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Erez Marom, an Israeli landscape and travel photographer turned pro in 2012, shares his journey from discovery online to running workshops worldwide. He talks about going professional, the role of contests and writing for exposure, the rewards and realities of teaching workshops, and balancing travel with personal projects.

Mike Sanchez, a Scottsdale-based landscape and night photographer known for creative night work and conservation-minded practice. He talks about the appeal and techniques of night photography. They discuss social media's role in his growth and the tension between sharing locations and protecting fragile landscapes. Conservation, Leave No Trace ethics, and responsible stewardship come up repeatedly.

Episode 018 with Santa Fe, New Mexico-based landscape photographer, Cecil Whitt. I was introduced to Cecil's work by several photographers and could not be more happy to have found him. His work of the American Southwest is quite extensive and very good.  We covered some really great topics, including his journey as an artist, what it is like being a full-time photographer, and where he finds inspiration.  I know you'll enjoy this one. As usual, please find some links to various topics we covered below: The photography of David Chauvin The photography of Hans Strand Cecil's work can be found on: Facebook His website Instagram Here's some examples of his amazing photography. Enjoy! Please do rate the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! You can also reach out to me via email, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. Lastly, please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! Let’s keep the conversations going!

Candace Dyar, a Washington-based landscape photographer with a painterly, fine-art sensibility. She talks about deep connection to wild places and conservation. She explores photography as a therapeutic practice and reflects on being a woman working alone in the field. Short, vivid stories of remote scenes and creative influences spark the conversation.

Episode 016 with Utah-based landscape photographer, and writer, Guy Tal. I can't tell you how excited I was to get Guy on the podcast! His writing about landscape photography has been an inspiration for years. Guy believes that the practice of creative pursuits manifests not only in the making of art, but also has the ability to transform and enrich life, facilitate meaningful and rewarding experiences, and foster contentment and satisfaction through lifelong discovery and learning. Our conversation was thought-provoking to say the least! We covered the topics of conservation, how Guy found his love for photography and the landscape, and the sacredness of experiencing the natural world.   I know you'll enjoy this one. As usual, please find some links to various topics we covered below: Eliot Porter  - A Place No One Knew Edward Weston Guy Tal's book: More Than a Rock Guy's work can be found on: Facebook His website Here's some examples of his amazing photography. Enjoy! Please do rate the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! You can also reach out to me via email, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. Lastly, please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! Let’s keep the conversations going!  

Episode 015 with Florida-based landscape photographer, Mark Metternich. Mark is an incredibly accomplished photographer, known for his work in the Pacific Northwest and American Southwest. Mark has spent most of his time living mobile on the road. Mark's ​great ​passion for fine art landscape comes through in his work and has attracted a wide audience around the world​, has been widely published​ and has won various awards. Mark has spent as much as 300 days a year leading a unique brand of adventure photo tours across the western US and abroad. Mark also produces many post processing training videos, teaches post processing (via Skype online screen sharing) is a freelance contributor to a number of photography publications, does post processing / print work for a wide variety of fine art clients as well as does public speaking / teaching. In our conversation we covered some really thought provoking topics, including the importance of human connection, his philosophy to leading workshops, and the craft of print making. I think you'll enjoy this one. As usual, please find some links to various topics we covered below:   The photography of Klaus Priebe Bruce Fraser - master of sharpening and color management The photography of Marc Adamus Mark's work can be found on: Facebook His website Instagram   Here's some examples of his amazing photography, including photos that we discussed on the podcast. Enjoy! Please do rate the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! You can also reach out to me via email, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. Lastly, please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! Let’s keep the conversations going!

Episode 014 with Tasmania-based landscape photographer, Hillary Younger. Hillary is an inspiring photographer, deeply connected to the places she photographs. Our conversation covered some pretty remarkable topics, including the importance of the connection to place, the link between place and artistic vision, and what it was like growing up in rural Australia. In Hillary's words: "Landscape photography is an expression of the unique relationship of the photographer with the land. My photography is an attempt to communicate intimate moments in that relationship, which stir the emotions and touch the spirit." I think you'll enjoy this one. As usual, please find some links to various topics we covered below:   Hillary's friend, Olivia Hickey The Long Gallery Western Arthurs of Tasmania The photography of Adam Gibbs Hillary's work can be found on: Facebook Her website Instagram   Here's some examples of her amazing photography, including photos that we discussed on the podcast. Enjoy! Please do rate the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! You can also reach out to me via email, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. Lastly, please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! Let’s keep the conversations going!

Episode 013 with Tennessee-based landscape photographer, Dusty Doddridge. Dusty reached out to me to be on the podcast with some great topics and ideas so I checked out his work, became super impressed, and decided he sounded like a super interesting guy to interview - so we scheduled it! Dusty is a super awesome guy - we had a fantastic conversation and covered some new territory on the podcast, including a concept known as "meta learning," practicing photography as an art form, his trip to Iceland, his approach to landscape photography, and some hilarious stories from the field. I think you'll enjoy this one. As usual, please find some links to books and other topics we covered below:   Tim Ferriss' books regarding meta learning Anders Ericsson's book - "Peak" Angela Duckworth's book - "Grit" The photography of Daniel Bergmann The photography of Hans Strand The photography of Bruce Percy Dusty's work can be found on: Facebook His website Instagram   Here's an example of his amazing photography! Enjoy! Please do rate the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! You can also reach out to me via email, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. Lastly, please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! Let’s keep the conversations going!

Episode 012 with one of my favorite photographers of all time, Alex Noriega. Alex has been a huge inspiration to me ever since I started shooting photos back in 2011. His landscape work is world-class. In fact, Alex just won top prize as the International Landscape Photographer of the Year. Impressive stuff! Our conversation covered a variety of awesome topics including Alex's approach to finding scenes that inspire him to take photos, social media, the interesting and contradictory relationship between today's way in which photographers learn vs. our desire to see more unique and moving photography... and many more topics!  Alex's work can be found on: Facebook His website Instagram   Please do rate the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher! Lastly, please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! Let’s keep the conversations going!

Episode 011 with one of my favorite photographers of all time, David Kingham, and his business and life partner, Jennifer Renwick. David and Jennifer are travelling landscape photographers living out of an RV. For David, photography and travel are his life passions, his business, Exploring Exposure, was born out of a need to share his passion with others. David and Jennifer live as nomads, on the road 365 days a year. We discussed some awesome topics on the podcast, including workshop etiquette and ethics, living in an RV, and various post-processing techniques.