From the course: Douglas Kirkland on Photography: A Conversation with Gerd Ludwig

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(upbeat music) (camera shutter clicking) - Today we have a very special segment talking about my friend Gerd Ludwig, the National Geographic photographer. Gerd, how are ya? - Very good to see you again, it's been a while huh? This is the previous story in Chernobyl. - [Douglas] Oh, Chernobyl. - [Gerd] Yeah. - [Douglas] Okay, this is where you're going tomorrow. Literally. (camera shutter clicking) - This is my carry-on. One camera, the most important lenses, and then I'm taking the 75 to 300 zoom. (camera shutter clicking) - (mumbles) Gerd, as to I repeat to myself, always deliver. - [Gerd] Yeah. - You go through a lot. - Whenever I go into the job, "oh, peace of cake", chances are that you don't give your best. That fear really produces the energy. (camera shutter clicking) For the first time, I wanted to try to show in a video what it feels like to be in there. I did take this little camera, the GoPro camera. - How did you use this? - You can set it ahead of time, and I put it on my…

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