After the Avalanche: Life as an Adventure Photographer With PTSD (Part 1) | Nat Geo Live!

After surviving an avalanche in 2011, photographer Cory Richard's world began to fall apart. Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, he found that the only escape from the struggles of daily life was the adrenaline rush of a good adventure.

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[tedmanasa]

Amazing. Cory is my photographic hero. Takes so much courage to share these dark and difficult things.

[annameehan]

Cory, thank you! I work with patients with PTSD and found your talk to be spot-on with many! This video helps demonstrate that PTSD can happen to anyone and as a result of various stressful scenarios. I appreciate your openness and allowing yourself to appear "human" and vulnerable. You are an impressive individual!

[juliezimmer]

Wow! That was amazing! Hard to believe Cory dropped out of school at the age of 14. He is a gifted artist, storyteller, photographer and humanitarian sharing powerful insights and experiences. Thank you National Geographics for posting this.

[nhealthlifestyle]

You are a superhero Cory...hats off to you...loved your talk

[ArbiterBB]

Truly an amazing video series. My photography teacher put these on in class

[CodeDarkBlue]

That was incredible! I feel so lucky to have stumbled across this by accident. :)

[CormacHolland]

What an awesome video, I love his photography

[sabinahertzum]

One word defines this - awesome - but SOOOO not enough.... where can we see more of him/this???

[afridishamshad]

Respect ✊ you and your feelings for the humanity

[cefcat]

Greetings to Dennis and family. Great friends to me in my memories. He always talked about what a great photographer you were /are. He had great confidence in you, that you would achieve great things. Was late 70's maybe. Wonderful Seminar. CCinBln

[somachattopadhyay]

Wonderful- found this presentation just great!! Thank you so much Cory for this encouraging talk. Scarf is nice too : like it :)

[tikaramsubedi]

I am from Nepal, you have an amazing experience. I am Trekking guide too. 🙏

[giggleisraw]

Finally something good!! This guy is a miracle

[DeadBaron]

Thank you for posting more videos like this instead of trying to make those edgy, controversial videos for views. This is why people subscribe to your magazine, TV channel, and this channel.

[jensh.]

really interesting, u can learn many things from that

[lovepakistanorleavepakista]

it was so dangerous nd difficult!
I admire your dare I really appreciate you!
I want to selute you!

[eranitapadmuria]

When the part II will be published?? I am waiting.

[shaukatnawaz]

So you understood finally why Pakistan and Pakistanis are good or even great because of what has to bring them in the past and in the current but they are still fighting and fighting and survive another day every time, this is amazing guys.

[yoesh]

you came from foreign and stepped in Nepals snow but i am from Nepal and i havent seen snow yet!

[nikko]

moro survive a 800 meter tall jump due to an avalanche... all of his friends dies and the year after he was in Himalaya to climb an 8000...he is a superhuman