Tucked away in the basement of National Geographic, Kenji Yamaguchi tinkers fervently as he dreams up gadgets to help the publication capture its famously striking photos. When a near-impossible angle or new photography technique calls for equipment not available on the market, Yamaguchi is the first one that photographers turn to. National Geographic recently visited the camera-wizard in his natural habitat—a workshop containing nearly every imaginable type of machine, material and motor—to discuss his 32-year-long journey “to accomplish the photograph that’s never been done before.”
Nat Geo’s Custom Gear Specialist
