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BPP 108: Colby Brown - Using Your Photography to Help Others

Colby Brown is a world class travel, landscape, and philanthropic photographer who's portfolio covers all 4 corners of the globe. His world wide organization, The Giving Lens is helping connect photographers who want to give back with non profits in need of rich media. 

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In This Episode You'll Learn:

  • How long Colby has been shooting

  • Why Colby started a photography business

  • How Colby made money as a photographer early on

  • How Colby has such a diverse range of shooting

  • Where Colby learned photography

  • Why Colby started The Giving Lens

  • How the Giving Lens is changing the world

  • How to get involved in your local community

  • How to get over the feeling of being in a creative rut

  • One of the best investments Colby has mad in himself to become a better photographer

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Memorable Quotes:

  • I felt that I know I want to do THIS but I don't really know what THIS is

  • If I'm bored, I lose my creativity, that's why I like to shoot a wide variety of things

  • After a shoot, I'll dive into the 93 crap photos to become my biggest critic

  • Photography is a visual artform you can use to tell a story

  • You have to figure out how to turn the photo you want to shoot into reality

  • We give people the opportunity the document their lives

  • If you want something bad enough, you will always find a way to make it happen

  • There will always be people who will tell you, you can't do things

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