Breaking Barriers w/ Alexxis Jackson | 059

Breaking Barriers w/ Alexxis Jackson | 059

Alexxiss Jackson, a renowned Black woman DP and cinematography professor, shares her journey into the industry, the importance of representation, and practical advice for aspiring filmmakers. We explore the impact of historical exclusion, the significance of union membership, and the power of storytelling from diverse perspectives.  Check out: South Haven [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22003660/]on Roku July 15th! Sorry for the technical difficulties but totally still worth the listen! Gear Don’t Matter But:  🖤PLC Playlist🖤 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/19R9A1V0XoDuMuyfBEgbOg?si=fZS_NoYESXaPWM5lGfZu2w&pi=XRce3L7QT3u_5]:  * Alexxis - Where’s the love - Roberta Flack & Donnie Hathaway  * Qurissy - Shoulder Lean Young Dro  Shoot Yo Shot:  * Music video for FKA Twigs – How many times we gotta call on you girl?? Let’s make these videos!! You can find, hire, or reach Alexxis at: instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alexxissjackson.dop/], website [https://www.sfpoetic.tv/dop] 📩 Submit your Photographs Not Taken [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScygjjV7pixDhSimKItjOlYiuKBu5MmObbGBN5t4e1p6iPHKw/viewform?usp=header] Watch/Listen to Photographer Life Check ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/photographerlifecheck/]on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@PhotographerLifeCheck] , Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photographer-life-check/id1793922257], Spotify [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photographer-life-check/id1793922257] Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f3fe8fe7-19e5-4b6a-a4a2-3ec1c3db2033/photographer-life-check], iHeart Radio [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-photographer-life-check-263361340/], ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/photographerlifecheck?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr], & TikTok [http://www.tiktok.com/@photographerlifecheck] Photographer Life Check is a BWP Network [https://blackwomenphotographers.com/] Original

Perennial Memory Lab w/ Kennedy Arnette | 058

Life Check:  We get to the root with Kennedy Arnette, Perennial  Memory Lab’s founding gardner. Ok enough with the puns lol This episode is even deeper than archive work. We get into what it takes & costs to be a steward without positioning yourself as an authority. Kennedy’s a perfect guide into memory work. So excited for you all to hear this episode! Gear Don’t Matter But: Canon Handicam!!! 🖤PLC Playlist🖤 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/19R9A1V0XoDuMuyfBEgbOg?si=fZS_NoYESXaPWM5lGfZu2w&pi=XRce3L7QT3u_5]:  * Kennedy: Bobby Boyd - To be in love with yourself  * Qurissy: Project Pat - Cheese & Dope Shoot Yo Shot:  Universal sprinkle on the residencies funding & creating space for their practice, providing housing & paid to live there. You know who you are!!! Hit the email! You can find, hire, or reach Kennedy at: instagram [https://www.instagram.com/perennialmemorylab/], website [http://perennialmemory.org/] 📩 Submit your Photographs Not Taken [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScygjjV7pixDhSimKItjOlYiuKBu5MmObbGBN5t4e1p6iPHKw/viewform?usp=header] Watch/Listen to Photographer Life Check ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/photographerlifecheck/]on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@PhotographerLifeCheck] , Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photographer-life-check/id1793922257], Spotify [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photographer-life-check/id1793922257] Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f3fe8fe7-19e5-4b6a-a4a2-3ec1c3db2033/photographer-life-check], iHeart Radio [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-photographer-life-check-263361340/], ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/photographerlifecheck?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr], & TikTok [http://www.tiktok.com/@photographerlifecheck] Photographer Life Check is a BWP Network [https://blackwomenphotographers.com/] Original

