We're back!! And since winter is in the air, we thought it would be appropriate to kick off Season 2 of the podcast with someone who is definitely familiar with winter, and has been providing us with some inspirational snowboard photos for years. On this episode of the podcast we talk to Snowboard and Action Sports Photographer Scott Serfas. He tells us about growing up in the suburbs of Vancouver and the event that would have him trading in his dreams of being a proffesional skier for a snowboa...
Nov 16, 2016•1 hr 44 min
David Carson is considered by many to be one of the most influential graphic designers in the world. From his early days with Transworld Skateboard Magazine, to his days at Ray Gun Magazine, to the work he's done for some of the biggest corporations in the world, David has always been leading the charge to push the limits of design. On this episode of the podcast we get the opportunity to sit down with the legendary designer and talk about growing up in California, his pro surfing career, and wh...
Sep 21, 2016•2 hr 4 min
Photographer, surfer, and intrepid traveler Dylan Gordon joins us on the podcast fresh off a trip from Cuba to talk about his current success as a young shooter who has quickly created a client list that many would dream of. Already, at age 24, he has had the opportunity to travel the world many times over in search of a good composition. Dylan tells us about growing up on a horse ranch in California and the early inspiration he would receive from his very talented father who passed away while D...
Sep 13, 2016•1 hr 21 min
What other photographer can say they were a character in a video game? That's a great jumping off point to start talking about the storied career of photographer Atiba Jefferson. Although he's had the opportunity to shoot everything from the NBA to celebrity portraiture, it was the world of skateboarding that changed Atiba's life and helped create the amazing body of work he has today. On this episode of the podcast we talk about his humble beginnings in a small town in Colorado with his single ...
Sep 07, 2016•1 hr 16 min
Photographer, Director, and Co-Founder of Camp 4 Collective Tim Kemple sits down with us for this episode of the podcast to talk about some of his many adventures in the world of photography and filmmaking. Kemple tells us about his early childhood in New Hampshire and the influence that came from his family. His father loved climbing and the outdoors and they would often load up the Dodge Caravan for long road trips out west to explore places like Rocky Mountain National Park. It was only fitti...
Aug 17, 2016•1 hr 37 min
Today on the podcast we catch up with photographer Chris Burkard as he drives down a highway somewhere in the American West. Although Chris does not like to be referred to as an instagram photographer, it was his beautiful feed that first led us to his work and his message of getting outdoors and communing with nature. Chris' early days as an artist and his love of painting come through when you look at his large landscapes that he captures with his camera. The layers of light, color, and a well...
Aug 10, 2016•54 min
National Geographic Explorer and Photographer Ben Horton joins us on the podcast to talk about shooting everything from fashion, to commercial work, to sharks and his newest adventure of starting his own agency Access Network. Ben tells us stories of growing up in Bermuda with his brother and his artist parents and what would become the foundation of a very creative and DIY mindset. His father went from cartoonist to being one of the most respected sculptors in America showing Ben and his brothe...
Jul 27, 2016•1 hr 43 min
National Geographic Photographer and Nikon Ambassador Ami Vitale joins us on the show today, fresh off a return trip from China where she has been working on a project shooting the re-intergration of captive born Pandas to the wild. Although she is not known as a wildlife photographer, she has been thoroughly tested behind the lens and enjoys the pressure of stepping out of her comfort zone and approaching a new subject with an outsider's perspective. Ami grew up in South Florida and had a yearn...
Jul 20, 2016•1 hr 22 min
When award winning director and producer Kohl Norville first set out to try and create his own commercial on spec, it ended up becoming Heineken's signature piece that they aired during the Olympics. Not bad for a first attempt. After years of working with ad agencies, and a background in graphic design and art direction, Kohl wanted the opportunity to try and get behind the camera and help create video pieces to go along with some of the advertising ideas he had in his head. Once he hit the fir...
Jul 13, 2016•1 hr 25 min
Legendary skateboard photographer, editor, and mentor J Grant Brittain joins us on the podcast. Not only do we talk about his history with photography, but we talk about the history of skateboarding as a whole, and his ever-present role as it evolved into an industry. Like a lot of kids who grew up in Southern California, Grant fell in love with surfing at an early age, but when the waves weren't good they would ride skateboards and pretend they were still surfing. After high school he really ju...
