We're in Los Angeles for this amazing project called Assignment Inspiration, National Geographic and Mazda made a call out for photographers most inspiring work.

我們在洛杉磯參加了一個名為 "作業靈感 "的驚人項目，國家地理雜誌和馬自達公司發出了一個徵集攝影師最具靈感的作品的通知。

Congratulations out of thousands of entries.

在數千名參賽者中，恭喜你。

It was your work that inspired us.

是你的工作啟發了我們。

One of you will be selected to go on assignment with National Geographic Travel.

你們中的一個人將被選拔到國家地理旅遊公司去執行任務。

I think I'm starting to get a little nervous because I'm like, Oh, my gosh, this is National Geographic.

我想我開始有點緊張了，因為我想，哦，天哪，這是國家地理雜誌。

I've been reading National Geographic Magazine since I was a little kid being confirmed as a finalist.

我從小就看《國家地理》雜誌被確認入圍。

Nothing like this has ever happened to me.

這樣的事情從來沒有發生在我身上。

Put for in my life, National Geographic is known around the world for us iconic photography.

放在我的生活中，國家地理雜誌是著名的世界各地的我們標誌性的攝影。

Now we're asking you to inspire us with images you take over the next three days.

現在，我們要求你用你在未來三天內拍攝的圖片來激勵我們。

We're providing each of you with a MAS to 6 30 to inspire you out on the road.

我們將為你們每個人提供一份MAS到6 30的文件，以激勵你們上路。

Get those quests, Simon.

去做那些任務，西蒙

Inspiration is about understanding the world around you and capturing that as a photographer and having it resonate and inspire people.

靈感是關於理解你周圍的世界，並作為一個攝影師捕捉到這些，並讓它產生共鳴和激勵人們。

For this assignment, you will be judged on your ability to photograph images that convey three different ideas.

對於這項作業，你將根據你拍攝傳達三種不同想法的影像的能力來判斷。

Thes quests were really inspired from my trip to Hiro Shima I was able to take away what amounted to some really life changing concepts.

這些任務的靈感來自於我的廣島之行，我能夠帶走一些真正改變生活的概念。

These are big ideas.

這些都是大主意。

They came from simple interactions that I had with the people in the natural environment.

它們來自於我與自然環境中的人們的簡單互動。

I met craftsman who embodied the Japanese tradition of Takumi Takumi means in Japanese master craftsman.

我遇到了體現日本傳統的手藝人Takumi Takumi在日本的意思是手藝大師。

But it is so much more than that.

但它的意義遠不止於此。

It's not just a job, it's a passion.

這不僅僅是一份工作，更是一種激情。

It's a total dedication to a single skill, just like the Takumi in Japan that help shape and design our cars.

這完全是對一技之長的執著，就像日本的高美一樣，幫助我們塑造和設計汽車。

It's not something that could be trained in the weeks, months, years.

這不是幾周、幾個月、幾年就能訓練出來的。

It's decades in the making.

這是幾十年前的事了。

It's really about pouring all of your own life, experience and emotion into your work, so that when people who you share your work with see it, they really can feel what you felt.

其實就是把自己所有的生活、經歷和情感都傾注在作品中，讓與你分享作品的人看到時，能真正感受到你的感受。

You guys ready?

你們準備好了嗎？

All right, good luck.

好吧，祝你好運。

Thes quests are not easy.

這些任務並不容易。

We're looking for are five images from each quest.

我們要找的是每個任務的五張圖片。

They can only choose one location per quest.

他們每次任務只能選擇一個地點。

They only have three hours and each location.

他們只有三個小時，每個地點。

They have no idea what they're gonna find until they get there.

他們不知道他們會發現什麼，直到他們到達那裡。

And on top of that, they have camera crews all around them.

除此之外，他們周圍還有攝像人員。

All the time.

所有的時間。

Hi, I'm Beth.

嗨，我是貝絲。

Hi.

嗨，我的天

How's it going?

進展如何？

I'm Kazuki.

我是和樹

Nice to meet today.

很高興今天能見到你

I am shooting a glass artist.

我正在拍攝一個玻璃藝術家。

I was trying to think creatively.

我在嘗試創造性地思考。

What would look really cool for light e love that they use fire.

什麼會看起來真的很酷的光e愛他們使用火。

You know, there's a lot of motions because they spin and so I want to be able to play with motion.

你知道，有很多運動，因為它們是旋轉的，所以我希望能夠玩運動。

E think this is really cool.

我覺得這真的很酷。

I'm fascinated.

我被迷住了。

Is this too close for this?

這是不是太接近了？

No, you're good as long as you're not feeling the heat.

不，只要你不覺得熱就好了。

I think what I'm most interested in exploring is the process.

