Elevated Grapes Talk Show - Fashion Chats

EP 85: Photographer Series Part 6: The Wrap Up

The photographer series took us on a journey to understand the amazing worlds of fashion photography, portrait photography, film photography, and the business of photography in general. In this episode we recap the insight we learned from our guests during this series and The Grapes add in some fun add lib's. Take a listen to this and all episodes in this series! Hosted by: @mrsethee and @Rashistyles Video & Editing: @kalerrgang You can catch The Elevated Grapes Talks Show: Fashion Chats, every Saturday at 10 am PST| 1 PM EST, on Rukus Avenue Radio Channel, on the Dash Radio App or dashradio.com @rukusavenueradio @dashradio 🙌🏼 Replays will be available every Tuesday Following, on all your favorite streaming sites and youtube (links in our bio). Take a listen to all our past Guests such as Jeanne Beker, Holt Renfrew and many more today! *All songs are used for background promotional use only*

EP 84: Photographer Series Part 5: Ted Belton

Ted Belton is a photographer working in Toronto & Globally. His interests and assignments frequently take him between London, Paris, New York, and when he's lucky, other places, too. He is happy to report that nearly everywhere he goes, there is someone willing to sit opposite him and his camera. Ted’s work has been published internationally in Rolling Stone, Kinfolk, Dazed & Confused, The Times Magazine, Elle Decor, Behind The Blinds, and Graydon Carter’s AirMail. In Canada, Ted has been a contributor to Elle Canada, The Globe and Mail, Montecristo, Men’s Fashion, and S/Magazine. Included among his other clients are Rakuten Kobo, Nespresso, Anheuser-Busch, 19/99 Beauty, VDL Cosmetics, Coty, Dior, and Rimmel London. Ted’s commitment to supporting Canadian and local culture with the economy motivating much of his work. He continues to collaborate whenever possible with emerging and independent designers, retailers, musicians, and institutions in support of the arts. Ted has been nominated for three Canadian National Magazine Awards, and was the 2015 recipient of the Proctor & Gamble Beauty Photography Award. Hosted by: @mrsethee and @Rashistyles Video & Editing: @kalerrgang You can catch The Elevated Grapes Talks Show: Fashion Chats, every Saturday at 10 am PST| 1 PM EST, on Rukus Avenue Radio Channel, on the Dash Radio App or dashradio.com @rukusavenueradio @dashradio 🙌🏼 Replays will be available every Tuesday Following, on all your favorite streaming sites and youtube (links in our bio). Take a listen to all our past Guests such as Jeanne Beker, Holt Renfrew and many more today! *All songs are used for background promotional use only*

EP 83: Photographer Series Part 4: Rakesh Sidana

International Photographer and Film Director, Rakesh Sidana is recognized Internationally for his creative vision and out of the box campaigns. With focus on fashion, fitness and wellness brands his client list includes Harley Davidson, La Senza, Ford, Manish Malhotra, Canon, Jack Daniels & Nivedita Saboo Couture. He has been published in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Feroce, Pump and Elegant Magazine. He travels between North America and India and works with one of the top names in the fashion business. His recent accomplishments includes being the official photographer for Miss India pageant, a role reserved for the top photographers in India. His notable personal work includes the series "I OWN MY BODY" and "INTIMACY". Hosted by: @mrsethee and @Rashistyles Video & Editing: @kalerrgang You can catch The Elevated Grapes Talks Show: Fashion Chats, every Saturday at 10 am PST| 1 PM EST, on Rukus Avenue Radio Channel, on the Dash Radio App or dashradio.com @rukusavenueradio @dashradio 🙌🏼 Replays will be available every Tuesday Following, on all your favorite streaming sites and youtube (links in our bio). Take a listen to all our past Guests such as Jeanne Beker, Holt Renfrew and many more today! *All songs are used for background promotional use only*

EP 82: Photographer Series Part 3: Ara Coutts

Ara is a fashion photographer based in Toronto, Canada. She enjoys telling stories through the lens of fashion and is often fascinated with how people dress. Ara strives to reflect her experiences, interests, and aspirations through her work, and hopes that in turn her viewers can relate with their own point of view. Photography is a second career from a re-discovered passion for life. Prior to picking up a camera, Ara worked in tech and e-commerce. She has led teams including creatives (i.e. writers, photographers, designers, and editors), as well as, business professionals (i.e. project managers, sales, and operations) and believes this makes her a better photographer, as she tries to understand how the worlds of art and commerce connect. Hosted by: @mrsethee and @Rashistyles Video & Editing: @kalerrgang You can catch The Elevated Grapes Talks Show: Fashion Chats, every Saturday at 10 am PST| 1 PM EST, on Rukus Avenue Radio Channel, on the Dash Radio App or dashradio.com @rukusavenueradio @dashradio 🙌🏼 Replays will be available every Tuesday Following, on all your favorite streaming sites and youtube (links in our bio). Take a listen to all our past Guests such as Jeanne Beker, Holt Renfrew and many more today! *All songs are used for background promotional use only*

EP 81: Photographer Series Part 2: Jason Bell

Jason was born in Camden, London, in 1969. He was given his first camera at the age of 5. He decided on a career as a portrait photographer whilst studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University, from which he graduated in 1990. His work has since appeared in many of the world’s foremost publications including Vanity Fair and Vogue US & UK, featuring leading celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Scarlett Johansson, Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt, Natalie Portman, David Beckham, Nicole Kidman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Eddie Redmayne, John Malkovich, Kate Winslet and Daniel Craig. He has shot numerous film, theatre and TV campaigns, including Netflix’s The Crown, The Revenant, The Danish Girl, Starz’ Outlander and Power, Billy Elliot, About A Boy, Love Actually, Bridget Jones 2,English National Ballet’s Giselle and Nutcracker and Angels in America for the National Theatre. Many of Jason’s photographs have been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery for their permanent collection. His work has received much critical acclaim and he has been the recipient of many awards including the Royal Photographic Society’s Terence Donovan Award for an outstanding contribution to photography, the New York Photo Awards’ Best Advertising Image and the Best British Black & White Photographer at he British Picture Editors’ Awards. His Out 100 Portfolio was one of five finalists in the American Society of Magazine Editors’ 2010 National Magazine Awards, the magazine industry’s highest honour. He has published four books of his work, the most recent being ‘An Englishman in New York’. A selection of photographs from the book was exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London. In 2011 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of The Royal Photographic Society. On 23 October 2013, he took the official christening photographs of Prince George. In 2018 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the British Institute of Professional Photography. Jason lives in New York and London. Hosted by: @mrsethee and @Rashistyles Video & Editing: @kalerrgang You can catch The Elevated Grapes Talks Show: Fashion Chats, every Saturday at 10 am PST| 1 PM EST, on Rukus Avenue Radio Channel, on the Dash Radio App or dashradio.com @rukusavenueradio @dashradio 🙌🏼 Replays will be available every Tuesday Following, on all your favorite streaming sites and youtube (links in our bio). Take a listen to all our past Guests such as Jeanne Beker, Holt Renfrew and many more today! *All songs are used for background promotional use only*