Prince McClinton is the CEO of Art of Visuals, a media company that produces content and strategy for brands and businesses across the globe. He uses his creativity and experience to transform chaos into content and deliver value to the clients he works with. Art of Visuals has more than 1.9 million followers on Instagram, and has collaborated with some of the largest brands on the planet. In this episode, Prince gets into his own hero’s journey, how to position and price your services, his...

Manny Ortiz is a Chicago-based portrait photographer who inspired millions around the world. He became passionate about photography when his wife became pregnant with their first child. He then quickly taught himself photography while working as a police officer, and soon earned enough traction to pursue his passion full-time. Not only is Manny is followed on YouTube by more than 675,000 people and 250,000 on Instagram but he also has co-created his own photography lighting equipment a...

Taylor Rees is a documentary filmmaker, Sony Alpha Artisan, photojournalist, and avid explorer of stories on landscape, natural resource issues, and above all else, the human heart. She's worked on adventure documentaries like Moonwalk, Down to Nothing, Sanctity, Under Nordic Sky, and The Last Honey Hunter. Taylor's focus lately has been to bring a new perspective and deeper public understanding to the complexity of climate change, conservation, human rights, environmental justice, and...

Svenja Krüger is a visual artist and founder of Stories Matter, a platform that uses photography to share the stories of people and places. Svenja believes in the power of a story to connect and inspire humanity, challenge perceptions, and impact communities. She's a passionate advocate for responsible storytelling and is particularly drawn to exploring untold stories around death, duality, and the interconnectedness of humanity: the themes that make our stories matter the most. In this...

Emmett Sparling is an award-winning director, photographer and videographer. As a teenager, he left a burgeoning career in fashion photography to backpack across the world. Over the course of his journey, he began to gain momentum on Instagram as a travel photographer and shot more and more short films.  In this episode, Emmett reflects on lessons learned from years on the road shooting, a rule that increased his creative performance and offers a glimpse into what exciting new projects are...

#66 - Michael Muser on Lessons From Working With The Top 0.1%, Starting a Three-Michelin Star Restaurant and Photography Michael Muser talks about his experiences working with the top 0.1% best in the world, how he studied winemaking, where he got a taste of the culinary industry, what it means for a restaurateur to earn a Michelin star, bounce back from a closed business, and open another one in the time of the pandemic, and lastly, how he deals with raising a daughter.  ▷ Full show notes...

#65 - Jerome Poirier on Going Viral (13M+views) On Instagram, The Psychology behind Instagram Reels & TikTok, and the lessons from European Football I highly recommend listening to the entire episode because Jérôme has a fascinating take on TikTok, Instagram reels, and other video content. We also talked about European Football's massive profitability, social media's scalability, the psychology behind reels, virtual influencers, and Deepfakes.  ▷ Full show notes...

#64 - Jessica Moore on How Photography NFTs Changed Her Life, Storm Chasing for Photos and Her Battle Against Autoimmune Disease Jessica Moore is a meteorologist and a professional photographer. Jessica discusses her experience navigating the NFT space, how she chases storms, how her disease impacted her art & life, the direction of her stormscape photography, and her favorite shooting gear! ▷ Full show notes on https://ptl.fm/podcast I hope you learned something out of that episode! Now...

Nima is the COO of Empire Distribution Records and Publishing, an American distribution company and record label founded in 2008 by Gazi Shami and headquartered in San Francisco, California. In his teenage years, he started as a writer contributor in DubCNN, a website for west coast music. In his teenage year Nima was interviewing popular and rising hip-hop artists. He has also produced groundbreaking album records for acclaimed musicians, including 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and...

#62 - Laura Dawn on Microdosing for Creativity, Overcoming The 'I'm Not Creative' Label, and Psychedelics Safe Use ▷ Full show notes on https://ptl.fm/podcast Laura Dawn is a psychedelic advocate, author, and international speaker who has been leading transformational retreats for ten years. Her retreats inspire people to awaken to greater possibilities. Laura Dawn is a microdosing mentor for executives and top performers and has been leading transformational retreats for over 10 years. Laura...

Erick Hercules on How to Price Your Art, Breaking Creative Blocks, NFTs For Photographers, The Curse Of A Niche, Meditation & Tools to Optimize Life ▷ Full show notes on https://ptl.fm/podcast Erick Hercules specializes in non-photoshop levitation photography and is an Ecuadorian commercial photographer. His photographs are featured on billboards in Times Square, have been auctioned at the Guggenheim Museum, and published in Hypebeast, HighSnobiety, and other periodicals. Erick has...

Sean Li on Saying No to 300,000$+, Restarting the Podcast, Building Your Business, NFTs and Lessons from Becoming a Dad Welcome back to the show after a "short" break. Today we're diving into topics like how to make hard decisions (like turning down 300k offers), what I have planned for this podcast reboot, how to build your own business, brainstorms around the world of NFTs, lessons from becoming a dad and much more with Sean Li. Sean is a serial entrepreneur having launched and sold...

