Nbut also all completely in the moment,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both with nature and with each other.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I so clearly remember capturing\Nthe water droplets
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the motion as the bears swam
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the cute cubs following their mothers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That group and I will have\Nthat experience together
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and these images to look back on\Ntime and time again,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and photography is what enabled us\Nto share this in the first place.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other times, I choose\Nto leave the camera behind,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think that choice ultimately\Nimproves both my experience
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my work.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recently flew to\Nthe South Pacific island of Tonga
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to swim with humpback whales.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I noticed myself feeling pressure
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a certain obligation\Nto take the camera with me,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when sometimes I just wanted\Nthe pure experience itself.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the experience is seriously amazing.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're talking about being in the water
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a curious baby animal\Nthe size of a station wagon
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while you are surrounded by particles\Nthat float around you like glitter
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the mom swims gracefully below you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were times, obviously,\Nwhen I did take my camera with me,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those were really amazing\Nto capture as well,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the set-up is pretty big.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like this big box.\NThis is what it looks like.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so this is between me and the whales,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at times that feels like a block\Nbetween you and reality.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is there a difference\Nwhen it's just your phone?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last year I went to Ularu\Nin central Australia,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is this massive rock\Nthat towers over the desert.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is sacred land to Anangu,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are the Aboriginal\Npeople from this area
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the traditional owners of the land.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are particular spots in Ularu\Nthat you cannot photograph professionally
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they are culturally sensitive,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,equivalent to sacred scripture to Anangu.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So because of this, most of my photographs\Nare from either far away, like this one,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or from specific angles in the park.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You could say that some of the most\Ninteresting and beautiful visuals in Ularu
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are located in these sensitive areas,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the request not to photograph them\Nis an explicit and direct invitation
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn more about the land,\Nits importance, and its people.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isn't that what we should be doing anyway?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my visit to Ularu\Nquickly became not about me
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but about connecting with the place.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ironically and unsurprisingly,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have found that presence and connection
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also happens to make\Nfor more compelling images.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can probably all point to social media
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as being a good place to share the images\Nfrom our travels and from our lives.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We not only share pieces\Nof the world that we have seen,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also parts of our\Nday-to-day experiences,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if we're applying intentionality\Nto the photos we take,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then hopefully we're sharing\Nintentionally too.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, allowing people to see pieces\Nof my story and my perspective online
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has reminded me that I'm not alone.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's helped me build support and community
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do the same for others.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me be clear:
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am not trying to discourage you\Nfrom taking photos.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if thousands of people\Nhave been to whatever exact location
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and taken whatever exact photo,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I encourage you to get out and create too.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world needs every\Nvoice and perspective,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yours is included.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what I'm trying to show you\Nis that the phone or camera
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn't have to stay out all the time.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I'm trying to encourage you to do
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to put it away, just for a moment,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a moment for you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's go back to Mesa Arch,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way that the rock glows orange
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the lovely layers of blue\Nin the background.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if the next time\Nyou were somewhere amazing,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you couldn't bring your camera or phone?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if you were not allowed\Nto take any pictures at all?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would it feel like a limitation?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, would it feel like a relief?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what can we do?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the next time you feel the impulse\Nto take out your camera or phone,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or, in my case, once you realize\Nyou have already pulled it out,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first, stop, pause,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take a deep breath,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,look around. What do you notice?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you experiencing\Nthis moment with someone else?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember that this moment only comes once.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Photography can be part\Nof a beautiful experience.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just don't let it be a block\Nbetween you and reality.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Be intentional,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and don't lose a beautiful,\Nirreplaceable memory
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you were too focused\Non getting the shot.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)