I’ll play along, I guess: On October 3, the link/image above will re-direct you to a story James Nachtwey has been working on. It’s rolling out in multiple media channels to show how powerful news photography can be in the digital age. Bloggers, get your own badge here.

Reading about this reminded me of a trip to DC from a couple of years ago. One of my sideline jobs takes me to DC every few years, and when I’m there I try and stop by NG, (a) because it’s a thrill to be in the heart of a working magazine, and (b) to put faces with the people I work with via phone and e-mail.

After making the rounds, I had some time to kill before my plane left, so I camped out in an empty editing room. My visit happened to coincide with some house-cleaning at NG, and a few pieces of equipment were in the room, claimed by various folks:

Slide projector salvaged from NGS.

Gotta love a salvager!