Joey L - Artist
NorCal and Shill
English - May 11, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsArts Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episode 88: Show Notes.
Today on NorCal and Shill we welcome guest Joey L., a Canadian-born photographer and director currently based in Brooklyn, NY. His work has been and continues to be, consistently sought after by prominent advertising clients. He’s photographed several recognizable faces including De Niro, Danny DeVito, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, and John Legend, just to name a few. Since he was a teenager, his own curiosity for different ways of living has inspired his work, including his series Holy Men — which turned into an annual pilgrimage to document Halloween in Brooklyn — a favorite personal project. Joey believes the personal connection to subjects and clients carries weight and is a large part of what makes an image resonate. Joey’s work is truly inspirational, and he has been named one of the 30 Photographers Under 30 to Watch by Complex Magazine. Today, we discuss a range of interesting points, including Joey’s initial thoughts on NFTs, how his photography career kicked off with his dinosaur toys, and the importance of finding your own path as an artist. Don’t miss out on hearing from the talented mind of Joey L., so tune in now.
Key Points From This Episode:
• We talk about Joey’s hardware wallet.
• Why he thought the NFT space looked like the photo he took of Sam Spratt’s Council of Luci.
• How his first art, taking photos of dinosaurs, kicked off his photography career at age 7.
• Why he feels blessed to have had his photography career kick off extremely well (and continues to do so).
• Why, even though his name is Joey, he’d probably be a squirrel (if he were an animal).
• How his love for Ethiopian food got him addicted to traveling to Ethiopia.
• The importance of finding your own path; the best advice he’s ever been given.
• Why, in the NFT space, artists should be wary of jumping on trends too quickly and why slow and steady is the way to go.
• Why he’d like to relocate his family to India for a few years.
• Joey asks NorCal Guy a big question from a collector’s standpoint.
• He asks NorCal Guy about his aspirations for the podcast.
• A shoutout from Joey L.
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