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How much is a National Geographic photographer paid annually?

All NatGeo photographers are independent contractors (aka freelancers) and are paid about about $500 a day plus travel expense while they are on assignment.With the average assignment being 10-14 days (so $5k-7k) depending on your specialty... anywhere between 1-10 assignments a year... that's means typically a photographer will get only $50,ooo a year from NatGeo. However, they keep the rights to their photos... so they can license the same photos or clients... also they can do additional freelancer work for other clients when they are not on assignment for NatGeo.With having to cover your own equipment (easily running $10-20k), insurance and health costs... you aren't doing it for the money all NatGeo photographers are already very well established photographers in the "last third of their careers."What's a National Geographic photographer's salary? - Joel SartoreHow Much Does a National Geo photographer make? What is it like to be a National Geographic Photographer? Salary? - Yahoo Answers

Is the Vastu Shastra really important for living?

Basically, if it is seen as something to do with religion, the answer would be no.But, with the perspective of science added to it, yes, it is important.If we say vaastu, the first thing that comes to our mind is, a well bodied man lying in a yogic posture, trying to get fit into a square and further, number of squares are being formed in and around him.Like this,Actually, he is the vaastu purusha, the God of vaastu.The vāstu, takes the meaning of "the site or foundation of a house, site, ground, building or dwelling-place, habitation, homestead, house". So, 'Vaastu sastra' is just the set of thumb rules for a better place to live in.Any home which has to be built is preferably to made to face in east. The science answers us by saying that the neurons in thalamus and hippocampus changes, to the position where the head faces and the East being the best.For instance,Kitchen is supposed to be in agni moola or kona or in the SE(South-East) direction and the cook has to face the east direction for cooking. This brings the significance of ventilation,that it lets out the smoke and also as the rays of sun which comprises of UV rays grazes the food, it kills the micro organisms which may cause harm to the food that we eat.There arises another question of why not in NE instead of SE. As the magnetic field is from north to south, the intensity will be higher, that may alter the fundamental chemical composition of the food.(As we all know, cooking is pure chemistry!)This is also the reason why we shouldn't have our bedrooms in the direction of NE. 'vaastu'tically, it is the most auspicious corner and scientifically, as our body's north (when we lie with our head on north) and the magnetic north repels one another, it affects the blood circulation causing transient ischemic attacks or strokes.The elevation in the NE should be lower than SE, as the groundwater flow is easier, without any external force such as bore wells or pumps, when it travels towards a lower elevation.Similarly, the number of windows must be higher on north and east,as it is advisable to have a controlled exposure of UV from the sun. Also, the cross-ventilation(thorough-fare) is better in this two directions.These are few of the examples, that can be easily explained with respect to vaastu. Similarly, we have lots of other advantages when it comes to designing with respect to vaastu.