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David Griffin: How Photography Connects Us

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In order to have a photograph published in National Geographic Magazine, chances are it will end up on David Griffin’s desk at one point. Griffin is the magazines photography director and in February, gave a talk at TED. You can watch the whole 15-minute talk on TED.com, but here’s a gem I’d like to share:

The quality of these amamatuer photographs can at times be amazing. And seeing this reinforces for me that everyone of us has at least one or two great photographs in them. But to be a great photojournalist you have to have more than just one or two great photographs in you. You’ve got to be able to make them all the time. But even more importantly, you need to know how to create a visual narrative. You need to know how to tell a story.

Here’s the video: