In every adventure lies a story, and in every story lies an adventure.
Over the past few years, I've made it a habit to pick a word that sums up what I want to focus on creatively for the year ahead. In 2022, it was Adventure. Then came Authenticity in the following year. And now, for this year, I've landed on Journey. Last year, I hit a wall creatively. I lost my mojo and ended up putting my personal projects on hold, just to get through the paid gigs. But I knew one thing: the longer I stayed stuck, the stronger I'd bounce back. So, I tried to find inspiration anywhere I could –...
Venture • Observe • Connect with Deanne Fitzmaurice — Episode 4: David Burnett
"He has been everywhere, but only for an hour."
Deanne kicks off this episode of Venture Observe Connect with that apt quote from American Photographer magazine about her legendary guest, David Burnett.
Deanne and David sit down to talk about his coverage of the fall of the Berlin wall and to pontificate about what might have happened to that chunk of concrete he smuggled out of Germany.
Take a look at David's incredible images on his site, Instagram, and Facebook.
You can listen to their conversation on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or just watch it right here:
Journey of a Lifelong Dream Realized
JOURNEY OF A LIFELONG DREAM REALIZED by Lori A Cash Majestic! Divine! Breathtaking! These are the first words I thought of when I saw the mountains of Grand Tetons National Park as we drove toward Yellowstone to begin this journey. It has been a lifelong dream of mine to photograph and see these two amazing parks. But I never imagined when I finally made it to see and photograph the beautiful land and wildlife in these parks that I would be doing so with limited mobility and using a wheelchair. I have been photographing for over 33 years but predominantly...
The Platypus Guardian
The photographers, journalists, filmmakers, and all-around incredible humans in the Think Tank community never cease to amaze and inspire us. Thanks to our good friend, Dan Carr, we were recently introduced to Pete Walsh, AKA The Platypus Guardian. Pete lives in Hobart in Tasmania, and is the subject of a new documentary about his work photographing the platypus population that live in the city's waterways. The Platypus Guardian is the premiere film on this season of Nature on PBS here in the U.S. and airs on Wednesday, October 18 at 8/7c on all local PBS stations and streaming on pbs.org/nature, YouTube...