Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-30
PORTRAIT OF THE HUMAN RACE

+, gifts will vean them away from this
| aversion. Only persuasion of the most
| diplomatic quality will gain Ainu pic
lures for the geographic photographer
| These people, supposedly a white race
| In the northern-most islands of the ia
pan group. are in a low state of civili-
zation. worshippers of the bear. and
nearly every ono convinced that an
evil spirit inhabits the camera box.
| They believe that they will wither
| away and die IL they submit to having
their pictures taken.
The organization founded for the
purpose OF humanizing geography has
turned eagerly to pictures taken from
airplanes and balloons. Many OF these
have been obtained and published be-
cause they are found to bo of great
use in teaching geography in schools
and homes OF the country. Entire
cities as well as tho wonderful topog-
raphy of great stretches OF country can
be show In a single graphic picture.
Airmen the world over are working
hand in glove with the society in this
development.
Grave dangers often threaten the
wandering camera man. The stan men
of the organization have repeatedly
been in tight places in many corners
of tho world. but thus far have come
through unscathed. Ono of them. re-
Gently returned from a long trip to
many curious byways OF the world.
states that the worst situation in which
he found himself WAS during the
lighting between the northern and
southern factions in China in 1919. The
land lying between the two military
he had heard that opium was being
made there. with the connivance of
some OF tho leaders OF both Chinese
armies.
II wanted TO get some pictures Of
this opium busines." he said. I'm
spite Of warnings by the dozen. went
into this territory. BY adopting a
policy OF the utmost frankpess with the
men ] met, telling them that had
heard that opium was being made
again. and that I wanted TO make pic
lures of the poppy fields. I eventually
managed to disarm suspicion OF any
more sinister designs on my part. and
after good many exciting advcn-
lures. I got my pictures"
Perhaps one good picture out OF ten
shots" can he called a good average
for even tho EXPERT camera man, be-
cause picture must contain the i'm
portant components OF human interest.
artistic GROUPING. the very necessary
quality Of being educational, and must
be capable of good reproduction. II,
sometimes happens that chance
snapshot becomes the finest sort of
prize. Such WAS tho case recently
when John Oliver La Gorcc. associate
editor OF the National Geographic
Magazine. while on tho way to try to
rediscovor tho glorious flaminEo on n
lonely island of the Bahama group
snapped an old-tirne sGuarc-riSgcd ship
under full sail. bravciy racing along in
the middle OF tho Gulf Stream OF the
Florida coast. This picture was Hrhp-
ped from tho honving deck OF little
yacht as 1t crossed tho old hooker'E
how. From an enlargement OF this
photograph was obtained tho frontis-
piece OF a recent issue of the Gcogra-
phic. and II has become nrohahly tho
host known picture of a sailing ship in
tho world. for not only has It gone into
10000 homes throughout the nation.
with the Socicty's publication. hut
many thousands of requests for the
picture came from all over tho globe.