The Art of Slowing Down w/ Kendra Harris

Life Check:  Kendra Harris walks us through her documentary on Justin Lamar Carter, her internet episodic - Photography Roulette, & The Art of Slowing Down. All of her projects relate to each other in the way that she creates with great intention! Gear Don’t Matter But:  * Canon R6 🖤PLC Playlist🖤 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/19R9A1V0XoDuMuyfBEgbOg?si=fZS_NoYESXaPWM5lGfZu2w&pi=XRce3L7QT3u_5]:  Qurissy: Sounds of Blackness - Optimistic - did I say this one already? Lol Kendra: Gabriel Jacoby - Forever * Kamasi Washington - Street Fighter Shoot Yo Shot:  Warby Parker - help! None of us have 20/20 vision!, Nike, Canon, Fuji! All the girls!! Tap in. You can find, hire, or reach Kendra at: instagram [https://www.instagram.com/iamkendraharris/], website [https://www.kendraharris.com/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnQQBp5AK5xYFdiNlOhA5im6tPpQTC6mfsIc_wqcAdRb2j38qvr5jfrEw2Umw_aem_6fqIuUytKLdJ3v_pEM9Eig] 📩 Submit your Photographs Not Taken [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScygjjV7pixDhSimKItjOlYiuKBu5MmObbGBN5t4e1p6iPHKw/viewform?usp=header] Watch/Listen to Photographer Life Check ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/photographerlifecheck/]on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@PhotographerLifeCheck] , Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photographer-life-check/id1793922257], Spotify [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photographer-life-check/id1793922257] Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f3fe8fe7-19e5-4b6a-a4a2-3ec1c3db2033/photographer-life-check], iHeart Radio [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-photographer-life-check-263361340/], ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/photographerlifecheck?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr], & TikTok [http://www.tiktok.com/@photographerlifecheck] Photographer Life Check is a BWP Network [https://blackwomenphotographers.com/] Original

Photography Without Borders w/ Frenchy Williams

Life Check:  Frenchy Williams from Photography Without Borders shares insights on the power of photography, cultural identity, and community impact. On the heels of New York’s 69th and Chicago’s 49th annual Puerto RIcan Day Parades, PWB, for the first time, is taking their predominantly Puerto Rican students to Puerto Rico TODAY (the day thai airs)!!! Iconic if I do say so myself. Gear Don’t Matter But:  * Portable reader for sd to phone 🖤PLC Playlist🖤 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/19R9A1V0XoDuMuyfBEgbOg?si=fZS_NoYESXaPWM5lGfZu2w&pi=XRce3L7QT3u_5]:  * Soulja Boy - First Day of School * Mariah Carey - Fantasy Shoot Yo Shot:  Canon, Nikon, Fuji & all your other cousins, LETS GET THESE KIDS SOME CAMERAS!! Also if you’re an artists and want to collaborate with them definitely hit the link! You can find, hire, or reach Frenchy & Photography Without Borders at: instagram [https://www.instagram.com/photography.without.borders/], websit [https://photographywithoutborders.networkforgood.com/], fenchy [https://www.instagram.com/astoldbyfrenchyy/] 📩 Submit your Photographs Not Taken [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScygjjV7pixDhSimKItjOlYiuKBu5MmObbGBN5t4e1p6iPHKw/viewform?usp=header] Watch/Listen to Photographer Life Check ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/photographerlifecheck/]on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@PhotographerLifeCheck] , Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photographer-life-check/id1793922257], Spotify [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photographer-life-check/id1793922257] Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f3fe8fe7-19e5-4b6a-a4a2-3ec1c3db2033/photographer-life-check], iHeart Radio [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-photographer-life-check-263361340/], ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/photographerlifecheck?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr], & TikTok [http://www.tiktok.com/@photographerlifecheck] Photographer Life Check is a BWP Network [https://blackwomenphotographers.com/] Original

Photographs Not Taken Minisode | 055

I'm back, been around the world!! Didn't expect to be gone so long but easing back into it with a little minisode from your submissions. If you'd like to submit your favorite Photograph Not Taken please tell us about your memories, bring us into the stories! 📩 Submit your Photographs Not Taken [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScygjjV7pixDhSimKItjOlYiuKBu5MmObbGBN5t4e1p6iPHKw/viewform?usp=header] Watch/Listen to Photographer Life Check ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/photographerlifecheck/]on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@PhotographerLifeCheck] , Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photographer-life-check/id1793922257], Spotify [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/photographer-life-check/id1793922257] Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f3fe8fe7-19e5-4b6a-a4a2-3ec1c3db2033/photographer-life-check], iHeart Radio [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-photographer-life-check-263361340/], ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/photographerlifecheck?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr], & TikTok [http://www.tiktok.com/@photographerlifecheck] Photographer Life Check is a BWP Network [https://blackwomenphotographers.com/] Original