We Are Photographers

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Yasmeen Turayhi - Untold Iraqi Narratives Sep 29, 2019

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Yasmeen Turayhi is a first generation Iraqi American who has spent the vast majority of her life caught in between two worlds—one as an American, and one as an Iraqi. She also lives two lives simultaneously as a filmmaker and runs a product marketing advisory service Modern Product with diverse experience in finance, energy, fintech, healthtech, adtech and more. She’s the author of Product Marketing Debunked and serves on the Board of Directors of TechWadi, helping create bridges for entrepreneurs between the greater Middle East and Silicon Valley.
In this episode Yasmeen explains why she was driven to create her short and feature film projects including A Star in the Desert and The Day Everything Changed—to share an under-represented perspective from the Middle East, from families who are on the receiving end of war & conflict, and expand perspectives and global consciousness. We hear about running a 122% funded Kickstarter, what she learned about financing short films while on crutches for four months and the dedication of a group of 30+ people who believed in her mission.
This is We Are Photographers with Yasmeen Turayhi and this is her story.

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Benjamin Von Wong - Unforgettable Social Impact Sep 22, 2019

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Benjamin Von Wong's work lies at the intersection of fantasy and photography and combines everyday objects with shocking statistics. It has attracted the attention of corporations, like Starbucks, Dell, and Nike and has generated over 100 million views for causes like ocean plastics, electronic waste, and fashion pollution. Von Wong was recently named one of Adweek's 11 content branded masterminds. He is a motivational speaker and educator whose mission is to help make positive impact unforgettable.
In this episode Von Wong explores what the term Artivist means to him and why since 2016 he’s only done social impact work, including the projects Strawpocalypse, Plastikophobia, and Tallest Closet. He explains why he wouldn’t be where he is today if he didn’t openly share his process via behind the scenes videos to a global audience, many of whom now volunteer to help with his big ideas such as gathering 168k straws off the streets. We talk about leaving a career as a hard rock mining engineer, why he resonates so much with unicorns, and the need for creatives to always readapt as the world evolves around us.
This is We Are Photographers with Benjamin Von Wong and this is his story.

Connect with Von Wong at vonwong.com and unforgettablelabs.com, IG @vonwong, TW @thevonwong, YT @thevonwong

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Chase Jarvis - Creative Calling Sep 15, 2019

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Chase Jarvis is an award-winning artist, entrepreneur, and named one of the most influential photographers of the past decade. His commercial campaigns included clients such as Apple, Nike, and Red Bull just to name a few. He created Best Camera – the first photo app to share images to social networks. On his podcast Chase Jarvis Live, Chase digs into what makes some of the world’s top creative entrepreneurs, artists, and authors tick. He’s the Founder & CEO of CreativeLive, where more than 10 million of you around the globe learn photography, video, design, music and business from the world’s top creators and entrepreneurs.

In this episode we explore Chase’s personal evolution as a creative and entrepreneur culminating in writing his new book Creative Calling. We follow the through line of what he’s learned about the value of creativity from the thousands of leaders and experts he’s spoken with all over the world. Hear what his 2nd grade teacher Ms. Kelly said that jolted his creative identity, and the tragic loss that brought him back to it. We discuss what happens when you begin making decisions with your intuition or gut instead of your rational brain and what Chase means by action over intelligence. Learn about his IDEA framework for the creative process, why the A ‘Amplify’ step is the least understood, and why participating in community, no matter big or small, is the key to success. Chase explains life’s two arcs of acquisition and contribution and we find out why CreativeLive indeed exists.

This is We Are Photographers with Chase Jarvis and this is his story.

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Tomayia Colvin - Empowering Diversity & Inclusion Sep 08, 2019

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Tomayia Colvin is a photographer, educator, speaker, author, magazine publisher and conference founder with a PhD in educational leadership. She’s the founder of Tomayia Colvin Education, an online community created to empower Black and photographers of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and other marginalized groups. She created The Cookout, one part photography conference and one part family cookout with bomb potato salad. Tomayia authored the best-selling children’s book Mya’s Big Adventures: Career Day and is nationally published High School Senior Portrait (and Wedding) Photographer.

In this episode Tomayia shares the importance of being a living example and mentor for her children. We explore her inner teacher from playing school as a kid, being a middle and high school teacher, launching her own education platform and creating spaces for others to teach, mentor, network and build community. We discuss the need for The Cookout conference with an all Black speaker line up of mostly women filling a void in the industry with a safe and comfortable environment. If you want to know how she balances it all, what she tells herself in the face of fear, this is a must-listen episode.

This is We Are Photographers with Tomayia Colvin and this is her story.

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tomayiacolvineducation.com, FB Group, IG @tomayiacolvineducation and tomayiacolvin.com, IG @tomayiacolvin, FB Tomayia Colvin

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Jen Rozenbaum - Shamelessly Feminine Sep 01, 2019

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Jen Rozenbaum is a boudoir photographer who has dedicated herself to helping women discover their femininity and celebrate it shamelessly. She runs a boutique boudoir studio in New York and is a Nikon Ambassador and on Westcott’s Top Pro Team. She’s an educator, speaker, podcaster and author that helps other photographers build their business and their life.

In this episode, we talk about Jen’s mission for her clients as a boudoir photographer and what it means to be Shamelessly Feminine. Jen shares her journey healing from breast cancer and how cancer changed her life and relationship with fear. We travel to a hole in the ground in Peru where Jen experienced the fertility goddess Pachamama and her tips for setting healthy boundaries in life. We explore her challenges and self-discovery while writing and then rewriting a book about fear, body positivity, shame, loving yourself and relationships. We discuss meditation, trauma and the brain and how Jen has learned to have a lot more grace for herself.

