Our first day in Manhattan was focused on Reuters photographers: Adrees Latif, Lucas Jackson, and Mike Seeger. Adrees spoke alot about how he came into his very high position at Reuters, all of the work he had to go through and the things he learned along the way. Internships to small newspapers to freelancing and eventually getting picked up by Reuters. He focused on his work in Pakistan, where he spent several years of his career. It was really interesting to hear how dedicated he was to making great pictures but also how carefully he went about making decisions regarding his safety. He has definitely learned major do's and dont's to photographing in dangerous areas/situations. He spoke to us about packing enough things to "survive on" if necessary (like five days worth of almonds), blending in with the locals, not acting conspicuous, watching your back at all times, and not over shooting to call attention to yourself. "I gotta get out of here before they can come up with a plan" was one of the quotes I wrote down while he was explaining seeing guys up on a hill watching him while he worked and seeing which car he was going to get into.
Lucas and Mike explained covering tragedies in such examples like hurricane sandy and the Newtown shooting. Both events had to be approached lightly but in different ways. Sandy there were much more people who were willing to share and say here look what has happened to me - I will let you into my life. But with Sandy Hook elementary in Newtown, the mood was much more somber because of the age of the victims and the grieving families. In this situation they explained staying farther back and respecting the victims and families space.
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