An Adventurous Cave Photographer Of The #National_Geography_Channel| Robbie Shone And His Dream|

Adventurous cave photographer of National Geographic Channel, Mr. Robbie Shone.

How did Robbie Shone make his dream of becoming a Cave photographer for the National Geographic Channel a reality?

      Those who regularly watch National Geographic Channel must have wondered who does incredible photography of inaccessible places, mountains, rivers, forests, and canyon caves. Who would be doing photography/videography of unreachable destinations where it is difficult for ordinary tourists to reach? Yet, photographers of the National Geographic Channel go to such places, and they took such shocking pictures that we were stunned at the sight.

Courageous Photographer Robbie Shone:

      Here is the adventurous story of Robbie Schon, a daredevil photographer for National Geographic Channel, who is the only photographer to have access to the world's deepest, longest, and most elaborate caves. He is only interested in cave photography. Photographing unknown caves in inaccessible areas is not easy. A dark place can contain deadly snakes, wild animals, swamps, poisonous bees, deep canyons, deep ponds filled with unknown water, and many more dangers. Nevertheless, photographers have to deal with these risks. Hence proper training is necessary before the expedition to the caves.

How did the goal of Robbie Shone change?

            Robbie Shone enrolled in the College of Fine Arts in Sheffield, England, dreaming of becoming a painting artist. Later he joined the Caving team, and while he was about to go for cave photography for the first time, he thought about what it meant to photograph in a dark cave. But when he visited the caves and did photography, he realized that not the paintings but the caves' photography should be his life's goal. So the purpose and priority of his life changed forever to cave photography. He decided to make this a career for himself.

How did Robbie Shone get the necessary training?

      

            Cave photography isn't easy because it requires special training in mountaineering and hard training to get into deep caves. To master the cave landing with the help of a rope, Mr. Robbie Shone accepted a job at a construction company, where his task was to operate heavy drilling machines on high-rise buildings while maintaining balance by hanging them from ropes. Robbie Shone used to go for cave photography after work on the weekends. There was no digital camera with modern technology - not invented yet - and professional cameras were usually bulky. During the photography of the caves, they had to carry heavy equipment. Many reels were spoiling due to the conventional types of equipment for photography; hence the cost was also high. But if anybody has a passion, who thinks about expense and danger?

Robbie Shone was disappointed but never gave up:

      However, Mr. Robbie Shone published many photographs in various magazines, but his final goal was to join the National Geographic Channel as a cave photographer. So he sent several emails to the channel's editors, then eight years later, one day, a call was invited from the Washington office. The channel's editors praised the work but directed that more advanced work was needed. A few days later, Mr. Shone again came to him with a new portfolio, but the editor, the channel owner, discarded all his photographs. Mr. Robbie Shone was disappointed but never gave up.

Invitation from National Geographic Channel:

      He joined a German magazine, and his photographs frequently appeared in the magazine, and he achieved both value and fame. Four years later, the owners of the National Geographic Channel invited him to join them, which was his only dream. After joining National Geographic Channel, his talent in photography emerged, and he took many stunning photographs and presented them to the world.

What does Robbie Shawn have to say about his tour of the deepest cave in the world?

      For the experience of descending into the deepest cave in the world, which is 8000 feet deep, of the Caucasus Mountains in Russia, Robbie Shone says that it was like falling from Mount Everest. After landing 12 hours a day, we reached the bottom three days later. We had to wait for 14 days, but on the 10th day, we heard a sound as if the train was running. But it was the noise of a flood, so after securing our memory card, we abandoned our equipment like cameras, floodlights, generators, etc., and left the cave immediately to save our lives.

Finally, a dream come true:

Faced with dangers, Robbie Shone has brought us many photographs of the fantastic inner world of the known and unknown caves that are difficult for people like us to reach.

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