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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.88,0:00:05.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is the most beautiful place\Nyou have ever been?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.14,0:00:09.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, when you were there,\Ndid you take a picture of it?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.72,0:00:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's a place that tops that list for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.98,0:00:14.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Mesa Arch
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.55,0:00:16.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Canyonlands National Park\Nin Utah at sunrise.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.49,0:00:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the traditional homeland
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.99,0:00:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Pueblo, Ute,\NPaiute and Navajo people,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.34,0:00:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when you are there,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.67,0:00:24.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is absolutely stunning.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.85,0:00:27.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sunrise illuminates\Nthe bottom of the arch orange,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.83,0:00:31.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then behind it you see the buttes\Nand clouds and cliffs.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.02,0:00:34.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, what you might now see\Nfrom my photo here
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.55,0:00:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the 30 people behind me\Nwho are also taking photos,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.80,0:00:40.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and these are just the committed people,\Nthe sunrise people, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.85,0:00:42.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when you think about that,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.72,0:00:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there must be hundreds if not thousands\Nof photos of Mesa Arch taken every week.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.25,0:00:51.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been sharing my photography\Non Instagram for years,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.47,0:00:55.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it started to become\Nreally interesting and funny even
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.74,0:00:59.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just how many similar photos\Nof the same places
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.77,0:01:01.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've started to see online.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.35,0:01:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was participating in it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.40,0:01:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this made me wonder,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.26,0:01:08.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why are we taking photos\Nin the first place?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.74,0:01:11.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes I visit a popular landmark --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.63,0:01:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this one is Horseshoe Bend in Arizona --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.30,0:01:18.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I see all the people\Nwith their phones and cameras out
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.13,0:01:19.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who snap a photo
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.31,0:01:21.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just to turn and get back in the car,\Nwalk back to the trailhead.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.70,0:01:23.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes it seems like
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.81,0:01:25.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are missing the point
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.70,0:01:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of going to this place\Nto experience it for ourselves
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.90,0:01:32.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to see it with our own eyes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.09,0:01:34.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I'm behind the camera,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.86,0:01:37.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I notice the smallest details:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.21,0:01:39.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the layers of light in the mountains
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.94,0:01:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the light fades at the end of the day;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.46,0:01:45.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the shapes that nature so expertly makes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.98,0:01:48.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,abstract and yet completely perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.14,0:01:52.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could go on and on here musing\Nabout the intricacies of this planet
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.94,0:01:55.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the way that it makes me feel.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.73,0:01:58.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Photographing the beauty\Nand complexity of this world
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.61,0:02:02.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for me is like making a portrait\Nof someone that I love,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.50,0:02:03.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when I make a photograph,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.100,0:02:07.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to think about\Nwhat I want it to say.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.09,0:02:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to ask myself\Nwhat I want it to feel like.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.12,0:02:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you're communicating\Nthrough an image,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.14,0:02:14.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every creative choice matters.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.11,0:02:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, I plan to share my images,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.26,0:02:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other times I take them\Njust for myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.68,0:02:21.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I currently host a video series\Non the future of the outdoors,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.70,0:02:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for one of the episodes\Nwe wanted to explore
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.53,0:02:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the relationship between\Nphotography and outdoor spaces.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.22,0:02:31.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned about the research\Nof Kristin Diehl and her colleagues at USC
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.65,0:02:34.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who studied photo-taking's\Neffect on enjoyment levels.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.91,0:02:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They found that, when we were\Nbehind the camera,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.46,0:02:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we're the ones taking the picture,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.96,0:02:41.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we enjoy our experiences more, not less.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.82,0:02:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it wasn't true all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.38,0:02:46.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the person took the photo\Nsolely with the intention of sharing it,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.19,0:02:48.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was no increase in enjoyment,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.91,0:02:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they didn't do it for themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.26,0:02:53.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this points to\Nan important distinction:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.70,0:02:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,photography can enhance your experience
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.54,0:02:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it's done intentionally.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.30,0:03:00.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The intention piece is what matters.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.99,0:03:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a photographer, I've really\Nhad to check myself on this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.04,0:03:06.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When does it help me\Nto have my camera out?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.61,0:03:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when do I just need to put it away?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.90,0:03:13.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a trip to Alaska, I had the opportunity\Nto photograph Alaskan brown bears.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.41,0:03:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was on a boat with\Nfour other photographers,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.92,0:03:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we were all having our minds blown
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.48,0:03:19.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the same time
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.71,0:03:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in such close proximity to these animals.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.22,0:03:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's an emotional experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.32,0:03:27.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being eye to eye with these bears\Ngave me a feeling of connection
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.81,0:03:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that transcends words,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.38,0:03:33.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and having my camera with me\Nin this case enhanced that.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.93,0:03:37.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were all creating independently,\Nbut also all completely in the moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.59,0:03:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both with nature and with each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.69,0:03:42.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I so clearly remember capturing\Nthe water droplets
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.70,0:03:44.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the motion as the bears swam
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.61,0:03:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the cute cubs following their mothers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.00,0:03:50.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That group and I will have\Nthat experience together
