NEEDING.
NEEDING. >> BADLY IN NEED OF. 4@ >> FIRST TONIGHT, JERRY MONKMAN
GOT HIS FIRST CAME4@RA WHEN HE
WAS 4@13 YEARS OLD.
AND IT CHANGED HIS LIFE.
ALTHOUGH NOT RIGHT AW4@AY.
HE LIKED 4@PHOTOGRAPHY.
BUT HE DIDN'T LOVE IT.
>> THAT WAS MORE THAN 30 YEARS
AGO.
AND NOW, JERRY MONKMAN IS AN
ACCLAIMED 4@NATURE AND
PHOTOGRAPHER BASED IN
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
MUCH OF HIS 4@WORK IS4@ FOR GRO
PHOTOGRAPHER BASED IN PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE. MUCH OF HIS 4@WORK IS4@ FOR GRO@
DEDICATED TO CONSERVING LAND.
THOSE ASSIGNMENTS HAVE TAKEN
HIM TO VIRTUALLY EVERY PART OF @
NEW ENGLAND, ALWAYS WITH CAMERA
IN HAND.
>> WHEN DID YOU REALLY GET
SERIOUS?
WHEN DID IT 4@REALLY GRAB HOLD
YOU?
>> AFTER COLLEGE.
AND 4@I DECIDED I DIDN'T LIKE 4@
REALLY WORKING A REAL JOB.
>> I READ THAT YOU WENT TO AN 4@
EVENT, WHERE THE GREAT
PHOTOGRAPHER, GALEN ROWELL,
APPEARED.
AND IT SORT OF PUT INTO YOUR
HEAD, HEY, 4@REAL PEOPLE TAKE
THESE PHOTOS, MAYBE I COULD BE
THE GUY TAKING SOME 4@OF THESE
PHOTOS?
>> YEAH.
HE WAS ONE OF TH4@E 4@PREMIERE
OF NATURE AND ADVENTURE
PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE 20th
CENTURY.
AND A GREAT MOUNTAINEER.
AND I READ ALL OF HIS STUFF IN
OUTDOOR MAGAZINE.
HE CAME TO A STORE 4@I WAS
WORKING AT.
SIGNING -- BOOKS AND POSTERS.
AND I THOUGHT, WOW, 4@THIS IS
THIS GUY'S JOB.
IT'S BETTER THAN 4@WORKING 4@AT
MALL AND GOING TO A FOOD COURT
EVERY DAY.
THAT'S WHEN I TALKED 4@TO MY WI
MARCY.
AND WE DECIDED TO INVEST IN
EQUIPMENT AND STARTED EXPLORING
THAT WORLD.
>> JERRY MONKMAN HAS LIVED AND
WORKED IN NEW ENGLAND FOR 30
YEARS.4@
WHAT APPEALS TO HIM AS A 4@
PHOTOGRAPHER IS THE RICH SENSE
OF HISTORY HERE.
AND A WIDE DIVERSITY OF
LANDSCAPES IN A RELATIVELY
COMPACT AREA.
>>> SO IF YOU WERE TO GO OUT 4@
SHOOTING TOMORROW, WHAT WOULD 4@
BE YOUR APPROACH?
WHAT TIME DO YOU GET UP.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
>> PART OF IT DEPENDS ON THE
WEATHER FORECAST.
IF IT'S GOING 4@TO BE A 4@SUNNY
DAY, IT PROBABLY MEANS I'M UP
BEFORE DAWN AND GETTING TO A
LOCATION, ABOUT HALF 4@AN HOUR
BEFORE THE SUN RISES.
I WANT TO GET THE BEAUTIFUL
SUNRISE COLORS.
BUT I'M ALSO GOING 4@TO WANT TO
HAVE SOMETHING INTERESTING IN
TH4@E LANDSCAPE THAT IS GOING T
BE LIT BY 4@THE BEAUTIFUL EARLY
MORNING LIGHT.
