Ahh, gah, this is the side I don't like to think about with photography.
You see, all the stuff I post, with the exception of like 4 photos over the past 3 years, were taken in the wild. I once found six ticks on me in one week. I know the dangers associated with ticks, but sometimes I can't resist crawling into the grass for the shot, even if I didn't put on repellent before I left (which I do if I'm planning a shoot, but I take my camera EVERYWHERE).
But like I said, I now use all kinds of repellent and remember to spray even my shoes and bags before I leave.
And let's not talk about the busy highways I've pulled off of or the knee-high mud I've crawled through in alligator country (no one told us that the 8 mile circular track was flooded around mile 6, but there was no way we were turning back).....
And as long as I live to show it, it's ALWAYS worth it