George Steinmetz Wonders: Was It Worth Getting Arrested for National Geographic Cover Story Photos?

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George Steinmetz Wonders: Was It Worth Getting Arrested for National Geographic Cover Story Photos? | PDNPulse

This month’s cover story of National Geographic, about how to meet growing worldwide demand for food, is the story that got photographer George Steinmetz in trouble last June, and he’s still stinging from the experience. Caught in the political crossfire

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“It was quite a surprise to me,” says Steinmetz, who is renowned for the beautiful aerial landscapes he shoots all over the world, and who is used to encounters with authorities. “I’ve been detained in Iran and Yemen, and questioned about spying, but never arrested. And then I get thrown in jail in America.”