The Big Story

Famous for his near-specialization of difficult African assignments for National Geographic, Michael Nichols continues to deliver the excitement of photographic discovery, always testing the limits of his equipment and technique

By Steven Werner, Photography By Michael “Nick” Nichols

Published August 9, 2011
Updated October 14, 2016

If the essence of National Geographic Magazine could be limited to one word, it would be discovery.

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