Friday, September 21, 2012

Chased By The Light – Video

Hounds of Light chase the light, but Jim Brandenburg goes the other way in this photographic journey.

Brandenburg is a master nature photographer whose career includes National Geographic as well as classic nature film assignments.

In this video, an Emmy Nominee for Best Documentary, he chronicles a turning point in his professional and personal life. He had done it all and, in short, was burnt out on all the traveling and pressures that had been his life for decades.

So, he decides to create a challenge for himself: every day for three months he will explore the wild north woods for a photograph. Just one photograph – just one click of his camera. One composition, one exposure, one click, no more or less.

If you like nature photography, this will teach and inspire you. Unfortunately, Netflix - weak on documentaries in general - doesn't have it; but Amazon does (link under “HOL Picks” on the right).