We Are Photographers
122 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsWe Are Photographers from CreativeLive brings you true stories from behind the lens and behind the lives of your favorite photographers, filmmakers and creative industry game changers. From their struggles to their wins, host Kenna Klosterman gets you the real human stories about why they do what they do.
At CreativeLive we believe there's a creator (and a photographer) in all of us, and yes, that means you! If you’re ready to join us in the hustle, listen, get inspired and discover why in the end the creative journey is all worth it.
We are photographers and these are our stories.
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Paul Ninson - Documenting Untold Stories of Africa
May 05, 2019 20:12 - 34 minutes - 48 MBPaul Ninson is a freelance photographer based in Ghana with passion for portraits, visual storytelling and documenting humanitarian and environmental stories. His current personal projects include the Masai tribes in Kenya, the lower Omo Valley of Ethiopia, and documenting the lives of women in Umoja for his Village with No Men project. In this episode, Paul talks about the life-changing experience of meeting Brandon Stanton in Ghana, being featured on Humans of New York and gaining 30k foll...
Joe McNally - Life of a Photography Legend
April 28, 2019 19:06 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBJoe McNally is a photography legend. He’s a photographer, director, and Nikon Ambassador. His 30+ year career includes assignments in over 70 countries as a contributor to the National Geographic, a contract photographer for Sports Illustrated, and the last staff photographer in the history of LIFE. On the advertising & commercial side Joe’s clients include Adidas, FedEx, GE, Epson, and ESPN. In this episode Joe takes us on some of his most epic photo shoots from living at 13,000 feet for 3 ...
Ibarionex Perello - Beyond The Candid Frame
April 21, 2019 23:53 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBIbarionex Perello is a photographer, writer, educator, and host of The Candid Frame podcast. He’s worked in the photography industry for over 25 years and is the author or coauthor of six books, including his new book Making Photographs: Developing a Personal Visual Workflow. In this episode, we discuss the difference between taking and making photographs, a young Ibarionex learning photography at the Boys Club of Hollywood, and the importance of representation in the photography community. ...
Natalie Amrossi - The @Misshattan Story
April 14, 2019 18:00 - 30 minutesNatalie Amrossi, a.k.a. Misshattan on all things social, is known for hanging out of helicopters creating dynamic aerial images of the cities below. Her extensive client list includes brands such as Nike, Jaguar, Apple, and Jordan. She’s been featured in the press including the New York Times, New York Post, Buzzfeed and more. In this episode Natalie talks about the rewards that come with taking big life risks. In her early 20s she left investment banking to become a professional photographe...
John Greengo - Photography is a Lifestyle
April 07, 2019 15:06 - 33 minutesJohn Greengo is a travel, landscape, and wildlife photographer. He’s one of the most prolific educators on CreativeLive, best known for his must-see Fundamentals of Photography class. He’s the author of two books, including The Enthusiast’s Guide to Exposure & 50 Things Photographers Need Know About Focus. John leads photography tours globally to destinations such as Kenya, Tanzania, Cuba, Morocco, Jordan, Antarctica and more. In this episode John describes his most epic moments - both excit...
Valérie Jardin - Hit the Streets All Over the Globe
April 01, 2019 15:51 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBValérie Jardin is a visual storyteller recognized internationally for her street photography. She is the author of several books and teaches street photography workshops all over the world. She also hosts the podcast 'Hit the Streets with Valérie Jardin' and is an official Fujifilm X-Photographer. In this episode we talk about the importance of street photography, how her approach to storytelling includes both following the light and following her heart when photographing on the street. Valé...
Sal D'Alia - AdoramaTV Filmmaker and Producer
March 24, 2019 07:01 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBSal D’Alia is an Italian-born and raised filmmaker currently based in NYC where he creates original content for AdoramaTV. As an executive producer he’s created the series Through the Lens, The Photographer’s Roundtable and the new My Travel Diary. Sal is a Sony alpha Ambassador and one of the founding members of the Sony alpha Imaging Collective. In this episode we talk about the creative influence of growing up in Italy being surrounded by art everywhere. We discuss his career evolution fr...
