We Are Photographers

Latest Episodes:

Seth Miranda - Special Effects & AdoramaTV Dec 10, 2019

Show notes

Seth Miranda's career in photography has been as unique as his images. In addition to his own YouTube channel featuring live demos and product reviews, you may know him from his numerous series for AdoramaTV including LiveView, Rewind (weekly industry news in review), and AdoramaXP on Twitch. Seth loves to share knowledge and as you’ll hear, is full of life and passion for everything he sets his mind to. For over 15 years Seth has specialized in photographing SFX, collaborating with Special Effects Makeup artists for MakeUp Designory, MakeUp Artist Magazine and many more facets of the industry. In this episode, Seth takes us along for a wild ride of his life’s journey, from a teenage BMX skater already getting images published to the wins and struggles of being a creative freelancer to his work today as non-stop content creator for AdoramaTV.
This is We Are Photographers with Seth Miranda and this is his story.

Melissa Groo - Wildlife & Conservation Photography Dec 03, 2019

Show notes

Melissa Groo is a wildlife photographer, writer, speaker, and educator. She's a contributing editor to Audubon magazine, a bimonthly columnist on wildlife photography for Outdoor Photographer magazine, an Associate Fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers and an Ambassador for Project Coyote. She speaks and writes extensively on issues of ethics and conservation in wildlife photography, and leads workshops in the U.S. and abroad. Melissa’s work has been published in numerous books and magazines, such as Smithsonian, Audubon, National Wildlife, and Natural History. Her work is represented by National Geographic Image Collection.
In this episode we talk about Melissa’s love and empathy for wild animals from an early age. She poetically describes swimming with humpback whales, studying acoustic communications of forest elephants, and the moment she created her favorite image of all time. She explains why she’s dedicated to conservation photography and how you too can create stories that impact the causes you care about most.
This is We Are Photographers with Melissa Groo and this is her story.

Mariangela Abeo - Faces of Fortitude Nov 26, 2019

Show notes

Mariangela Abeo is a photographer, producer, writer and public speaker. She’s the creator of Faces of Fortitude, a movement in portraits that strives to lay a foundation for healing for those affected by suicide. Faces of Fortitude provides a safe, stigma-free space, virtually through social media, and in-person with appearances and gallery events, for mental health and suicide to be discussed. Mariangela recently stood on the TEDx stage for the first time in Youngstown, Ohio to deliver her talk entitled Celebrate the Survivor: Creating a Safe Space around Suicide. Her goal is to combat the mental health stigma at a grassroots level, where it all begins.
In this episode Mariangela returns to the CreativeLive studios where Faces of Fortitude was conceived and describes the moment when the lightbulb went off during a class by Stacy Pearsall. We talk about her personal transformation in the past two years since she began Faces as a personal project on the weekends. Being self-taught, she explains what it took to push through imposter syndrome and call herself a photographer. We talk about how words that are whispered can create shame and she gives us a sneak peek into writing her next TEDx talk.
This is We Are Photographers with Mariangela Abeo and this is her story.

Chris Orwig - Searching for Soul Nov 19, 2019

Show notes

Chris Orwig is a portrait photographer, best-selling author and an educator at heart. He is a Sony Artisan, has written six books and authored over 100 online courses. His work has been seen in publications like Rolling Stone, Esquire Magazine and the NY Times. His clients include Google, Patagonia, Adobe and The Nature Conservancy. Chris is on a mission to connect with creatives who are like-minded, amplify goodness and make more of it.

In this episode, we learn why Chris’ ultimate goal in portraiture isn’t actually the pictures. Chris opens up about what he did when he realized that he’d completely lost interest in portraiture. We go behind the scenes of writing his new book Authentic Portraits: Searching for Soul, Significance, and Depth. Chris explains the similarities of being in flow with both surfing and photography and explains how we all can learn to see our weaknesses as our strengths.

This is We Are Photographers with Chris Orwig and this is his story.

Elena S. Blair - Intuition & Opportunity Nov 12, 2019

Show notes

Elena S. Blair is a Seattle-based photographer, mother of three, and owns a thriving lifestyle family and newborn photography business. She is also passionate about building community and encouraging other photographers to find depth and purpose in their work and business through both online and in-person education.

In this episode, Elena and I talk about her photography and life journey over the past eleven years since she followed her intuition and against all logic bought a camera with insurance money after her house was broken into. We explore how she’s boldly turned traumatic life experiences into opportunity. Hear how being vulnerable allowed her to build a community and give people a space to express and share their own struggles. Find out where Elena repeatedly heard the phrase as a child, ‘Be careful what you wish for.’ You’ll learn why an abundance mindset isn’t just about money.

This is We Are Photographers with Elena S. Blair and this is her story.

Ian Shive - Exploring the Hidden Pacific Nov 05, 2019

Show notes

Ian Shive is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer whose work documents some of the world’s most pristine environments and brings to the public important conservation stories from around the globe. In 2015, he led a team of filmmakers and scientists on a groundbreaking mission in Cuba for Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” and over the past few years he has launched several expeditions to document for the first time some of the Pacific Ocean’s most remote marine national monuments for two films, Midway: Edge of Tomorrow and Hidden Pacific. Ian is the founder of Tandem Stills + Motion, a leading outdoor photography and film production company.

