Today we started out at National Geographic with Ken Geiger. I found the work environment to be focused and creative, with a life-sized Neanderthal figure in one office and an M&M dispenser in the hallway. I could see the relative freedom they have with long-term stories. Although economic hard-times dampen their budget they still manage to leave photographers in the field quite awhile. The quality of the work is incredible, very good opportunity.
The afternoon we spent with the photo staff of the White House. Photo editor Jen Poggi had many good points and an endless wealth of enthusiasm and appreciation for her job. What I personally grasped of her advice was the observation that it is vital, even in a stressful work environment, to find pleasure in the little things and supplement your work with reading and music. Otherwise, it will leave you "feeling like a dried-up well." I hope someday to be in a work environment like the photo department at the white house, where documentation and respect are paramount.
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