Jun 29, 2016•1 hr 47 min
Photographer and Director Embry Rucker joins us on the podcast today. We talk about growing up on a farm in Kentucky and his love for exploring the world around him at an early age. Whether he was riding a horse or his dirt bike, he would roam around their 20 acres with endless possibilities of adventure. When he was in middle school, a teacher turned him on to rock climbing and quickly he found himself scouring the pages of climbing publications and dreaming of the Rocky Mountains. After gradua...
Jun 22, 2016•1 hr 41 min
Commercial photographer and mentor Joseph Victor Stefanchick (aka JVS) has been around the block in the world of photography. From his early years growing up in New Jersey shooting skateboarding, to his many years working as a freelance photojournalist for the Washington Post, he's tried a bit of it all and isn't done experimenting yet. Whether he was shooting sports, world politics, weddings, or food, Joseph always tried to keep a clean consistent look and embrace the new world around him while...
Jun 14, 2016•1 hr 46 min
Photographer, traveler, and motorcycle enthusiast Aaron Brimhall has one of those instagram feeds that makes you want to step into his shoes for a bit as you look through the images. Although he might be a little sick of being referred to as a "motorcycle photographer", it was those early motorcycle images and overall aesthetic that first got us turned on to his work and had us wanting to leave the studio early for the day and go ride. He grew up in Salt Lake City and had early inspirations of m...
Jun 08, 2016•1 hr 41 min
One of the first things I noticed while talking with Fstoppers Co-Founder and Photographer Lee Morris, was that he is brutally honest with himself about his abilities, level of talent, and the validity of any goals he might have set for himself. He's always been creative, but it took him a little while to figure out where that creativity would lead him. At an early age, while growing up in the south, he had dreams of being an animator. When he had the opportunity to pursue that dream however, he...
Jun 01, 2016•1 hr 47 min
If you were a fan of snowboarding during the 90s, then you are already familiar with Jeff Curtes' work. During that time he dominated the pages of Transworld Snowboarding and signed with Burton Snowboards as the principle photographer. He would go on to produce some of the most iconic images of Burton's elite team of riders for the next 20 years. He was there to watch as the small sport of snowboarding became an industry and children like Shaun White grew up to be dominate athletes and business ...
May 25, 2016•1 hr 20 min
When Nikon Ambassador and Adventure Photographer and Filmmaker Corey Rich was in middle school, he won a contest for the most pull ups a student could do with a whopping number of 35. After seeing this, one of the teachers at the school put the idea in his head that he should try rock climbing. Shortly after, he went on a trip to try climbing for the first time and it changed his life forever. Corey was hooked, and he began climbing whenever he possibly could. Pretty soon he decided he would tak...
May 18, 2016•1 hr 38 min
From an early age Dixie Dixon loved taking pictures and using the darkroom in her parents home. She had been exposed to photography by her father and it had been somewhat of a tradition passed down in the family. She split her creative time between a love of photography and a love of music. She played in a lot of bands growing up, giving her an opportunity to perfect her performance chops that would later come in handy as a public speaker. Once she went to college, she opted to focus most of her...
May 11, 2016•1 hr 20 min
From a very early age Anson Fogel realized he had a passion for film. He was a creative kid, living in rural areas of the Rocky Mountains, and sometimes sought refuge in movies and art. He loved creating things and soon found himself trying to make short videos with his friends in Middle School. Although that love never went away, Fogel pursued business and engineering for a while and ended up heading a successful company. It was not until the money started coming in that he realized that it was...
May 04, 2016•1 hr 24 min
Peter Hurley has some stories to tell and an infectious personality that keeps you wanting more. From his early days as a competitive sailor on the US team, to his years as a model working with legendary photographers like Bruce Weber, to his current status as one of the country's leading headshot photographers, he's lived a full life and he's not close to being done yet. Although Hurley definitely had a few lucky rolls of the dice, and some amazing mentors that would come into his life, he has ...
Apr 27, 2016•1 hr 39 min
American Photo Magazine once named Rich Clarkson as one of the top 50 most influential individuals in American Photography. After talking with him for an hour, we definitely understand why. From his early years behind the lens, shooting what would become some very iconic images for Sport Illustrated, to his position as the Director of Photography for National Geographic, Rich has had a storied career spanning 7 decades and still going strong. He currently heads up Clarkson Creative, the company ...
