Here is some medium format photography from Chernobyl.
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Please tell us moreSouth Africa, Alaska, Swiss alps.
South Africa - chased by a large alpha male elephant that was asserting his dominance. Once he was satisfied that we were yielding, he stopped. With respect to humans, I drove with nothing in the car, on the seats, because smash and grab is popular. I once took a wrong turn at night and headed towards an informal settlement, after dinner with friends. A friend driving ahead of me saw me turn in his mirror, loaded his gun and was about to come after me. I realized my mistake when the pavement ended after 20 meters and turned around without incident.Please tell us more
Wow! All great stories! Thanks for sharing.South Africa - chased by a large alpha male elephant that was asserting his dominance. Once he was satisfied that we were yielding, he stopped. With respect to humans, I drove with nothing in the car, on the seats, because smash and grab is popular. I once took a wrong turn at night and headed towards an informal settlement, after dinner with friends. A friend driving ahead of me saw me turn in his mirror, loaded his gun and was about to come after me. I realized my mistake when the pavement ended after 20 meters and turned around without incident.
Alaska - during springtime in the mountains I was searching for mountain sheep to photograph. As I was crossing a snowfield, the unstable snow collapsed and I slid towards the precipice no more than 30 meters down the slope. Fortunately, I had positioned myself above some alders growing at the edge. As I slid past the alders I gently grabbed them so that I would not uproot them. My fall took about 2-3 seconds total and the guy I was with said that I was moving fast and did not expect me to survive.
Swiss alps - hiking along a ledge with a rock wall on one side and 300 meter drop on the other. I was carrying 15-20 kilos of gear in a pack, which made it more scary. I became very intimate with the rock wall, hugging it as I sidestepped along the ledge. I have avoided routes like this since.
That was presumably the funeral of Michael Gaughan in 1974.I don't think that I was that welcome at an IRA hunger striker's funeral in 1974.View attachment 176563