Capturing the Year in an Instant

Overheard at National Geographic

National Geographic

Science, Society & Culture

4.5 • 10.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2021

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

We’ll sift through 2021 with Whitney Johnson, National Geographic’s director of visuals and immersive experiences, as she works on the “Year in Pictures” special issue and shares what makes an unforgettable image. And we’ll talk with photographers who documented the COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of California wildfires among other key moments of the year. For more information on this episode, visit nationalgeographic.com/overheard. Want more? Lynsey Addario followed around a group of women firefighters this summer. Meet them in our article. And check out writer Alejandra Borunda’s piece on how land managers are using new strategies to help control wildfires. Also explore: To see Muhammad Fadli’s photos, take a look at our article on COVID-19 in Indonesia. For subscribers: See how we summed up 2021 in the “Year in Pictures.” It hits newsstands December 15. Take a look at Muhammad Fadli’s work in a 2020 article that showed how the pandemic affected communities all over the world. Learn the backstory of eight National Geographic photos that made an impact, including the image of the Peruvian shepherd. Plus, read about our famous wall of photos at headquarters in an essay I wrote for our photography newsletter. If you like what you hear and you want to support more content like this, please rate and review us in your podcast app AND consider a National Geographic subscription. That’s the best way to support Overheard. Go to natgeo.com/exploremore to subscribe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	With O2, connect with family and friends for less this Christmas.
0:03.7	Save up to 500 pounds on the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.
0:07.9	So go on, send those antler selfies and Santa emojis
0:11.4	and give those distant relays a video call.
0:14.1	Hiya, Janet and Alan.
0:16.3	Connect for less this Christmas.
0:18.1	Search O2 Christmas.
0:19.9	O2, we're better connected.
0:22.0	Plus RPI plus 3.9% 500 pounds serving over 36 months.
0:24.7	And 20th of December 2022, 36 months advice
0:26.8	by my link to our time plan up to 24 months, 18 plus crutches, and a year, two and a half.
0:30.8	The fire is approaching.
0:33.8	It's making this really loud wind, sort of howling.
0:38.8	You can hear the fire coming over the bridge line.
0:43.8	Just in the last 20 minutes, it's become visible.
0:46.3	So it's jumped the bridge and getting closer.
0:49.3	That's National Geographic photographer Lindsey Adaria.
0:52.8	In August 2021, she was on a summit in Northern California,
0:56.3	covering the Caldor wildfires by Lake Tahoe.
0:59.8	She recorded this audio diary near a ski lodge that's close to the fires.
1:04.3	At that time, the caldor fires had burned over 168,000 acres of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
1:10.8	In only 13% of it had been contained.
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