我想我最想探討的是過程。

I definitely feel the spirit of Takumi here.

在這裡我絕對能感受到高見的精神。

Goal here is to stretch it across the studio.

這裡的目標是把它延伸到整個工作室。

I think he's putting his soul into desert so that people can see that it shines through.

我想他是把自己的靈魂放進沙漠裡，讓人們看到它的光芒。

We're looking for are three photographers to capture images that, of course, have incredible composition and beautiful color.

我們正在尋找的是三位攝影師來捕捉影像，當然，這些影像有令人難以置信的構圖和美麗的色彩。

But there's a second layer to any image, and the real root of that is inspiration.

但任何形象都有第二層含義，真正的根源是靈感。

We're trying to capture not just technical mastery, but spirit and soul.

我們要抓住的不僅僅是技術上的精湛，而是精神和靈魂。

Today we're at Judson Studios, home of some really cool stained glass craftsman.

今天我們來到了Judson工作室，一些很酷的彩色玻璃工匠的家。

One thing that's really cool about this place is it's been around for generations, so they really had timeto perfect their work.

這個地方最酷的一點是它已經存在了好幾代人，所以他們真的有時間去完善他們的工作。

Hey, Sam Tip, it's Dave Johnson.

嘿，薩姆-蒂普，我是戴夫-約翰遜。

Good to see you.

很高興見到你

Thanks for coming.

謝謝你的到來。

You have been around since the 18 nineties.

你從十九世紀初就開始了。

97?

97?

Yeah.

是啊。

The company was started by my great grandfather.

這家公司是我曾祖父創辦的。

What I've seen is that each generation has its own kind of mark on the process.

我所看到的是，每一代人在這個過程中都有自己的一種印記。

The reason I really chose this place was other people that work here.

我真正選擇這個地方的原因是其他在這裡工作的人。

I knew that this studio is kind of like renowned.

我知道這個工作室有點像知名的。

E knew that everyone working here had to be really dedicated.

E知道，在這裡工作的每個人都必須是真正的敬業。

I'm really interested in capturing their passions.

我真的很想捕捉他們的激情。

Really important.

真的很重要。

A big part of I think, what's going to show in my photography?

我想，我的攝影作品中，很大一部分要表現出什麼？

There's certain traditions that uphold, and it kind of connected to our ancestors.

有一定的傳統，堅持，它種連接到我們的祖先。

How long have you been working with stained glass?

你從事彩色玻璃工作多久了？

35 years longer than I've been alive.

比我活了35年還長。

We're at El Matador State Beach.

我們在El Matador州立海灘。

I'm gonna be meeting Ashley Polski in miniature landscape artist.

我要去見阿什利-波爾斯基，在微型景觀藝術家。

Oh, my goodness.

哦，我的天啊

That's e u like I'm, like, nervous.

這就像我，像，緊張。

You're like a celebrity Thio.

你就像一個名人Thio.

So I have been following Ashley Polski on Instagram for a while, putting her artwork inside of a mint.

所以我在Instagram上關注Ashley Polski有一段時間了，把她的作品放在薄荷裡面。

Tim, do you see?

蒂姆，你看到了嗎？

Not on Lee the landscape.

不上李的風景。

But the palette that she used and it's really cool toe have both the destination and the journey.

但她使用的調色板，真的很酷，趾有目的地和旅程。

I feel very connected to you because of your connection with medicine.

因為你和醫學的關係，我覺得和你很有緣。

She is a medical student.

她是一名醫學生。

I am a medical doctor or physician.

我是一名醫生或醫師。

There's this similarity between us.

我們之間有這種相似性。

I can understand the need to find something outside of medicine that can reenergize you ground.

我可以理解你需要找到一些醫學之外的東西，可以讓你重新振作起來地。

You balance you like.

你的平衡你喜歡。

She is very thoughtful, methodical, each brushstroke.

她很有想法，有條不紊，每一個筆觸。

I'm seeing her essence like I feel like I'm witnessing a master at work.

我看到她的精氣神，就像我看到了一位大師在工作。

Talk to me.

跟我說說

In the case of photography, it's not only about the technical mastery of photography, it's about connecting with the person that's in the photograph, so that when you share it and people see it, they'll feel everything that you felt in the moment when you made that photograph.

就攝影而言，它不僅僅是攝影技術的掌握，更重要的是要與照片中的人聯繫起來，這樣當你把它分享出去，人們看到它的時候，就會感受到你在拍攝這張照片時的一切感受。

I like it.

我喜歡它。

How long have you been doing it?

你做了多久了？

I've been blowing glass for about 14 years.

我吹了14年的玻璃。

I made a point of looking to find somebody that had a message behind their art that's really important to me.

