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Thank you. use the offer code candid frame 12 well as we wind down 2013 I have to say that this has been an exceptional year for for the show we've increased our audience

we have apps now for the uh for all these mobile devices and most importantly i've had some

wonderful wonderful guests on the show that i've learned a lot from and i'm also hoping that you

have as well i've got to interview a lot of my

photographic heroes and to revisit with some other ones. And I think that some of the conversations

that I've had this year are probably some of the best that I've produced since I started the show

over 200 episodes ago.

And today I get a chance to share with you a conversation with a photographer who has influenced me a lot, Sam Abel.

He's known primarily for his work with National Geographic.

And while the work that he's produced there is absolutely fantastic and wonderful,

it's the work that he's been producing since then that continues to amaze and inspire me.

In the photographic industry, there are a lot of personalities.

You know, there are people who are not only great photographers, but when you get them in front of a mic or get them in front of people, they just have a presence about them.

And they're characters, which is one of the reasons why so many people are drawn to them.

But like his photographs, Sam Abel is a quiet man.

His photographs are quiet, and that's reflective of who he is.

But it doesn't mean that his photographs are any less impactful, any less beautiful, and any less moving.

I take a look at Sam's photographs and the depth that lies in them is just remarkable. We're working in a two-dimensional

medium with photographs, but he adds a third dimension by building these photographs

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