A photographer was sent to cover disastrous fires at Yellowstone National Park. Arriving he realized it was impossible to photograph anything from ground level. He asked his editor if he could rent a plane and take photos from the air. He agreed straight away.

At the airport he saw a plane warming up and he jumped in shouting, “Let’s go!”

The pilot took off immediately. The photographer called out, “Fly over the fires and make two or three low passes.”

“Why?” asked the pilot.

“Because I’m a photographer.”

The pilot was silent; “You mean you’re not the instructor?