>> YOU'RE BASED IN NEW
HAMPSHIRE, BUT 4@YOU LOVE ACADI
NATIONAL PARK.
CERTAINLY ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE
PLACES TO SHOOT, ISN'T IT?
>> YES.
WE'VE WRITTEN THREE BOOKS AND
NAMED OUR DAUGHTER ACADIA.
SO I 4@GUESS WE LIKE IT THERE.
>> 4@ACADIA IS ONE OF THE MOST
PH4@OTOGRAPHED PLACES ON THE EA
COAST.
HOW DO4@ YOU APPROACH IT WITH 4
FRESH EYE?
HOW DO YOU CAPTURE IT WITH
IMAGES IMAGES THAT OTHER PEOPLE
HAVEN'T GOTTEN.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
[ LAUGHTER ] 4@
IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE OF
A CHALLENGE.
>>4@ BUT FOR ME, IT'S USUALLY
GETTING OUT INTO 4@THE LANDSCAP
WHETHER IT'S HIKING OR PASSING
-- PADDLING OR 4@EVEN BIKING IN
ACADIA.
AND JUST EXPERIENCING THE
PLACE, UNTIL I COME UPON AN
IDEA OR A SCENE THAT 4@I HAVEN'
NOTICED BEFORE.
AND WAITING -- OR RETURNING
WHEN THE LIGHT IS PERFECT TO
TAKE THAT PHOTO.
>> WHEN ASKED 4@ABOUT FAVORITE
PLACES TO SHOOT, JERRY MONKMAN
SAYS HE LOVES THEM 4@ALL.
MOUNTAINS AND LAKES.
FIELDS AND RIVERS AND FORESTS.
SO WHERE HE SHOOTS, DEPENDS
LARGELY ON WHEN HE SHOOTS. 4@
>> EARLY SUMMER.
I LOVE TO SHOOT THE MAINE
COAST.
OR EVEN THE NEW 4@HAMPSHIRE
COAST.
WHAT LITTLE 4@BIT WE HAVE HERE.
BECAUSE INLAND IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND WOODS, THERE'S JUST WAY TOO
MANY BUGS FOR 4@ME TO DEAL WITH
SUMMERTIME, I LOVE BEING IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND GETTING HIGH AND
ABOVE TREE LINE.
AND BAXTER STATE PARK OR HERE
IN THE WHITES.
IN THE WINTER, IT'S WHEREVER 4@
THE SNOW IS PRETTY MUCH.
>> IS THAT CLOSE ENOUGH TO
HAVING FAVORITES?
>> I THINK THAT WHAT YOU SAID
IS, I LIKE IT ALL.
AND THAT'S A GREAT ANSWER.
>> I DO LOVE IT ALL.
>> WHEN YOU'RE OUT ON
ASSIGNMENT, HOW MANY PHOTOS DO @
YOU TEND TO TAKE IN A DAY?
>> TRADITIONAL LANDSCAPE
PHOTOGRAPHY, IT MIGHT BE A
COUPLE 4@HUNDRED.
IF I'M DOING A REALLY INTENSE
SORT OF 4@ADVENTURE SHOOT OR
OUTD4@OOR RECREATION SHOOT,
ESPECIALLY WITH THESE NEW
CAMERAS, I GET LAZY AND 4@HOLD
THAT SHUTTER DOWN.
AND IT'S TAKING 10 FRAMES A
SECOND.
I COULD SHOOT 6,000 OR 7,000 4@
PHOTOS A DAY.
>> HOW OFTEN DO YOU KNOW WHEN
YOU'VE REALLY CAPTURED
SOMETHING SPECIAL?
>> A 4@LOT OF THINGS NEED TO
COMBINE WHETHER IT'S -- IT'S
USUALLY WEATHER AND CLOUDS AND
THE PEOPLE OR THE LANDSCAPE,
WILDLIFE, WHATEVER.
AND IT'S 4@REALLY HARD SOMETIME
TO PLAN THOSE 4@THINGS TO ALL
COME TOGETHER.