我特意找了一個人，在他們的藝術背後有一個對我很重要的資訊。

Why was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and that's kind of makes me who I am, and he's into my creativity.

為什麼被診斷出患有躁鬱症，這也是一種讓我成為我的原因，他對我的創意很感興趣。

I've struggled with mental health since I can remember I was 13 when I was diagnosed with clinical depression.

我一直在與心理健康作鬥爭，因為我記得我13歲時被診斷為臨床抑鬱症。

I love that he's trying to bring awareness to.

我喜歡他試圖讓人們意識到：

It's really cool in the dark.

在黑暗中真的很酷。

Yeah, photography is my therapy definitely keeps me balanced.

是的，攝影是我的療法，絕對能讓我保持平衡。

It's my time where I could just kind of clear my head and still be artistic.

這是我的時間，在那裡我可以只是一種清除我的頭，仍然是藝術。

In darkness.

在黑暗中。

There is a beauty, and I think you're able to put that into your work thing is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity for these photographers, thing is a moment they have to embrace.

有一種美，我想你能夠把這種美融入到你的作品中事情對於這些攝影師來說真的是一生一次的機會，事情是他們必須要擁抱的時刻。

And my hope is that these challenges push them in new ways.

而我希望這些挑戰能以新的方式推動他們。

Excuse me.

對不起，請原諒

Can I scoot on that side of you?

我可以在你的那一邊溜達嗎？

We're like, have you over here?

我們想，你在這裡嗎？

Yeah, you're perfect.

是的，你是完美的。

I think time management's a little bit of a struggle.

我覺得時間管理是個小難題。

I tend to get kind of sucked in on one shot.

我傾向於在一個鏡頭中得到一種吸。

If I'm really interested.

如果我真的有興趣。

I wanna push myself a lot, definitely feeling that pressure.

我想經常逼迫自己，肯定會感到壓力。

I'm taking photos really quickly because I feel like I'm super rushed.

我拍照的速度真的很快，因為我覺得自己超級趕時間。

Even though I have three hours, I really want to get a shot of the miniature right on top of the actual landscape that she's painting.

雖然我有三個小時的時間，但我真的很想在她所畫的實際風景之上拍一張微型畫。

I'm getting so excited and then never fails.

我越來越興奮，然後從來沒有失敗過。

There's a person that walks right into the arch.

有一個人，直接走進拱門。

And this is it.

而這是它。

The light.

光。

Yeah.

是啊。

This lady is It's for the gram.

這位女士是... ...這是為克。

It's a beautiful scene.

這是一個美麗的場景。

I don't begrudge people for wanting to experience it as well.

我不吝嗇大家也想體驗一下。

I never tell someone to move.

我從來不會叫人搬家。

I don't have it in me.

我沒有這個能力

I feel frustrated.

我感到很沮喪。

Oh, now I have to go talk to them.

哦，現在我得去和他們談談了。

And I feel uncomfortable.

而且我覺得很不舒服。

I could do that.

我可以做到這一點。

Excuse me.

對不起，請原諒

I'm sorry.

我很抱歉

Is it okay if I could get a clear shot?

我可以拍個清楚嗎？

I'm so sorry.

我很抱歉

I'm really sorry, guys.

我真的很抱歉，夥計們。

Oh, that was so painful.

哦，那是如此痛苦。

E think this is gonna be a good one?

你覺得這是個好項目嗎？

My goal always is to reflect what I saw and to do that scene justice.

我的目標始終是反映我所看到的東西，並公正地對待那個場景。

And I really hope that the photos I took do that.

而我真的希望我拍的照片能做到這一點。

I have no idea how much went into this.

我不知道這裡面花了多少錢。

Wow, that makes for some really cool pictures.

哇，這使得一些非常酷的圖片。

E think I nailed today's assignment.

我想我完成了今天的任務。

I've got some really great light off the heat sources.

我已經得到了一些非常好的光 關閉熱源。

E got it really excited to go through the pictures.

E拿到它真的很興奮的去看照片。

I wouldn't say that I'm interested in getting the prettiest photos.

我不會說我對得到最漂亮的照片感興趣。

I want people to see my photos, and I want them to say I want to know more about what's going on her arms sort of mirror.

我想讓人們看到我的照片，我想讓他們說我想知道更多關於她手臂上的那種鏡子的事情。

The painting she's doing its life imitates our dessert imitate life.

她在做的畫它的生活模仿我們的甜品模仿生活。

So we think it's definitely going to be a challenge to choose my images.

所以我們認為選擇我的影像肯定會是一個挑戰。

I want it to be a cohesive set of photos.

我希望它是一組有凝聚力的照片。

I wanted to feel like a story.

我想感受一下故事。