Get the Shot: No Matter What
I once wanted to be a Photographer for National Geographic.
Until I heard a story about someone they sent to the Amazon Rainforest to take pictures of an elusive monkey. To get the shot, he waded in swamp water with alligators for 48 hours; his bobbing head covered in bugs an inch-thick.
At least that’s how I remember the article. I was gonna link it, but couldn’t find it anywhere.
Still, the best pictures require a little adventure.
To get this shot:
I had to stand on top of a Range Rover.
To get this shot:
I had to withstand -14 degree winds for 30 minutes.
To get this shot:
I had to let 100 sweat bees lick my arm without flinching.
To get this shot:
I had to hand the camera to an intern, and cover myself with goo.
To get this shot:
I had to break into a hospital. Yeah. A story for another day.
To get this shot:
I had to commit treason. Again, a story for another day.
To get this shot:
I had to hang on monkey bars for 3 minutes with a windblower in my face AND practice After Effects for 3 years.
To get this shot:
I had to do the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do in my life. I had to wake up before sunrise. WAY before sunrise.
To get this shot:
I had to give up every Wednesday evening for 7 years of small group, every Friday morning for 3 years of Mcdonald’s breakfast, take them on mission trips, go to their baseball games, birthday parties and graduations. These are my disciples.