Greg Carpenter, AKA Dr. Danger called yesterday to let us know he was back up and running, minus about 2/3 of his intestines.  He won’t be doing the suicide jump car, at least not for a while, but he’ll be going back to his fire stunts.  The Doc was deeply grateful for the outpouring of support from family, friends, fans and total strangers.  Full details on the NGM blog.

Joel’s photos accompany a story written by Garrison Keillor in the July issue of National Geographic Magazine.   Watch your mailbox for the issue, or view it online here.  Helping with research for the story last summer was definitely one of the more fun tasks I’ve been assigned, and probably the only time in my life I’ll have to quiz someone about the logistics of outhouse racing.

The good folks at National Geographic Assignment (also known as NG Image Sales, their stock agency) have started a blog of their own, revealing Joel’s one of Joel’s not-so-secret culinary vices.  I have a stack of Ben & Jerry’s receipts in my filing cabinet to back it up.  The reckless abandon with which a working photographer can eat is a wonder to behold, either first-hand or while compiling receipts for expenses.   While on assisting Joel for an assignment in the Everglades, Joel introduced me to the sugary joy of Haagen-Dasz ice cream/brownie sandwiches — at nine in the morning, no less.  Ever since, I haven’t been able to walk by a freezer case without feeling the pull.

It’s been a busy spring here in the studio.  Joel had an article in the April issue of NGM, a photo on the cover of the May-June issue of Audubon, and speaking engagements all over the place.  He set out for another NG story on Friday with a Prius full of gear; I’m always amazed at how much that little car can hold.

Since it’s now nice and quiet in the studio, I was cleaning out my e-mail inbox and noticed that I hadn’t yet posted a link to this interview Joel did with NG weekend about endangered species.  Enjoy!

- Katie

Hi folks — just a quick post to let you know that the Burwell rodeo poster Joel wrote about earlier is now available through our website.

Joel gets back from a month-long assignment to Antarctica this week.  Watch for penguin photos coming soon.

- Katie