>> IF THAT HAPPENS A DOZEN
TIMES 4@A YEAR, I'M PRETTY
PSYCHED.
>> FORGOTTEN AND IGNORED BY
MANY, IS A RIVER THAT 4@SEEMS
FAMILIAR.
IT IS OFTE4@N OVERLOOKED, WAITI
TO BE REDISCOVERED.
>> IN RECENT YEARS, YOU STARTED
DOING A 4@LOT OF VIDEO.
HOW 4@DOW LIKE SHOOTING VIDEO,
COMPARED TO PHOTOGRAPHY?
>> I LOVE IT.
53 4@YEARS OLD NOW.
AND IT'S TAKEN, I DON'T KNOW,
HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF OR
MILLIONS OF PHOTOS IN MY LIFE. @
AND I ALWAYS KNOW WHAT I'M
DOING.
WITH VIDEO, I DON'T ALWAYS KNOW
WHAT I'M DOING.
BUT IT'S GREAT.
IT'S A FUN 4@EXPLORATION.
AND I FEEL CHALLENGED.
AND I'VE REALLY ENJOYED BEING 4@
ABLE TO PUT A VOICE AND FEEL
AND SOUND AND MOVEMENT TO 4@SOM
OF THE SAME TYPES OF STORIES
I'VE BEEN SHOOTING.
MO4@NKMAN4@ HAS BEEN SHOOTING
PROFESSIONALLY FOR THREE
DECADES, WHICH LEADS TO THE
QUESTION, WHAT DOES HE STILL
WANT TO DO?
>> FIVE YEARS AGO, I FOUGHT A
CANCER BATTLE AND SURVIVED.
AND I'M HAPPY ABOUT IT AND
DOING WELL.
AND BACK TO NORMAL.
AND I'M HEALTHY.
AND I THINK BEFORE THEN, I HAD
A LOT OF THE SORT OF -- NEED TO
TRAVEL THE WORLD AND DO THIS
AND THAT.
I LOVE TRAVELING.
BUT SINCE THEN, 4@I FEEL MUCH
MORE CONTENT, KIND OF NOT
HAVING TO SEE THE WORLD, TO BE
HONEST WITH YOU. 4@
AND BEING AROUND MY FAMILY,
BEING CLOSE TO HOME.
BEING IN THE PLACES I LOVE AND @
HELPING TO PROTECT THE PLACES
THAT ARE CLOSE TO ME.
AND PART OF MY LIFE EVERY DAY. @
>> BEAUTIFUL WOR4@K.
NOW, HERE'S THE THING. 4@
JERRY MONKMAN HAS 4@NEVER HAD A
INSTRUCTION IN PHOTOGRAPHY.
ZERO.
>> WOW.
WHICH PUTS PEOPLE LIKE US WHO
HAVE TO SHAME.
>> YEAH.
ALL OF OUR EXCUSES, JUST 4@GOT
BLOWN AWAY. 4@
>>> ALSO, FOR THE RECORD.
WHILE THAT STORY WAS RUNNING,
I'M ON HIS WEBSITE, LIKE HOW DO
>>> ALSO, FOR THE RECORD. WHILE THAT STORY WAS RUNNING, I'M ON HIS WEBSITE, LIKE HOW DO@
I BUY A PRINT FROM HIM?
BECAUSE THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.
AND ACADIA IS ALSO ONE OF MY
FAVORITES.
>> JERRY MENTIONED THAT HE AND
HIS WIFE NAMED THEIR DAUGHTER
ACADIA BECAUSE THEY 4@LOVED THE
PLACE SO MUCH.
AND YOUR STORY 4@IS --
>> I 4@LOVE -- NAMED MY CAT
ACADIA BECAUSE I LOVE IT SO
MUCH. 4@
>> HE IS GETTING READY TO
FINISH THE DOCUMENTARY FILM ON
THE MERRIMACK RIVER.
>> YOU CAN FIND 4@OUT MORE ABOU