Two years ago, I snuck into the UN General Assembly Hall for the Climate Action Summit. I had a press pass, but the guards weren’t letting any more journalists into the main hall. So I wrapped my small camera around my shoulder and followed the professional photographers into the pits along the sides of the huge chamber.
Before I knew it, I was sitting at a desk overlooking New Zealand’s leader, Jacinda Ardern, Evo Morales of Bolivia, and Mark Rutte of the Netherlands, making small talk as the auditorium quickly filled up with nearly every world leader.
Then the spectacle began.