Max Lowe is a director, filmmaker, TEDx speaker and photographer who has travelled across the globe to tell stories. He's worked with National Geographic, Science Magazine, The North Face, Red Bull, Outdoors Magazine and many other big names in the industry. Max's recent documentary "TORN" dives into his family complex history and is his most vulnerable and difficult project to date. Max shares with us how he got started, how he leaning into vulnerability helps his story telling, how he ended...

Ted Chin explains NTFs (Non Fungible Tokens), how he sold and created his first pieces and what it means for the future of creators. Ted Chin is a digital artist and photographer from Taiwan now based in San Francisco, USA. He is most well known for his Photoshop composite art. Ted's work can be described as a fantasy world with a touch of surrealism, sometimes with spirits of nature. His most recent accomplishment is the Adobe Photoshop 2021 splash screen cover artist. ▷ Ted's NFTs:...

Peter Dering is the founder and CEO of Peak Design & co-founder of Climate Neutral org. Peter shares with us how he created Peak Design, how it started, the risks he took to make it happen and the lessons he learned along the way. We also talk about creativity, then change in technology for photography and his morning routines.  ▷ Peter on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterdering  ▷ Peak Design: http://peakdesign.com/ ▷ Climate Neutral: http://climateneutral.org/ Shownotes on...

Ben Moon is an adventure, lifestyle, and portrait photographer whose vibrant images have graced the pages of Patagonia catalogues for the past 18 years. Ben is a Sony ambassador and has shifted his focus into filmmaking. Surviving colorectal cancer in his 20s inspired Ben to develop a deeper connection to others and the natural world and gradually shifted his artistic focus from capturing the pursuit of adventure to telling nuanced human stories that have inspired and impacted millions...

Ryan Borne is a talented French filmmaker and photographer currently working for Coral Gardeners in Moorea. Ryan creates stunning videos not only for NGOs but also for brands mainly around the water.  Ryan was also the creator with the Coral Gardeners team of a video that amassed over 100 Million views and helped raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to help protect the ocean. ▷ Ryan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryan_borne ▷ Viral video mentioned:...

Etienne Claret is a swiss Filmmaker documenting the adventures of famous explorer Mike Horn. Etienne shares his crazy story on how he got to work with Mike Horn and the adventures he's been on lately. 🔥 Etienne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/etienneclaret/ 🔥 Mike Horn's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MikeHornexplorer I hope you learned something out of that episode! Now go crush it out there and remember to be nice with our planet - we only got one! Please, SHARE this...

Luke Jackson-Clark is a professional travel photographer who co-founded MoveToCreate, a travel video. & photo production company. In this episode Luke shares how he wants to shoot on the moon, how he found his business partner, how he became a travel photographer, tips for inspiring photographers and his work with his secret talent.  🔥 Luke on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watchluke/ I hope you learned something out of that episode! Now go crush it out there and remember to be...

Sam Newton is a pro travel videographer who co-founded MoveToCreate, a travel video. & photo production company. Sam has recently popped up on the social media scene through his comic videos making a satire of the cliché travel photography/videography world. Beyond the funny content Sam's cinematic films are deep and aim to share a story or a message. 🔥 Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samnewtonmedia/ 🔥 Videos mentioned: "My year 2018"...

Chris Hau runs a content creation agency working for brands like Corona, Mercedes, tourism boards... to create video ads and campaigns. Chris also has over 700,000+ people following his creative work online on his YouTube channel and Instagram. Dive into his story, his failures, and how he found his own voice.  🔥 Chris on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thechrishau 🔥 Chris on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRte954rw0oeMWFroy_ClAw I hope you learned something out of that...

Evan Ranft is a well known photographer in Atlanta that had his work published in galleries, books and is followed by over 300,000 people across the internet. In this episode Evan speaks about his creative process, how he got started into photography and the process of creating a photo book. 🔥 Evan on Instagram: https://instagram.com/evanranft 🔥 Evan on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtDd1HxzPTmvdwHa-cylISg 🔥 Evan's book: https://www.evanranft.com/store/mybook I hope you...

Episode a bit special because this time I am the guest! Learn more about my story and how I got started in photography!  Raymond's Podcast: https://www.beginnerphotographypodcast.com/podcast/194 I hope you learned something out of that episode! Now go crush it out there and remember to be nice with our planet - we only got one! Please, SHARE this episode AND leave a 5* rating on Apple Podcast - It means a lot, THANK YOU! Come and say hi: 👉 YouTube:...

Karl Shakur is a travel and adventure photographer that I've always admired for his sense of aesthetic when it comes to consistency in tones for Instagram. His work is followed by over 400,000+ people worldwide.  Karl shares in this episode his creative process during the lock-down, how he edits for consistent tones, how he decided to leave being an Architect to pursue travel photography and how he plans for trips! Enjoy! 🔥Karl's video on editing for the right tones:...