EP 42 | The Importance Of Networks & Relationships, Battling Cancer, Patagonia & More with Creative Ben Moon

06/08/20 • 85 min

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/

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.

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EP 41 | Conservation, Creative Storytelling Approaches, National Geographic & More w. Beverly & Dereck Joubert

On this episode Beverly, Dereck and I discuss how they got started out in the photography and filmmaking industries, changes they have seen within the industry, how important it is to have an opinion on things happening in our world today, destructive values that governments have about wildlife, talk about the disconnect that younger generations have with wildlife and wild places, their creative process of storytelling and so so much more.
Links to things discussed in episode:
13 Ways To Sell & Market Your Work As A Freelance Photographer: https://pitchedindustries.com/

Wild Life Films: http://www.wildlifefilms.co/

Beverly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beverlyjoubert/

Beverly Photography Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beverlyjoubertphotography

Dereck Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dereckjoubert/

Dereck and Beverly Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLastLions/

Great Plains Conservation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreatPlainsConservation/

Great Plains Conservation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatplainsconservation/

Great Plains Foundation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatplainsfoundation/

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EP 43 | Insight Into Ambassadorships, Shooting With Purpose, Industry Advice & More w. Krystal Wright.

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
Pitched Industries Article: