Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-15

and travellers help to make up this ubiquitous and
arsuseyed army. But most Of the worlds pho
Geographic news is gathered by commercial pho
tographers. ,--. ...-. -- .-
Commercial photographers to the pictorial
world what press associations are to the world Of
news. They gather in pictures the news that the
press associations gather in words. The big COM
merc1al photographer, like the great news agency,
has his local staff his correspondents-aert local
photographers-in every capital and big city the
world over, and his special representatives-me
Of proved resource and courage-that he sends to
the ends of the earth. To have a man on the
spot WREN news is making, sharp watch is kept
on the: doings of the world
THUS his men ceaseessly roaming over
the entire globe. signing like Alexander for moro
worlds to conquer but, unlike Alexander, con-
stantly finding them. Year by year the travelling
photographer is driven to greater exertion and
Larger risk. Thus famous photographer jour-
neyed $4,000 miles foot that the world might
see how elephants hunted in Hindustan. And
another photographer, who was in Picking at the
time of the Boxer uprising, planted his camera
close beside the famous south gate just before it
was blown up with dynamite, so that he could
"show the people at home how much smoke
dynamite explosion makes"
successful travelling photographer, like
poet, is bcrn not made In addition to being
skilled camera man, he must have nerve and
bravery, he must be cool, he must be linguist,
he must know how to command men-often he
travels at the head of caravan-and he must
know how to make himself persona grata For
unless he find favor his skill and his bravery are
often in vain. During the Japanese war with Rus
sia famous American photographer who was
making his way to the battle line was halted
by minor Japanese officer. The photographer
showed his credentials and protested. The off,
Ger obdurate. He explained that it was for
hidden ground. ASK General Nogi about It,"
suggested the photographer. The officer did So
If 1t is the American artist" the commander.in
chief sent back word, "let him go anywhere he
wants to CO." That photographer favorite
with General Nogi.
Above all things the travelling photographer
must have news sense He must get not only
what he is sent for. but anything else that is Of
interest.
No pocket koGaks are the cameras that the
travelling photographer carries with him. The
man who goes half way round the world to get
a picture must be certain to get 1t when arrives.
He can take no chances. So he has instruments
that he rely AS big and heavy as a bod
of bricks is one of these machines, and the cam
era man takes two or three of them along Each
Is suited to particular kind of work. Then
there are heavy tripods to carry, extra lenses.
trunks full of plates portable dark room with
chemicals as we'll cooking and camping out.
it, For the GENERA man is sometimes gone from
civilization for months at time. To transport
al, this equipment a large party Is needed. Thus
the photographer often finds himself at the head
of considerable caravan. If the photographer
travels in the north he will have to go by dog
train Camels will transport his outfit in Asia
Tn India he may travel on elephants. He can cart
his outfit in wagon on the veldt; and IN the