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.67,0:03:53.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and these images to look back on\Ntime and time again,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.86,0:03:57.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and photography is what enabled us\Nto share this in the first place.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.52,0:04:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other times, I choose\Nto leave the camera behind,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.28,0:04:04.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think that choice ultimately\Nimproves both my experience
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.86,0:04:06.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my work.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.86,0:04:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I recently flew to\Nthe South Pacific island of Tonga
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.78,0:04:12.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to swim with humpback whales.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.06,0:04:14.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I noticed myself feeling pressure
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.37,0:04:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a certain obligation\Nto take the camera with me,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.23,0:04:20.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when sometimes I just wanted\Nthe pure experience itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.66,0:04:23.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the experience is seriously amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.11,0:04:24.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're talking about being in the water
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.90,0:04:27.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a curious baby animal\Nthe size of a station wagon
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.61,0:04:31.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while you are surrounded by particles\Nthat float around you like glitter
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.39,0:04:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the mom swims gracefully below you.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.49,0:04:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were times, obviously,\Nwhen I did take my camera with me,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.94,0:04:40.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those were really amazing\Nto capture as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.15,0:04:42.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the set-up is pretty big.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.24,0:04:45.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like this big box.\NThis is what it looks like.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.09,0:04:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so this is between me and the whales,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.40,0:04:50.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at times that feels like a block\Nbetween you and reality.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.79,0:04:53.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is there a difference\Nwhen it's just your phone?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.37,0:04:56.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last year I went to Ularu\Nin central Australia,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.14,0:04:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is this massive rock\Nthat towers over the desert.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.79,0:05:02.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is sacred land to Anangu,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.54,0:05:04.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are the Aboriginal\Npeople from this area
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.81,0:05:07.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the traditional owners of the land.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.65,0:05:11.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are particular spots in Ularu\Nthat you cannot photograph professionally
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.12,0:05:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they are culturally sensitive,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.56,0:05:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,equivalent to sacred scripture to Anangu.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.82,0:05:22.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So because of this, most of my photographs\Nare from either far away, like this one,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.26,0:05:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or from specific angles in the park.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.15,0:05:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You could say that some of the most\Ninteresting and beautiful visuals in Ularu
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.60,0:05:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are located in these sensitive areas,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.28,0:05:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the request not to photograph them\Nis an explicit and direct invitation
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.54,0:05:41.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn more about the land,\Nits importance, and its people.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.87,0:05:44.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isn't that what we should be doing anyway?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.15,0:05:47.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my visit to Ularu\Nquickly became not about me
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.09,0:05:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but about connecting with the place.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.19,0:05:52.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ironically and unsurprisingly,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.96,0:05:55.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have found that presence and connection
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.25,0:05:58.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also happens to make\Nfor more compelling images.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.48,0:06:00.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can probably all point to social media
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.86,0:06:03.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as being a good place to share the images\Nfrom our travels and from our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.85,0:06:08.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We not only share pieces\Nof the world that we have seen,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.23,0:06:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also parts of our\Nday-to-day experiences,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.92,0:06:14.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if we're applying intentionality\Nto the photos we take,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.53,0:06:18.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then hopefully we're sharing\Nintentionally too.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.51,0:06:23.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, allowing people to see pieces\Nof my story and my perspective online
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.39,0:06:26.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has reminded me that I'm not alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.42,0:06:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's helped me build support and community
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.66,0:06:31.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do the same for others.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.08,0:06:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me be clear:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.52,0:06:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am not trying to discourage you\Nfrom taking photos.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.04,0:06:40.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if thousands of people\Nhave been to whatever exact location
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.69,0:06:42.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and taken whatever exact photo,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.61,0:06:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I encourage you to get out and create too.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.04,0:06:47.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world needs every\Nvoice and perspective,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.55,0:06:49.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yours is included.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.89,0:06:53.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what I'm trying to show you\Nis that the phone or camera
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.54,0:06:55.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn't have to stay out all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.66,0:06:57.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I'm trying to encourage you to do
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.81,0:06:59.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to put it away, just for a moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.93,0:07:01.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a moment for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.83,0:07:03.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's go back to Mesa Arch,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.62,0:07:06.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way that the rock glows orange
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.15,0:07:09.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the lovely layers of blue\Nin the background.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.53,0:07:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if the next time\Nyou were somewhere amazing,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.91,0:07:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you couldn't bring your camera or phone?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.76,0:07:18.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if you were not allowed\Nto take any pictures at all?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.72,0:07:21.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would it feel like a limitation?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.80,0:07:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, would it feel like a relief?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.81,0:07:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what can we do?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.48,0:07:30.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the next time you feel the impulse\Nto take out your camera or phone,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.31,0:07:34.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or, in my case, once you realize\Nyou have already pulled it out,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.15,0:07:37.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first, stop, pause,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.94,0:07:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take a deep breath,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.04,0:07:42.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,look around. What do you notice?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.49,0:07:46.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you experiencing\Nthis moment with someone else?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.38,0:07:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember that this moment only comes once.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.54,0:07:53.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Photography can be part\Nof a beautiful experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.57,0:07:56.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just don't let it be a block\Nbetween you and reality.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.67,0:07:58.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Be intentional,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.17,0:08:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and don't lose a beautiful,\Nirreplaceable memory
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.28,0:08:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you were too focused\Non getting the shot.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.88,0:08:06.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.78,0:08:09.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)