View Finders Photography Podcast George Steinmetz - Restless Curiosity
George Steinmetz is a documentary photographer based in New Jersey, who has shot more than 40 major photo essays for National Geographic. He has won three prizes from World Press Photo, the Environmental Vision award from Pictures of the Year, a citation from the Overseas Press Club, he was named National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year in 2008 and he has a 1 million strong following on Instagram.
George is best know for his aerial photography, mainly using a motorised paraglider, which enables him to capture unique images of places inaccessible by traditional aircraft. His restless curiosity for the unknown drove him to hitchhike across Africa as a young man and has been the drive behind his epic body of work which covers remote landscapes, climate change and global food supply.
George’s work has huge scope and scale and our conversation touches on a few of George’s long-term projects, how and why he got into aerial photography and how he was almost shot with an arrow. It’s a real privilege to have George on the show and I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
Show Notes
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Website - https://www.georgesteinmetz.com/index
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/geosteinmetz/
George’s book, Desert Air - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Desert-Air-George-Steinmetz/dp/1419705598/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3VTXNSWD2XX93&keywords=george+steinmetz&qid=1644878017&s=books&sprefix=George+Steinmetz%2Cstripbooks%2C75&sr=1-3
George’s book, The Human Planet - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Human-Planet-Earth-Dawn-Anthropocene/dp/1419742779/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IOGCYBU3GCKW&keywords=george+steinmetz&qid=1644878059&s=books&sprefix=george+steinmetz%2Cstripbooks%2C51&sr=1-1
George’s book, African Air - https://www.amazon.co.uk/African-Air-George-Steinmetz/dp/0810984032/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2IOGCYBU3GCKW&keywords=george+steinmetz&qid=1644878059&s=books&sprefix=george+steinmetz%2Cstripbooks%2C51&sr=1-4
Tree People project - https://georgesteinmetz.photoshelter.com/gallery/Tree-People/G0000xS1hojkJI14/
George's 1998 World Press Photo Science and Technology 1st Prize Portfolio - https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo-contest/1998/george-steinmetz/1
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