Joel Sartore is a professional photographer for National Geographic. In this capacity, he's traveled the world and spent much of his life trying to get 'the perfect shot'. He described himself as being a bit obsessive-compulsive, and I would agree--as he goes to amazing lengths to get these pictures. Freezing cold, illness, hanging around vicious predators and the like--all for the assignment.
There were two aspects of the film I found very interesting. First, I never realized so many rolls of film were shot for an article. 300-500 rolls--thousands and thousands of pictures were taken--all for, perhaps, 6-20 total used in the magazine! Second, while Joel seems like a really nice and down to earth guy, it's hard to imagine that he has a wife and three kids--considering that he's gone for such extended periods. At the end of the film, he's off to Alaska for a 10-week assignment! I just don't know how they can live like that and it's emotionally compelling seeing this.
Overall, a nice behind the scenes look at the tough life of a magazine photographer. So, when you're looking at a magazine article and you glance at the photos, stop and think about the effort it took to bring this to you. Quite compelling and interesting...and a bit sad as well.