This is We Are Photographers with Jen Rozenbaum and this is her story.

Connect with Jen Rozenbaum on jenrozenbaum.com and @jenrozenbaum on IG, FB, TW and YouTube.

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Andrew Scrivani - That Photo Makes Me Hungry Aug 25, 2019

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Andrew Scrivani is a photographer, director, writer, educator and producer who has worked on editorial, publishing, advertising, documentary, and feature film projects. One of the most prolific food photographers in the industry, Andrew has been a contributor to The New York Times for over 17 years. His images have been featured in over a dozen cookbooks and his first book, That Photo Makes Me Hungry, is available for pre-order and will be released in the Fall of 2019. He’s an Executive Producer for the film company Boro Five Pictures, the co-founder of Big Machine Films.

In this episode Andrew explores the throughlines of his multifaceted career. We learn how being a competitive baseball catcher evolved into his leadership skills as a film producer and director. We talk about creative ruts and reinvention and the most surprising part of writing his first book. Andrew reveals how he got his break at the NYTimes and describes what it was like to create food photography for a daily column in the health section, Monday-Friday, for over seven years.

This is We Are Photographers with Andrew Scrivani and this is his story.

Follow Andrew Scrivani: andrewscrivani.com, IG @andrewscrivani, FB @ascrivani, TW @andrewscrivani

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Todd Owyoung - Music & Concert Photography Aug 18, 2019

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Todd Owyoung is a music photographer specializing in music lifestyle, musician/celebrity portraits, and concert photography and is a Nikon Ambassador. His clients range from bands and festivals to magazines, lifestyle brands and ad agencies. His blog ishootshows.com features over a thousand posts, ranging from articles on technique for concert photography to gear recommendations to advice on breaking into music photography.

We recorded this episode while Todd was in Seattle filming his Getting Started in Music Photography workshop in partnership with Red Bull Photography & CreativeLive. Todd takes us along his journey building a portfolio in St. Louis, moving to NYC to follow the dream, and becoming a Nikon Ambassador. He describes that electrifying feeling of being in the photo pit chasing the iconic image. We talk through the pain points of making money as a music photographer and tips on where to start. He tells us about the one show that changed everything for him. Todd encourages everyone, no matter what genre, to make the images that only you can uniquely make.

This is We Are Photographers with Todd Owyoung and this is his story.

Follow Todd Owyoung on IG: @toddowyoung, FB: Todd.Owyoung, TW: @toddowyoung

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Chris McGinnis - The Macro World of Bugs Aug 11, 2019

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Chris McGinnis is a graphic designer and macro photography enthusiast with a passion for photographing anthropods. He currently works as the Senior Manager of Creative Services at Olympus America where he oversees all phases of Olympus’ graphic design, photography, and video production. We recorded this episode when Chris was here filming his Macro Photography class for the Step Outside conference - an Olympus + CreativeLive partnership. Chris takes us back to catching lightning bugs in the summertime as a child and why he thinks so many people are scared of bugs. He shares how easy it is to find macro subjects in your daily life, whether that’s in your backyard or balcony at work, and how best to slowly approach them before they fly or run away. You'll learn why face-to-face portraits of insects might be the trickiest, but are also the most rewarding. By the end of the episode you’ll have a much greater appreciation for insects, spiders, all things creepy crawly and their place in the world.

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

Follow Chris McGinnis on Instagram at @innis2winnis.

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Ami Vitale - Photographing Stories of Hope Aug 04, 2019

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Ami Vitale is an award-winning National Geographic contract photographer, documentary filmmaker and a Nikon Ambassador. Ami has traveled to over 100 countries and focused her early career covering conflict and violence. She’s shifted her work to today’s most compelling wildlife and environmental stories. Ami recently published a best-selling book, Panda Love, on the secret lives of pandas. She lectures for the National Geographic LIVE series, and gives workshops throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Her photographs have been commissioned by nearly every international publication and exhibited around the world in museums and galleries.

In this episode, Ami takes us behind the scenes on some of her long term projects with elephants in Northern Kenya and last of the world’s northern white rhinos. She explains why she believes the indigenous communities she’s worked with hold the keys to saving what’s left. We talk about how photography helps us understand humanity, the natural world, our environment and universal truths. Ami tells us about being deported from a country where she had been working for five years on a National Geographic story and how what we may call failures can lead to our greatest transformations. We learn about her work with Ripple Effects Images helping tell stories about women who are being impacted by climate change. Ami encourages us to fall in love with the world around us, find long-term stories in our own backyards and that all of us need to use our voice to make a difference.

This is We Are Photographers with Ami Vitale and this is her story.

Peter Read Miller - A Sports Photography Great Jul 28, 2019

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Peter Read Miller is a legend in sports photography. He worked as both a staff and contract photographer for Sports Illustrated for more than 35 years and his images have appeared on over 100 Sports Illustrated covers. He’s photographed 41 Super Bowls, 9 Olympics and 14 NBA Finals. He photographs for The Associated Press and numerous other publications and commercial clients. He has been teaching Sports Photography Workshops for over 20 years. He hosts the YouTube channel On Sports Photography with Peter Read Miller offering tips for both the craft and business. Peter has been a Canon Explorer of Light since the program started 25 years ago.

In this episode, Peter and I discuss how he got his start photographing with the NFL, how he stays calm within the frenetic energy of photographing Super Bowls and the Olympics. We talk about staying grounded both when he gets “the winning shot” and when he doesn’t. We explore the tight relationship between sports photographer and editor, and how he connects with famous athletes to create their portrait in a short amount of time. We hear the stories behind some of his best known images.

This is We Are Photographers with Peter Read Miller and this is his story.

Connect with Peter Read Miller on peterreadmiller.com, YouTube, and IG @peterreadmiller.

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