539 Travel Portraits — Phil Borges, Annie Leibovitz; Photogenic Sicily
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 29 September 2018
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Filmmaker and documentary photographer Phil Borges explains what's behind his remarkable photos of people in different traditional societies of central Asia. Then portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz lets us in on how she documents the worlds of her famous subjects, and shares stories of the road trips that've brought her closer to great American artists. And tour guides to Sicily take listener calls to swap tips on enjoying the traditions of Italy's liveliest island.
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| 0:00.0 | When Phil Borges takes out his camera, he knows it can change the way other people will view the world. |
| 0:06.0 | I've given Polaroids of people that haven't seen their face. |
| 0:09.0 | They can't believe it's them. They'll have to have a by and point to it and say, yeah, that's you. |
| 0:16.0 | Hi, I'm Rick Steves. In the hour ahead, we'll hear some creative ideas on how your camera can lead the way and saying hello. |
| 0:24.0 | When famed portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz designed a cross-country road trip a few years |
| 0:28.4 | ago, her goal was to photograph the objects in places of famous Americans. |
| 0:33.6 | I actually am a child of the road. |
| 0:35.9 | I do love to get out and be on the road and hence this road trip. |
| 0:41.0 | We'll also take time to explore Photogenic Sicily, where Mount Etna likes to be the center of attention. |
| 0:46.8 | She's always steaming and putting on a beautiful show, almost always, even if she's not erupting. |
| 0:51.3 | Faces, places, and tips for enjoying Sicily, |
| 0:54.0 | it's all just ahead on Travel with Rick Steves. |
| 0:57.0 | Stay with us. |
| 1:00.0 | Her photos reveal more than meets the eye. |
| 1:02.0 | In just a bit, we revisit an interview. Her photos reveal more than meets the eye. |
| 1:02.8 | In just a bit, we revisit an interview we enjoyed a few years ago with one of today's |
| 1:07.0 | most celebrated portrait photographers, Annie Leibovitz. |
| 1:11.1 | She tells us about a cross-country road trip she took to document the objects and places of famous Americans. |
| 1:17.0 | From new views of Emily Dickinson's house in Amherst to Georgia O'Keefe's desert studio and an amazing cover photo of Niagara Falls. |
| 1:26.5 | Her coffee table book, Pilgramich, lets you look at many American icons in a whole new way. And we'll get a taste of what makes Sicily so photogenic |
| 1:36.0 | with guides who specialize in showing Americans |
| 1:38.0 | their favorite places on the island. |
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