Dirk Dallas - Eyes Over the World

06/16/20 • 54 min

Dirk Dallas is an FAA licensed drone pilot & photographer, designer, professor & speaker, and the author of the new book Eyes over the World: The Most Spectacular Drone Photography. Dirk is known as an early leader in the drone photography movement having founded @fromwhereidrone and FromWhereIDrone.com, a leading drone photography and cinematography community and website. He is the host of Adorama TV’s web series “From Where I Drone", and a CreativeLive instructor.

In this episode, learn about the origins of the #FromWhereIDrone community of 230,000 creators globally. Dirk explores his early days discovering the new world of drone photography and his fascination with flight from age four. Find out the joys and challenges of creating his new book Eyes over the World featuring 125 contributors from seven continents. Dirk gets real about recognizing he needed to check his ego and create boundaries to prioritize his family. Hear how aerial photography offers us new perspectives about our planet and ways to explore our curiosity as humans.

This is We Are Photographers with Dirk Dallas and this is his story.

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This is We Are Photographers with Dirk Dallas and this is his story.

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Jo-Anne McArthur - We Animals Media

Jo-Anne McArthur is an award-winning photojournalist, sought-after speaker, and the founder of We Animals Media. She’s been documenting the plight of animals on all seven continents for almost two decades. She is the author of two books & her forthcoming third book - Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene - will be published Fall 2020. Jo-Anne was the subject of the acclaimed documentary, The Ghosts in Our Machine. Her photography and writing has been published in National Geographic, The Washington Post, VICE, the LA Times, Canadian Geographic, Huffington Post, and Outdoor Photography. Jo-Anne speaks internationally at schools, universities, and conferences on the subjects of photography, the human-animal relationship, social change, and empathy.

In this episode, we explore the genre of animal photojournalism and influences of conflict, humanitarian and conservation photography. Jo-Anne talks about animal sentience, ethology and women being at the forefront of animal activism. Hear about the making-of her upcoming book Hidden and how the We Animals Archive of images and film is being used globally. We discuss the topics of PTSD, the current pandemic, storytelling, policy change, and how empathy and compassion led her to action.

This is We Are Photographers with Jo-Anne McArthur and this is her story.

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Steven John Irby - Street Dreams Made Real

Steven John Irby (a.k.a. Steve Sweatpants) is a photographer and co-owner, co-founder & director of Street Dreams Magazine. Street Dreams is print and digital publication showcasing up-and-coming photographers, a full-service creative studio, and hosts gallery shows and events. Steve has a new radio show Live at the Bodega on Street Dreams Radio on Mixcloud. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, Steve’s photography is derived from the endless source of inspiration found on his home turf along with images from travels around the world. His images have been published in the New Yorker, GQ and he’s a contributor to Yahoo News. He’s an ambassador for Sony, a Moab master, a TEDx speaker and a CreativeLive instructor. What I love about @steveweatpants' IG posts is Steve's ability to capture decisive moments, mostly B&W, paired with wise words that infuse a love of life no matter how serious the subject matter.

This is We Are Photographers with Steven John Irby and this is his story.

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