Slightly off-topic: theadvancedapes how do you even do this anthropology thing. I had to take a mandatory Anth101 class this semester and it preeeetty much killed any and all interest I had in the subject, not gonna lie.
Hm, well everyone is different. I've often told colleagues and professors that I am actually not as interested in anthropology, biology, chemistry, physics, etc... so much as I am interested in the idea of evolution. That may seem surprising. But what really gets my mind excited is explaining how things change over time and how novel phenomena emerge from complex systems. Explanation is the most powerful ability one can acquire from a scientific education and no intellectual tool explains as much as does evolution.
I'll tell you this; I do not miss undergraduate examination! Good luck dude.
I'm always interested to get the photographer's side of the experience of taking a photo. I think that he's right about being vulnerable as a way of fostering communication through language barriers. -------------------------- On another note, kleinbl00, you might be interested in what this guy has to say about the Russian Inuits, at about the 7:30-9:40 mark.. I know you're not a big fan of TED talks and that this instance is a bit different that our conversation in another thread, but I found it interesting.