The Yale expositor., 1911-02-09

and travellers help to make up this ubiquitous and
argus-eyed 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
mercial photographer, like the great news agency,
has his local staff, his local
photographers-in every capital and big city the
world over, and his special representatves-men
of proved resource and courage-that he sends to
the ends of the earth. To have a man on the
spot when news is making, sharp watch is kept
on the doings of the world.
Thus his men ceaselessly roaming over
the entire globe signing like Alexander for more
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 one famous photographer jour.
neyed "a 900 miles foot that the world might
see how elephants hunted in Hindustan. And
another photographer, who 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 a
dynamite explosion makes"
A successful travelling photographer, like
poet, is bern, not made. In addition to being
a skilled camera man, he must have nerve and
bravery he must be cool he must be linguist
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
often In vain During the Japanese war with Rus
STA famous American photographer who
making his way to the battle line halted
by a minor Japanese officer. The photographer
showed his credentials and protested. The OFF,
Ger was obdurate. He explained that II was for
hidden ground. ASK General Nogi about It."
suggested the photographer The officer did
"If il is the American artist" the commander-in-
chief sent back word, "et him go anywhere he
wants to 60" That photographer a 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 kodaks 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 II when arrives.
He can take no chances So he has instruments
that he can rely on. AS big and heavy hod
of bricks is one of these machines, and the cam
era man takes two or three of them along Each
is suited to some particular kind of work. Then
there are heavy tripods to carry, extra lenses,
trunks full of plates, a portable dark room with
chemicals as well cooking and camping out
fit For the Genera man is sometimes gone from
civilization for months at time. To transport
all this equipment a large party is needed Thus
the photographer often finds himself at the head
of considerable caravan. If the photographer
travels in tho north he Will have to go by dog
train Camels Will transport his outfit In Asia
IN Inlic m nay travel on elephants. He can cart
hic ontat 70 a wagon on the vcldt; and in the