Lucas Jackson - Life as a Reuters Photographer
March 17, 2019 07:01 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBLucas Jackson is an award-winning Senior Photographer at Reuters. For over a decade he’s worked as a staff photographer covering every aspect of the news and feature stories in New York as well as the red carpet, concerts, natural disasters, politics and wars. As a staff photographer he has to be ready to photograph any scene at any time under any circumstance. In this episode we talk about the work ethic he learned growing up on a cattle ranch and being a commercial fisherman in Alaska to p...
Michelle Valberg - From Narwhals to Polar Bears
March 10, 2019 08:01 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBMichelle Valberg is a renowned explorer, adventurer and wildlife photographer. She is a Nikon Ambassador Canada, a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and was the first ever Canadian Geographic Photographer-in-Residence. She’s an author, a speaker and guides photography expeditions to extreme destinations. In this episode Michelle talks about photographing everything from narwhals to ice bears to snowy owls to a field of 10,000 walrus. She describes her first time making eye to...
Jacob Jonas - Cameras and Dancers
March 03, 2019 08:01 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB[Jacob Jonas] 1 is a dancer, choreographer and Artistic Director of the Jacob Jonas The Company, which he founded when he was only 22 years old. His works have been performed around North America including at The Kennedy Center, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and Lincoln Center. He’s a self-taught photographer, a director & filmmaker, educator, and entrepreneur. In this episode, we talk about #CamerasAndDancers, a series of monthly Instameets bringing together influential ph...
Kelly Brown - Capturing Priceless Memories
February 24, 2019 08:01 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBKelly Brown is an award-winning newborn & portrait photographer based in Brisbane, Australia. She is an international educator, speaker, author, print competition judge, and serial entrepreneur. Her brands include Little Pieces Photography, The Baby Summit, Newborn Posing, Rise International Photography Awards, and Spine Street Studios. In this episode, Kelly opens up about who she is as an artist, a daughter, a mum, and a business owner. We talk about her childhood imagination, the importan...
Andy To - From the Hood to the Universe
February 17, 2019 08:01 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBAndy To is a photographer and filmmaker based in NYC. Along with his partner in life and business Joycelyn Linh, he travels nonstop creating content for brands including Adobe, Sony, Adorama, Apple, major airlines, and tourism boards globally. Andy says he’s dedicated his life to filmmaking and spreading positivity. He also loves to give back by teaching his craft to others. In this episode we talk with Andy about growing up in Oakland, the influence both his grandmother and high school teac...
Joshua Coombes - Do Something For Nothing
February 10, 2019 08:01 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBJoshua Coombes is the founder of the movement #DoSomethingForNothing. Josh is a British hair stylist who began offering haircuts to people he met on the streets experiencing homelessness. He found that listening to people’s stories and connecting through a haircut, along with showing people a photo of themselves before & after, made a far bigger impact than he ever could have imagined. He’s now amplifying his mission by collaborating with brands such as TOMS and touring an art exhibit Light ...
Saunak Shah - The Global Pursuit
February 03, 2019 08:01 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBSaunak Shah is the Founder and Creative Director of Pursuit of Portraits, a global creative collective and community of portrait-lovers. What started as an Instagram account to showcase portrait photography, @pursuitofportraits has grown into a movement connecting hundreds of thousands of creatives around the world. We recorded this episode while Saunak was in Brazil as part of his one-year Global Pursuit, where he traveled to 5 continents, 21 countries and held over 50 photography meetups, ...
Deanne Fitzmaurice - Passport to the World
January 27, 2019 08:01 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBDeanne Fitzmaurice is a Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist, a Nikon Ambassador, represented by National Geographic Creative, a teacher and the co-founder of Think Tank Photo. In this episode we talk about the power of visual storytelling to affect change, what she’s learned about her own process through teaching photography to writers, and how photojournalism can be your passport to the world. Deanne shares how she builds trust with her subjects and how she protects herself mentally when...