Apr 19, 2016•1 hr 23 min
At an early age, Melissa Rodwell found herself flipping through the pages of her Mom's copies of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue Magazine. She quickly became fascinated by fashion and inspired with the culture that surrounded it. After having the opportunity to see a Helmut Newton exhibition in Paris at the age of 17, she saw the possibility of combining a love of fashion with her new love of photography. Melissa studied at the prestigious Art Center in California and started learning the craft that w...
Apr 12, 2016•1 hr 25 min
Adventure and documentary filmmaker / photographer Rob Frost hobbled into our studio recently after going through an experimental new surgery to help rebuild his shattered heel after a climbing accident. Although his mood was hopeful and positive about the recovery ahead, we got a chance to dive into some of the darkness that exists when you are sidelined from an injury and not able to do the work you love and forced to reevaluate the things you hold dear. Rob tells us about growing up a young r...
Apr 06, 2016•1 hr 43 min
When Mike Blabac was called upon to be the photographer to document Danny Way jumping his skateboard over The Great Wall of China, there was no doubt in his mind that he had what it took to get the right shot. He had literally prepared most of his life for this type of pressure. From the ripe old age of 11 years old, Blabac was shooting with his first DSLR camera and developing his own photos in the darkroom. The only passion that was bigger, and more time consuming, was his love of skateboardin...
Mar 30, 2016•1 hr 16 min
Although Nick Rosen isn't quite sure how much he remembers of his earliest years of life as the son of "Back to the Land" hippies on a rural commune style farm in Quebec, there is no doubt that some of their radical ideas and behavior rubbed off on him and helped shaped the idealistic foundation that would have Nick traveling the world looking for a revolution of his own. Nick tells us about living with the Zapatistas in Mexico, about seeing the world trade center go down from the apartment he w...
Mar 23, 2016•1 hr 28 min
Photographers and Fellow Podcasters Jose Rosado and Stevie Chris have a lot to say when it comes to the younger generation, the lackluster job market, and trying to carve out a spot in the world of photography in an ever growing sea of content. After failed attempts at trying to sustain a career path, or in Stevie's case, growing road weary after years in a hard core band, they both decided to re-emmerse themselves in the world of photography and to start their own podcast "The Angry Millennial ...
Mar 16, 2016•1 hr 16 min
Upon first look at the very impressive body of work from Commercial Director and Photographer Sinuhe Xavier, it's hard to believe that he didn't even pursue a career in directing films until 2003. He is a self taught photographer and filmmaker with a huge roster of clients like Ford, Toyota, Gillette, and many others. After years on the other side of the lens as a proffesional skier for the North Face team, and a couple of attempts at normal jobs, Sinuhe picked up a camera and started down the p...
Mar 09, 2016•1 hr 21 min
If you were lucky enough to get to see the recently released documentary film "Valley Uprising" about the history of climbing in the Yosemite Valley, broadcast on The Discovery Channel and now available online, than you are already aware of Producer/Filmmaker and President of Sender Films Pete Mortimer. This week we get the chance to sit down with Pete in his Boulder Studio and hear about growing up in Colorado in the 70s and 80s and his early foray into rock climbing and making funny videos wit...
Mar 02, 2016•1 hr 29 min
Photographer, Director, and Canon Explorer of Light, Tyler Stableford sits down with us to tell us about growing up as a mountain kid in Vermont and his early days of wanting to be a writer. After attempts at incorporating pictures into some of his stories, Tyler became fascinated with photography and started down the path that would end up having Men's Journal Magazine name him "One of the Seven Greatest Adventure Photographers", as well as becoming one of Canon's prestigious "Explores of Light...
Nov 09, 2015•1 hr 25 min
We get a chance to sit down with photographer, filmmaker, and athlete Cory Richards (Named National Geographic Explorer of the Year in 2012) and talk about growing up the son of a Ski Patroller in Salt Lake City Utah and his early days exploring the mountains. We learn about Cory's somewhat troubled youth that led him to dropping out of high school at an early age and his first experiences as an alpinist that would inevitably lead him further into the mountains and towards becoming a sponsored c...
Oct 27, 2015•1 hr 33 min
Legendary sports photographer and Nikon Ambassador Dave Black joins us to talk about his early days as a competitive gymnast and coach, and what led to a surprise phone call asking him to become the photographer for the U.S. Gymnastics team. After years behind the lens, shooting everything from the olympics to the NFL to the Kentucky Derby, Dave sits down to reflect on a successful career, and how he feels like he has stayed relevant in an ever more competitive field. Not only is Dave an amazing...
Oct 19, 2015•1 hr 57 min
