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now preparing a feature on grizzly bears. "When other photographers might run, Bill is still cocking his camera," Chadwick adds.
Bill Garrett was bom in Kansas City, Missouri. He earned an Associate of Engineering degree at the University of Missouri while working'as a photographer for the Hallmark Greeting Card Company. Later, he served two years in the U.S. Navy as a combat photographer during the Korean conflict.
Garrett returned to his home state to earn a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia, but was cut short of graduating when he received an offer to become a full time photographer at National Geographic in 1953. Garrett remembers how he first shunned the opportunity, claiming he was not interested. According to Garrett, an insistent college professor persuaded him to accept, saying, "Work there a couple of years, learn what they can teach you, and then move on. It's now been 30 years and I'm still learning."
Though National Geographic is frequently heralded for being a bodyguard of nature's interests, Garrett says the magazine never takes a clear stand on either side of an issue. "There is always a balance we should strike between conservation and utilization of the land," he says. Garrett says that while he instructs his writers to refrain from taking either a liberal or conservative position, he does implore them to "load the facts a little towards the area of conservation."
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