Natalie Franke - Community Over Competition
January 21, 2019 08:01 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBNatalie Franke is the Founder of the Rising Tide Society and Head of Community at HoneyBook. She’s also a photographer, entrepreneur, writer and educator. In this episode Natalie talks about communityship, what #communityovercompetition actually means to the 75,000+ members of the Rising Tide Society. There are over 400 local chapters who meet in person monthly to connect with other creatives and learn from industry peers. Natalie opens up and shares what the concept of success looks like to...
Aran Goyoaga - Healing through Food, Cooking and Photography
October 08, 2018 23:52 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBIn this premiere episode of CreativeLive's new weekly photography podcast We Are Photographers, host Kenna Klosterman records a live conversation with author, food stylist and photographer, Aran Goyoaga during CreativeLive's Podcasting Week 2018 Conference. Aran is the author of "Small Plates & Sweet Treats: My Family's Journey to Gluten-Free Cooking" and the award-willing Cannelle et Vanille blog. Her work has been featured in many publications including The New York Times, Food & Wine and ...
Karen Okonkwo and Joshua Kissi - TONL Humanizes Stock Photography with Diversity and Inclusion
October 01, 2018 07:05 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBKaren Okonkwo and Joshua Kissi are the co-founders of TONL, a company turning stock photography into culturally radiant stories. Karen is a Nigerian-American social entrepreneur, speaker and educator. Joshua is a Ghanaian-American photographer and creative entrepreneur who co-founded the NY creative agency Street Etiquette. In 2018 Karen & Joshua were named on Inc’s list of 30 Under 30 Rising Stars when TONL was less than a year old. In this episode we explore why Karen & Joshua partnered to...
Cristina Mittermeier - Turning the Tide with SeaLegacy
September 10, 2018 13:16 - 25 minutes - 23 MBCristina Mittermeier is a marine biologist, conservationist, Sony Artisan of Imagery and National Geographic photographer. She founded the International League of Conservation Photographers and more recently co-founded SeaLegacy.org with her partner Paul Nicklen. Her new book Amaze explores our relationship to the earth and ocean, and draws attention to the beauty and the plight of our planet through her extraordinary imagery. Cristina Mittermeier takes us to remote corners of the globe, in...
TY Bello - Voices of Nigerian Photographers
September 10, 2018 13:05 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBTY Bello is a Lagos, Nigeria based portrait photographer, singer/songwriter, and philanthropist who is helping educate and mentor a new wave of Nigerian photographers. In this episode, TY describes how young Nigerians are only now beginning to find their creative voice through photography, which had essentially been silenced under the country’s former dictatorship. She shares the challenges of making work that is both beautiful and powerful at the same time of subjects from orphaned babies t...
Dave Krugman - Photographing NYC Streets
September 09, 2018 19:29 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBDave Krugman is a street photographer based in NYC. He’s a member of the Sony Alpha Collective and a Manfrotto Global Ambassador. He believes anyone can learn the craft of photography with no camera at all, especially on the streets of NYC. In this episode, Dave talks about the similarities between the creative elements that make up both photography and music. We hear about the beautiful intersection of old and new when combining his grandfather’s old analog lenses with the latest Sony mirr...
Brooke Shaden - Writing and Promoting Passion
September 09, 2018 19:28 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBBrooke Shaden shares how she accidentally became a photographer even though she didn’t feel a connection to the medium. We explore self-doubt, letting go of pride, and the fear of declaring herself a writer. If creativity doesn’t come easily for you, Brooke shares how she’s discovered her own style. We find out what her tattoo says that’s based on the book she’s most obsessed with. Brooke Shaden is an award-winning self-portrait artist, motivational speaker & educator, a Sony Artisan of Ima...