We Are Photographers

Kiliii Yüyan - Connect to the Land

Kiliii Yüyan is an award-winning Documentary Photographer and contributor to National Geographic Magazine and other major publications. Informed by ancestry that is both Nanai/Hèzhé and Chinese-American, much of his work explores the human relationship to the natural world from different cultural perspectives. Kiliii is one of PDN's 30 Under 30 Photographers (2019), a National Geographic Explorer, and a member of Indigenous Photograph and Diversify Photo. In addition to being a photographer, Kiliii builds traditional kayaks professionally, has mad primitive survival skills and most of the year can be found working on stories in the circumpolar Arctic. As a creator, working in remote parts of the world often requires building relationships with people who rarely interact with outsiders. Cultural norms you are accustomed to won’t necessarily apply. In this episode, Kiliii shares his experience working in the arctic and offers a number of insights to help you build genuine relationships with collaborators, and ultimately, a better finished project. This is We Are Photographers with Kiliii Yüyan and this is his story. Connect with Kiliii Yüyan: kiliii.com [https://www.kiliii.com/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/kiliiiyuyan/] At CreativeLive we believe there is a creator in all of us. If you’re looking to get fresh perspectives, inspiration or skills to boost your hobbies, business or life head over to creativelive.com [https://creativelive.com/] and check out The Creator Pass [https://www.creativelive.com/creator-pass], our subscription that gives you anytime on demand access to over 2000 classes taught by the world’s top creators and entrepreneurs. Connect with your CreativeLive community: creativelive.com [http://creativelive.com/] | IG @creativelive [https://www.instagram.com/creativelive/] | TW @creativelive [https://twitter.com/creativelive] | YT @creativelive [https://www.youtube.com/user/creativelive] | FB @creativelive [https://www.facebook.com/creativelive] Connect with your host Kenna Klosterman: IG @kennaklosterman [https://www.instagram.com/kennaklosterman/] | TW @kennakphoto [https://twitter.com/KennaKPhoto] Subscribe, rate & review We Are Photographers [http://creativelive.com/podcast] wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! We’d love to hear from you.

Jessica Kobeissi - Creating YouTube Success

Jessica Kobeissi is an Arab-American portrait and fashion photographer from Detroit, Michigan. With over 140+ million views, she is the #1 female photographer on YouTube and has created several popular viral photography series such as “4 Photographers Shoot The Same Model” and “Taking Pictures of Strangers”. Her photography has appeared in NBC News, BBC, CNN, Cosmopolitan, The Sun, Buzzfeed, DailyMail, and The Mirror. Fear of the unknown can be so overwhelming that it keeps us in a place where we don’t want to be. In this episode, Jessica talks about overcoming her fears and finding the courage to pursue her dream of being a full-time photographer. She also talks about her work as a Youtuber, how she deals with criticism, why she loves test-shoots and the difference between agency and freelance models. While facing many challenges and risks on her journey, Jessica is still a firm believer in collaboration over competition and is working hard to create a welcoming environment for other photographers. This is We Are Photographers with Jessica Kobeissi and this is her story. Connect with Jessica Kobeissi: jessicakobeissi.com [http://www.jessicakobeissi.com] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/jessicakobeissi/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/jesskadet] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/jessicakobeissi] At CreativeLive we believe there is a creator in all of us. If you’re looking to get fresh perspectives, inspiration or skills to boost your hobbies, business or life head over to creativelive.com [https://creativelive.com/] and check out The Creator Pass [https://www.creativelive.com/creator-pass], our subscription that gives you anytime on demand access to over 2000 classes taught by the world’s top creators and entrepreneurs. Connect with your CreativeLive community: creativelive.com [http://creativelive.com/] | IG @creativelive [https://www.instagram.com/creativelive/] | TW @creativelive [https://twitter.com/creativelive] | YT @creativelive [https://www.youtube.com/user/creativelive] | FB @creativelive [https://www.facebook.com/creativelive] Connect with your host Kenna Klosterman: IG @kennaklosterman [https://www.instagram.com/kennaklosterman/] | TW @kennakphoto [https://twitter.com/KennaKPhoto] Subscribe, rate & review We Are Photographers [http://creativelive.com/podcast]wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! We’d love to hear from you.

