Pitched Industries Podcast

I am stoked to be sharing a conversation I had with the extremely talented photographer, athlete, and businessman, Ulrich Grill.

Urich is undoubtedly a jack of all trades and a leader within the global photography space. He is an accomplished photographer and athlete as well as founder of the Zoom Productions photo agency, COOPH, and most recently as I'm sure you will all know Red Bull Illume.

On this episode, Urich and I talk about how Ulrich got his start in action sports photography, what led him to work so closely with Red Bull and start Red Bull Illume in 2006, the importance of being a specialist, why its time you started networking, what Red Bull Illume looks for in a winning image and so much more.

Links to things discussed in this episode:

Red Bull Illume Image Quest Submissions: https://www.redbullillume.com/backend/red-bull-illume-image-quest-2021/submission.html

Ulrich's Website: http://www.ulrichgrill.com/

In this episode, Stephanie and I talk about how Stephanie got to photographing some of the incredible stories she has covered to date, outreaching to editorials, working on side hustles, her creative process, advice for photographers starting out now and so much more.

Links discussed in the episode:
Stephanies Website: http://stephaniefoden.com/
Stephanies IG: https://www.instagram.com/stephaniefoden/?hl=en

In this episode photographer Krystle and I talk about her proactive approach to finding work in the early days, representing yourself online, ambassadorships and if you should be focusing your energy to get them, understanding that everyone has different paths, insight into working with athletes and within the field, advice for people getting started within the industry now and so much more.

Links discussed in this episode:
2020 Photo Comp: https://pitchedindustries.com/2020-photo-comp/
Krystles Website: https://www.krystlewright.com/overview
Krystles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krystlejwright/?hl=en
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I hope you all have had a good last few weeks and I am stoked to be sharing a conversation I had with the amazingly talented photographer, filmmaker and author Ben Moon.

If you are at all interested in rock climbing, surfing or portrait photography there's a pretty good chance you have come across some of Ben's work before. Ben's ability and approach to storytelling and photography has led his work to feature in the highly regarded Patagonia catalogs for the last 17 years as well all over the world in various editorials and screens showing the beauty and authenticity of people challenging themselves in the outdoors.

Recently Ben has released his first book titled Denali - A man, a dog and a friendship of a lifetime. The book at its core is a story of growth, resilience, love and connection that shares Ben's own deeply personal journey with colon cancer and his special friendship with his dog Denali. This book is easily one of the best I have read in the last two years for sure.

In this episode Ben and I talk about how he first got into photography and filmmaking, his book Denali and the reason behind why he wrote it, his approach to storytelling, how surviving cancer has impacted his outlook on life, advice for photographers and filmmakers starting out today and so so much more.
Links to things spoken about in this episode:
Ben's Book Denali: bit.ly/denalibook
Ben's Book AUS / NZ: https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Denali/Ben-Moon/9781925791013
Ben's Website: https://benmoon.com/
Ben's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ben_moon/

In this episode Photographer Lorenz Holder and I will be talking about how he was able to capture the winning images for both the masterpiece and playground category, his creative process, how he is able to brainstorm ideas and pitch them to brands and athletes, mental struggles he has faced in the past, advice he would give photographers starting today and so much more.
Links Discussed In Episode:
Winning Images: https://pitchedindustries.com/lorenz/
Book mentioned: This Brutal World by Perter Chadwick
Lorenz's Website: http://www.lorenzholder.com/
Lorenz's Instagram: https://instagram.com/lorenzholder