Stay ConnectedOverexposed is a series of discussions with modern creatives who have found success through carving their own unconventional paths. Hear empowering stories from entrepreneurs, designers, photographers, artists and leaders on how they brought their creative passions to life.
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Our guest today is the wonderful Jia Wertz! As a young adult, Jia found an interest in pursuing stories about those who were wrongly convicted. She left a successful career in the fashion industry after 20 years to pursue documentary filmmaking, specializing in investigating the inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice system.
Upon graduating from the New York Film Academy, she released her debut film Conviction, profiling the story of Jeffrey Deskovic, who was wrongly convicted of rape and murder at the age of 16. The heart-wrenching documentary explores the aftereffects of growing up in prison and the fight for freedom. Since the release, her film has been featured on Amazon Prime and has been selected for numerous festivals.
In this episode, we talk to Jia about how she accelerated her film career by taking thoughtful, efficient steps, which led to how quickly she saw success after just starting in the film world.
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Our conversation this week is with Anna Dickson, who is currently the Visual Lead at Google, formerly at The Wall Street Journal and The Huffington Post. In times of uncertainty, she is an advocate for positive change and moving forward. In this episode, we talk about how to identify emerging opportunities and the best practices for staying on top of industry trends.
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How does a photography podcast work? This week's episode is a little bit different in that there will not be a special guest - just a one on one chat between me and you. I'll be spilling all the juicy details - from how podcasts have helped me make a career in music photography, landing me in front of Taylor Swift, John Mayer & Billie Eilish, to the inspiration behind Overexposed and how it can help you reach your own photography goals.
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You know them for their moody, dynamic photos, and tutorials that don’t waste your time.
Mango Street currently has over 1 million subscribers on YouTube, covering topics like “3 Tips for BETTER Portrait Locations for Your Photography” and “How to Pose Friends Who Aren't Models.”This week, we talk to Rachel & Daniel from Mango Street about the power of being intentional with your creative endeavors, and how that contributed to the success of their YouTube channel.
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Meet Helen Tansey - a photographer, business owner, and a podcaster. Her photography work has been featured on Breakfast Television, the Discovery Channel, and Elle magazine, but Helen actually started on the other side of the camera as a professional model in Europe.
Throughout her photography career, she has taken headshots of actors, families, and celebrities, including none other than Gordon Ramsey himself.
Most recently, Helen has published her project, Sundari Women, a book that redefines beauty standards and celebrates the beauty of women and aging.
I am so excited to talk to Helen about how she went from being in front of the camera to launching an entire career behind it, how she works with her subjects to produce photos that are deeply personal, and why it’s so important to break the stigma of women and aging.
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Today, we are talking to filmmaker Lina Li. In 2017, she made the switch from business school to study film at Ryerson University in Toronto.
In 2018, she founded 100% Human - a human-centric mini-documentary series sharing authentic stories and raw emotions, which is fiercely relevant in today’s circumstances where physical connection is limited.
We talk to Lina about what inspired her to change career paths by breaking free of traditional cultural stigmas, how she actively pursued the creative life that she had always dreamed of.
Today, we are talking to worldwide, award-winning photographer and educator, Natalie J Watts. Since receiving her first camera for Christmas when she was 7, Natalie has since made her mark starting in fashion photography, being credited by Elle UK, Cosmopolitan, and Vogue, just to name a few.
Since then, she has graduated with a BA Honours in photography. For the past 5 years, she has mainly focused on weddings, which has taken her across the UK and all around the world, winning recognition along the way such as being named as one of the Top UK Wedding Photographers in 2020. Her work has taken her to destinations such as Hawaii, Iceland, Venice, Paris, NYC, Santorini, South of France, and Las Vegas. She has shot 219 weddings to date!
We talk to Natalie about how she built up her career as a young single mother, to now having a fully-booked calendar every single year.
Today, we are talking to Writer and Communications Strategist, Julia Rose. With a background in politics, research, marketing, and tech, her experiences have led her to help CEOs, Executive Directors, and leaders communicate about the world's most important topics. Her brand messaging and content strategies help leaders get the funding, engagement, and support they deserve.
Today, we are talking to Photographer and Journalist Rachel Claire, known as @fieldnotes__ on Instagram. While she was born and raised in Australia, her work has taken her all around the world, which you can tell from her dreamy, FOMO-inducing travel photos. Aside from her travels, she has worked with the likes of Canva, Converse, TripAdvisor, and many more.
We are so lucky to have this opportunity to talk to Rachel about her travels, how she fosters long term relationships with brands and dive deep into her story on how she built up her career as a renowned travel photographer.
Today, we are talking to design and branding extraordinaire, Christine Lieu, who is joining us from Toronto. She traded in climbing the corporate ladder for climbing mountains around the world. Now, she is a full-time freelancer and runs her own branding, web design, and social content studio called CL Designs. Christine is also the host of the Brand Party podcast, which made Top 10 Canada Design and Apple Podcasts' acclaimed New + Noteworthy List in both the Art & Design categories .
We talk about her journey as a content creator, how she runs her own design studio, why she traded climbing corporate ladders to climbing mountains around the world, and more!
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