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Are You the Ultimate Photographer?

Enter the Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest and See

Energizer Ultimate Lithium, the world's longest lasting AA and AAA batteries in high tech devices, invites you to enter your best photos in the 2009 Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest.

The grand prize winner will receive a National Geographic Expeditions trip for two to the Galapos Islands along with placement of his or her photo in a special Energizer advertising section in the December issue of the National Geographic magazine. Visit nationalgeographic.com/energizer to enter, get photo tips and view entries.

Photographer’s Favorite

Judging the contest, again this year, is Jim Richardson, an internationally-acclaimed photographer with National Geographic magazine. He developed his love of photography as a youngster by experimenting with his father’s second-hand box camera and taking pictures on his parents’ wheat and dairy farm in north central Kansas. 

Now, more than 50 years later, he is a 25-year veteran of National Geographic and is known as one of its most productive contemporary photographers.  Not only does he travel the world on behalf of National Geographic magazine, he also serves as a contributing editor for National Geographic TRAVELER magazine and provides photographs and the narrative essays that accompany them for that publication as well. 

Enjoy some of Jim’s stories below.

 

Round the World

Last year I found myself packing for an around-the-world job – five countries, six weeks, take-everything-you-need sort of assignment for National Geographic Magazine. As if the visas and inoculations weren't enough, when I finally got everything into my equipment case one tug on the handle and I knew it weighed way too much and would never get on the airplane. Looking inside for stuff to remove, I spied the horde of AA batteries I was taking for my flash units. A quick mental calculation and I had my answer: I switched out all the alkaline batteries for Energizer® Lithium batteries. In addition to lasting much longer (so I could pack fewer batteries), they were also a lot lighter. With the new batteries in place, I could make the weight limit (and save my aching back, too.)

Beltane in Edinburgh

It was pitch black up on Calton Hill in Edinburgh as the annual Beltane Fire Festival got underway at midnight. Besides me, there were 300 performers and 10,000 fans stumbling around and running into each other amid the torch-lit processions. It was as close to photographic chaos as I could imagine.  However, I kept my cool because the first thing I did before it got dark was to load every piece of equipment with Energizer® Lithium batteries so I had one less thing to worry about. Changing batteries in those conditions would not have been fun. As it happened, everything worked straight through until the very end, which came at about 3:00 am.  While I was dead tired, it was worth it because the pictures were stunning.

Galaway Inn

The Galaway Inn was alive with Irish music, packed wall to wall with people and like all Irish pubs, very dark. My Energizer® Ultimate Lithium powered flash units lit up the scene—the musicians kept playing, the energy was fantastic, the action never let up and my camera outlasted us all.



To learn more about Jim Richardson, please visit www.jimrichardsonphotography.com.  Or view his work at www.nationalgeographic.com, www.corbis.com and www.nikonnet.com.
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