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Outside Magazine June 2002

25TH ANNIVERSARY EXPOSURE SPECIAL
Shooting the Works
FOR 25 YEARS, photography has been helping us tell stories. Working independently or
The Big Picture
See the complete exposure portfolio in the June issue of Outside, on stands now.
side by side with writers, Outside's photographers have come back with pictures that document and verify what might otherwise seem like tall tales.

Below, four photographers featured in Outside's silver anniversary exposure special invite us to briefly join them in the field, describing in their own words the stories behind the shots and offering up a few trade secrets. So listen up and be prepared—there's more to these images than meets the eye.

(To hear the clips you will need the latest version of RealPlayer )
ED KASHI | FIREFIGHTER, SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA    click here
"This picture was taken after the smoke had cleared and I had also just been through what was by far the most frightening part of this experience for me." (3:00)
COREY RICH | DANISH CLIMBER RIKKI ISHOY "BUILDERING" IN TUCSON, ARIZONA    click here
"I was half fearful that at some point maybe security would round the corner and ask what it was I was up to, and then see Rikki on the wall." (2:52)
CAMERON DAVIDSON | BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, EASTERN SHORE, MARYLAND    click here
"It's always good to have another set of eyes up front, particularly if a pilot is concentrating on a subject such as this. In an area like Blackwater, there's a lot of geese." (2:04)
PAOLO MARCHESI | SOLO CLIMBER, FINAL CURTAIN FALLS, RIFLE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK, COLORADO    click here
"When I was watching him climb and taking pictures, I was definitely a little nervous. It was getting dark, it was hard to see exactly the conditions of the ice, but it was also really hard to see if there was an anchor where he could actually rappel from." (1:46)