The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-10

and travellers help to make up this ubiquitous and
argus-eyed army But most of the worlds pho
tographc news is gathered by commercial pho
tographers.
Commercial photographers are 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 agency,
has his local staff. his correspondents-alert local
photographers-in every capital and big city the
world over and his special representatives
of proved resource and courage-that he sends to
the ends of the earth. To have the
spot when news is making, sharp watch is kept
on the doings OF the world.
Thus his men ceaselessy roaming over
the entire globe signing like Alexander for more
worlds to conquer but unlike Alexander.
stantly finding them. Year by year the travelling
photographer is driven to greater exertion and
larger risk. Thus one famous photographer jour
neyed $4,000 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
close beside the famous south gate just before 1t
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 born, not made. In addition to being
skilled camera man. he must have and
bravery, he must be COOL he must be lingust.
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
often IN vain. During the Japanese war with Rus
sa 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 It for
hidden ground. ASK General Nogi about it..
suggested the photographer The officer did so.
IF IL is the American artist" the commanderin-
chief cent back word. "let him go anywhere he
wants to CO." That photographer favorite
with General Nog
Above all things the travelling photographer
must have sense. He must get not only
what he is sent for. but anything else that is of
interest.
No pocket kodaks 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 chances. So he has instruments
that he can rely AS big and heavy hod
of bricks Is one of these machines. and the cam
era man takes two 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 portable dark room with
chemicals as well as cooking and camping out
Mt Fo, the Genera man is sometimes gone from
civilization for months at time. To transport
all this equipment large party is needed. Thus
the photographer often finds himself at the head
of considerable caravan. II the photographer
train Camels will transport his outfit in Asia.
In India he may travel on elephants. He can cart
his outfit in wagon on the veldt: and in the