Kate Woodman - Conceptual Narratives

Kate Woodman is a commercial and editorial photographer with a client list including Airbnb, Nike, Harman Kardon, Marie Claire and British Vogue. Kate is an educator, teaching workshops around the world focusing on color theory and storytelling. A structural engineer by training, Kate developed her love of photography in 2011 while investigating earthquake damage in New Zealand. What began as a compulsion to document the environment expanded into a fascination for narrative storytelling, with a conceptual twist. Finding your own style as a photographer is challenging - discovering what interests you, translating that visually, and simultaneously putting your work out into the world. In this episode, Kate shares her creative process and the evolution of her cinematic, narrative style. Kate also explains the importance of pre-production, color, and where she finds inspiration. She reflects on her journey and shares advice on how to continue to evolve and grow as an artist. This is We Are Photographers with Kate Woodman and this is her story. Connect with Kate Woodman: katewoodman.com [http://www.katewoodman.com] | thebackdropstudio.com [http://www.thebackdropstudio.com/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/katewoodman_photo/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/KateWoodmanArt] | Behance [https://www.behance.net/katewoodman] At CreativeLive we believe there is a creator in all of us. If you’re looking to get fresh perspectives, inspiration or skills to boost your hobbies, business or life head over to creativelive.com [https://creativelive.com/] and check out The Creator Pass [https://www.creativelive.com/creator-pass], our subscription that gives you anytime on demand access to over 2000 classes taught by the world’s top creators and entrepreneurs. Connect with your CreativeLive community: creativelive.com [http://creativelive.com/] | IG @creativelive [https://www.instagram.com/creativelive/] | TW @creativelive [https://twitter.com/creativelive] | YT @creativelive [https://www.youtube.com/user/creativelive] | FB @creativelive [https://www.facebook.com/creativelive] Connect with your host Kenna Klosterman: IG @kennaklosterman [https://www.instagram.com/kennaklosterman/] | TW @kennakphoto [https://twitter.com/KennaKPhoto] Subscribe, rate & review We Are Photographers [http://creativelive.com/podcast] wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! We’d love to hear from you.

Noémie Marguerite - Visual Poetry

Noémie Marguerite is a revolutionary artist with the grand ability to grasp the raw emotions and beauty of everything that she captures. She is a photographer, filmmaker and artist whose work spans editorial, studio portraits, events, and films. Her images have appeared in Wired, NYT, Fast Company, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar. She’s featured as a member of the 2021 Creative Class, presented by The Creative Collective NYC. In this episode, Noémie explores how she uses photography and filmmaking as a way of understanding herself and the gray areas of life. We discuss her Mental Traffic video project, maneuvering shame, and art’s role in mental wellness. Find out how Noémie’s personal work has led to getting hired for professional work, the importance of trusting the process, and the power of word of mouth marketing. Noémie shares how it took owning her self-worth to value her work, increase her prices and thus improve her business. Living in what was once her impossible world, Noémie has a mission to let others know that “Your impossible is actually possible.” This is We Are Photographers with Noémie Marguerite and this is her story. Connect with Noémie Marguerite: noemie-marguerite.com [http://www.noemie-marguerite.com] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/noemiemarguerite/] At CreativeLive we believe there is a creator in all of us. If you’re looking to get fresh perspectives, inspiration or skills to boost your hobbies, business or life head over to creativelive.com [https://creativelive.com/] and check out The Creator Pass [https://www.creativelive.com/creator-pass], our subscription that gives you anytime on demand access to over 1900 classes taught by the world’s top creators and entrepreneurs. Connect with your CreativeLive community: creativelive.com [http://creativelive.com/] | IG @creativelive [https://www.instagram.com/creativelive/] | TW @creativelive [https://twitter.com/creativelive] | YT @creativelive [https://www.youtube.com/user/creativelive] | FB @creativelive [https://www.facebook.com/creativelive] Connect with your host Kenna Klosterman: IG @kennaklosterman [https://www.instagram.com/kennaklosterman/] | TW @kennakphoto [https://twitter.com/KennaKPhoto] Subscribe, rate & review We Are Photographers [http://creativelive.com/podcast] wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! We’d love to hear from you.

Richard Terborg - Portraits That Connect

Richard Terborg is a professional photographer & educator based in Amsterdam. He's a people photographer in every sense of the term. Apart from photography, he is deeply involved in the world of art in general whether it be music, fine art, or fashion. As a brand ambassador for Elinchrom and Olympus, Richard offers workshops in photography, set design, lighting, and entrepreneurship all over the world. His work has been featured in magazines such as DigiFoto Pro, Vogue Netherlands and Digital Photographer Magazine just to name a few. In this episode Richard takes us back to growing up in Curaçao, feeling like an outsider, and moving Amsterdam at age seventeen. Find out how he became a both a self-taught photographer and self-taught entrepreneur. Richard’s open mindset, intuition and discipline allow him to accomplish most anything he sets his mind to, despite feeling imposter syndrome along the way. We talk about how he connects with people - his creative team, clients, models or students - to create experiences that keep people coming back. Learn his mind-mapping process for turning ideas, whether it's not enough or too many, into reality. This is We Are Photographers with Richard Terborg and this is his story. Connect with Richard Terborg: richardterborg.com [https://www.richardterborg.com/] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/richardterborg/] | Flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rterborg/] At CreativeLive we believe there is a creator in all of us. If you’re looking to get fresh perspectives, inspiration or skills to boost your hobbies, business or life head over to creativelive.com [https://creativelive.com/] and check out The Creator Pass [https://www.creativelive.com/creator-pass], our subscription that gives you anytime on demand access to 1900+ classes taught by the world’s top creators and entrepreneurs. Connect with your CreativeLive community: creativelive.com [http://creativelive.com/] | IG @creativelive [https://www.instagram.com/creativelive/] | TW @creativelive [https://twitter.com/creativelive] | YT @creativelive [https://www.youtube.com/user/creativelive] | FB @creativelive [https://www.facebook.com/creativelive] Connect with your host Kenna Klosterman: IG @kennaklosterman [https://www.instagram.com/kennaklosterman/] | TW @kennakphoto [https://twitter.com/KennaKPhoto] Subscribe, rate & review We Are Photographers [http://creativelive.com/podcast] wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! We’d love to hear from you.