Canon FINALLY announces the long awaited Canon 5D Mark IV. And you're like WAIT! Don't you shoot Nikon? And to that, I retort, I shoot em all my friends, whatever is the best camera for any given job. Truth be told, I like Nikon for stills and Canon for video...which means that I've been waiting for this camera for a while...for an update to my video kit. Yes, it's true, for years I've been rocking... read more ›
Aug
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Aug
26
Gary Vaynerchuk builds businesses. Fresh out of college he took his family wine business and grew it from a $3M to a $60M business in five years. Now he runs VaynerMedia, one of the world’s hottest digital agencies. He’s a best selling author, a renowned keynote speaker and releases tons of free content such as the The #AskGaryVee Show all surrounding valuable insights on social media, entrepreneurship, startups, and family businesses. Great to have Gary... read more ›
Aug
26
COME HANG OUT WITH ME!! Hey friends - I'm in Berlin, Germany for the EyeEm Photography Festival. Come hang out with me and make some new friends at the festival afterparty...this Saturday the 27th at 20:00 (8pm). We'll find a more quiet corner of the event, drink some beers, talk shop, I'll answer some questions, and we'll all mingle with like minded friends. You MUST register on the festival event page to get your name... read more ›
Aug
19
Every so often, I am reminded of the tectonic shifts in photography that seem to skip under the radar in our exploding world of photography and photographers. No harm, no foul -- but it snaps my head back into place when pointing these out from time to time. Mary Warner Marian's book 100 Ideas that Changed Photography does a damn nice job highlighting some of these shifts. It's her personal take on the most influential ideas... read more ›
Aug
18
If there’s anyone qualified to lay out the blueprint for dreaming big, living life on your own terms and turning your passions into your career, it’s the iconic Richard Branson. He’s fearlessly and boldly disrupted one industry after another as the founder of the Virgin Group, from publishing to airlines to creating Virgin Galactic (the world’s first commercial spaceliner), building an empire of more than 100 companies and 60,000 employees in over 50 countries. Richard... read more ›
Aug
11
She calls herself a shame and vulnerability researcher, she’s a storyteller, and has one of the most popular ted talks of all time. Brené Brown studies and talks about subjects we’re all intimately familiar with, but most of us rarely discuss. She has deeply, deeply inspired me. She’s a life changer, and a game changer and she also has 3 NYT Best Sellers in the top 10, including her latest book, Rising Strong. I love... read more ›
Aug
05
Happy to play the role of provocateur and prankster, Stefan Sagmeister has famously pushed the boundaries of design. Stefan’s legend stems from the fact his work is so closely linked to his personal searchings and strivings. His impressive client roster includes names like The Rolling Stones, Target, Talking Heads, HBO, Time Warner and the Guggenheim, and he’s won two Grammy awards, an AIGA Medal and practically every important international design award. Stefan’s exhibitions have been... read more ›
Jul
28
LeVar Burton was cast in the groundbreaking role of Kunta Kinte in the landmark television series Roots, at age 19, landing him on the cover of Time Magazine. You will also know him as Geordi La Forge in the iconic “Star Trek: The Next Generation” television series and films, but it’s his role as host and executive producer of the PBS children series “Reading Rainbow” that he’s most proud of. In this episode, we dive... read more ›
Jul
20
Arianna Huffington is one of the most influential women in the world. In May 2005, she launched the Huffington Post, a Pulitzer Prize-winning news and blog site widely regarded as the najlepsze kasyno online of digital media for its dynamic content and influential presence. She is a prolific media commentator, a confident political activist, and the author of more than 15 books. In this episode, we take a deep dive into a topic that has... read more ›
Jul
18
Seems like the more I listen, the more I hear people talking about the gear, the business of photography, the widgets. Let us not forget the simple love of photography. I understand why there’s so much rhetoric in our industry about the business of photography and the gear and the gadgets. There is the common stereotype that most creative people aren’t good business people. There is fear. Gear is easier to talk about than vision.... read more ›