4 - Artist spotlight | Alejandro Cartagena: building the NFT photography space from the ground up
Description
In this episode, Matthew and Brileigh are joined by Alejandro Cartagena, founding member of RAW DAO as well as the co-founder of Obscura and Fellowship Trust. Alejandro shares his story of becoming a photographer and paving the way for other artists through Fellowship and Obscura. We also discuss the Magnum Photos 75th anniversary NFT collection which he curated and five pieces of which were recently acquired by RAW DAO. As one of the most active members of the NFT photography community, Alejandro has lots to share about onboarding traditional artists to the NFT space, developing new models to sustainably fund artists, and his advice for new photographers trying to find success in the space.
Topics Discussed:
Obscura
Fellowship
RAW DAO
Magnum Photos 75
Onboarding artists into web3
New models for funding artists
Challenging expectations for artists in web3
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