'On Assignment' Follows Photographer to Breathtaking Heights in Yosemite

August 19, 2011 | Filmmaker Renan Ozturk follows photographer Jimmy Chin on an assignment for National Geographic to document a climbing expedition in Yosemite. The jaw-dropping cliffs don't seem to phase either of them, as they dangle from ropes impossibly high up to get just the right shot. Make sure to watch this full screen to appreciate the spectacular landscapes, not to mention the vertigo. Ozturk talks about how he got into filmmaking in an interview with The Atlantic.  More

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