In this episode, Ian takes us on an exploration from filming great white sharks in Cuba to albatross on Midway Island to the vibrant underwater life surrounding several protected atolls in the Pacific. In a time of extreme environmental threats to our planet, Ian explains why he’s chosen to primarily focus on stories of hope. We go back to 8-year old inquisitive Ian who felt connected to nature from a young age and how the immersive experience of viewing Hidden Pacific in IMAX theaters will hopefully gift youth across the world that same connection to nature. Hear about partnering with organizations such as the Nature Conservancy, the Sierra Club, the National Parks Conservation Association, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and all about the latest inspiring work of Tandem Stills + Motion.

This is We Are Photographers with Ian Shive and this is his story.

Felix Kunze - Illuminating Truth Through Portraits Oct 29, 2019

Show notes

Felix Kunze is a portrait photographer and studio lighting educator living in New York City. Born in East Germany and raised in England, he now spends his time highlighting the grace, strength, enthusiasm, and beauty of people through his impeccably lit photographs. His recent projects are centered around scientists, explorers, and environmentalists, to elevate their standing in society through photographs.

In this episode, we discuss why Felix is focusing his photography on issues that will have more of an impact in fifty years than they do now. He tells the story of what it took to get a portrait of Greta Thunberg with direct eye contact and why access is the biggest challenge for any photographer. Felix shares what it felt like to photograph an image of eight of the surviving Apollo astronauts at The Explorers Club. We journey to the remote Gobi desert in Mongolia on an expedition of geologists to study a mass extinction from 365 million years ago and he reveals his formula for getting paid work through personal projects.

This is We Are Photographers with Felix Kunze and this is his story.

Vanessa Joy - Breathe Your Passion Oct 22, 2019

Show notes

Vanessa Joy has been photographing couples and educating pros worldwide since 2002. She focuses her business in the NJ and NYC area, and alongside her partnerships with Canon and Adorama she helps pros take their businesses to the next level. Her hit show Breathe Your Passion on AdoramaTV covers everything from photography skills, marketing, workflow and how to live and breathe your passion.

Vanessa is the ultimate life-long learner and life-long teacher. In this episode we learn how she falls in love with photography over and over again to not get burned out. We hear why she has the coolest dad in the world who taught her a strong work ethic. Find out what motivated Vanessa to write her first book, The Off-Camera Flash Handbook. We discuss learning to walk away from the expectations of others and of herself as she continually pivots her career, including what she has in store for us all in 2020.

This is We Are Photographers with Vanessa Joy and this is her story.

Daniel Dart - Voice to the Voiceless Oct 15, 2019

Show notes

Daniel Dart is an artist, activist, filmmaker and photographer. In 2015 he launched DEC Projects, an impact focused strategic communications and international development firm whose tagline is aptly, 'Creating Global Campaigns & Content That Raise Awareness + Change Culture'.
In this jam-packed episode Daniel takes us on a journey from being a punk rocker in the band Time Again to being incarcerated, appealing & having his sentence reduced by two years. We talk about his experiencing homelessness and doing criminal justice work with the White House. We explore a number of his projects including Rich City Poor Man, The Fight: Tunisia’s Battle For Democracy, and a partnership with Leica and the United Nations to bring Sofort cameras to refugee camps in Algeria. He takes us to remote places in the Middle East and explains why he created the global event series Future Changemakers. You’ll understand why Daniel’s work is centered around giving a voice to the voiceless and find out why he believes everyone has a capacity for good.
This is We Are Photographers with Daniel Dart and this is his story.

Grace Chon - Animal Photography Meets Creativity School Oct 07, 2019

Show notes

Grace Chon is a commercial and editorial animal photographer, acclaimed for her highly expressive portraits of animals and authentic photos of people and their pets. Her clients include ad agencies, pet brands, magazines, publishing companies, celebrities, and TV shows. Grace is also the author of 2 dog photography books - Waggish: Dogs Smiling for Dog Reasons and Puppy Styled: Japanese Dog Grooming Before and After.
In this episode Grace shares the secret to being an amazing animal photographer. We talk about the making of her book Puppy Styled after a series of images that will make you laugh and smile went viral. Grace explores her mission for her podcast Creativity School and why people thought she was crazy (including herself) when she left the advertising world as an award-winning creative director to be a pet photographer. Graces takes us on her journey learning to see fear as an opportunity for growth. She explains how she built a name for herself as an LA celebrity pet photographer and gives us a sneak peek of her new portrait series exploring the healing power of dogs.
This is We Are Photographers with Grace Chon and this is her story.

Connect with Grace at www.gracechon.com, on IG @thegracechon and subscribe to her podcast Creativity School.

Listen to all of our We Are Photographers podcast episodes and find show notes on CreativeLive. Subscribe, rate & review us wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Thanks for listening!

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

We Are Photographers

Related Podcasts

1

2

3

4

5

6