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Alexandra Vince is a British boudoir photographer and the owner of FYEO Portraits. Alexandra's philosophy is that we all deserve to see ourselves as rock star beautiful and that we deserve to realise our individual beauty with lovely photographs to treasure for years to come.A pioneer of feminine portraiture for women, Alexandra has been featured for her boudoir photography on the BBC, both on T.V. and Radio, including appearances on prime time T.V. with British celebrities Alesha Dixon and Gok Wan. Her work has inspired a generation of photographers both in the UK and abroad. Press coverage includes BBC, Reuters News, The Telegraph Newspaper, The Daily Mail Newspaper, The Sun Newspaper, The Harley Street News, CBS Paramount, The Mail, Wedding TV to name a few. Check out the website fyeoboudoirphotography.com and follow her on instagram at instagram.com/fyeoportraits

Jeremy Dent-Smith played basketball at Stanford last season after enter the portal. NIL has changed the college landscape in a way nobody would have imagined. Jeremy is a local LA kid who played hoops at Serra High School. Then created a stand-out career with the California State University Dominguez Hills Toros for three years, taking the team to the DII championship game. Jeremy was the 2024 California Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year. He graduated with a degree in communications ( in three years) and wrote on the school news paper the Bulletin for three years. We talk about finding basketball over other sports, covid, money and NIL. You can follow him on instagram. https://www.instagram.com/jermdoesit25/?hl=en

Scott Varley has worked for 33 years in journalism and over 6 years at LAPD as a crime scene photographer. He's started at LAPD on day one of Covid lockdown. He has photographed World Series, major Hollywood award shows, Rose Bowl game and more. He saw the change the digital photography has made on the industry and the world. Scott worked in the hey day of photojournalism and has seen in fall apart. Scott is one of nicest people I've worked with, he's straight of casting if you need a photographer. We talk about all that and more.

Clifford Lester is a retired professor of photography at Cypress College and a student of the Jewish experience. Inspired by his mother, Ursula Lowenbach Foster, a Holocaust survivor, Clifford has followed in her footsteps of embracing life. To honor her brother, Ernst, who was killed in Auschwitz, Ursula showed everyone around her that life was something to be grateful for, something to celebrate. Today, twenty years after her passing, Clifford finds himself much closer to his Jewish roots, and much more appreciative of his life. Grateful for his family, his friends, and the opportunity to share photographic adventures with students, it is through the artistic avenues of the photographic lens that Clifford shares his perspective on life. Even in his teen years, Clifford began to notice the beauty in things through the viewfinder of his camera that other people would just walk by. He knew he had to bring this beauty and light into the lives of others. At the present time, after a career of 27 years as a studio advertising photographer, and 18 years of teaching at Cypress College, Clifford is enjoying his retirement by committing to perhaps his most meaningful project, remembering Holocaust Survivors.  Clifford says that the goal of these images is to “capture the Faith and courage of those who survived, and to honor the memory of those loved ones lost, so the memory and lessons of the Holocaust will never be forgotten.” This incredible group, the survivors of the Holocaust, have left a legacy for the generations that follow–a legacy of loving, caring for others, and giving purpose to their lives. Many are people of Faith, guided by an intense love of Torah and G-d, all are moved to celebrate their given days. We pray that through these images and the lives they have lived, their spirit will forever carry on and Bless those who follow. If you know any Holocaust  survivors who would like to be photographed please reach out to Clifford Lester. www.cliffordlester.com www.cypresscollege.edu/holocaust-education-initiative/survivors-gallery/ www.instagram.com/clifford1717/

A great  picture is worth a thousand words. They tell stories. They evoke emotions. As a photographer and filmmaker, Darrell goal is to move people - mentally, physically, emotionally. To engage them to ask more questions, click on a link or jump into action. If his work doesn't move you, then he didn't do his job, but if it does, let's talk and see how we can change the world.  Photographer. Documentary Filmmaker. Writer. World Traveler. Sports Enthusiast. Adventure Seeker. Peace Ambassador.  A California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo graduate felling in love with photo though girl friends in high school. He would go on to become a Sports Illustrated lighting tech and later an photo assistant for some of the best photographers in the world. Website darrellmiho.photoshelter.com

Paul Spinelli started photographing NFL football games in 1981. From 1983-85, He also photographed NCAA and USFL (United States Football League) football games. In 1986, Paul became the NFL lead photographer covering the New York Jets and many NFL Office events in New York City. In 1987, Paul was hired by Dave Boss as the NFL Director of Photographic Services. During my 16 year career as an NFL executive, He designed and secured funding for NFLphotos.com (the NFL's first digital photo archive and international licensing platform) and increased annual photo sales revenues by more than 500 percent. Paul created the NFL Photo Studio, managed the NFL Photo Sales department, and was responsible for the NFL Photo Library and its collection of more than three million football photos. Paul selected the photographers and supervised the NFL's Super Bowl and Pro Bowl photo crews. In 2003, when the NFL began outsourcing NFL Photos and the NFL Publishing and Photographic Services Departments, He launched SpinPhotos, Inc., a Southern California based photo and consulting business specializing in sports and sports archives. Paul worked as a sports and legal consultant for multiple companies including the NFL, Getty Images, Tennis Magazine, and Professional Bull Riders while continuing to photograph and license photos from NFL, NCAA, and Major League Baseball games. His professional football and baseball photographs have been published by  hundreds of sports magazines, books, newspapers, game programs, and worldwide media. These publications include Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Magazine, Sporting News, NFL Super Bowl Programs, and MLB World Series Programs. My photos have been used commercially by NFL and MLB consumer product licensees such as Panini America, EA Sports, The Topps Company and numerous corporate sponsors such as FedEx, Motorola, Samsung, Sony, Nike, DirecTV, Verizon, and Sprint. During his career, Paul photographed more than 1,300 NFL, NCAA, and MLB games, 33 NFL Super Bowls, 30 Pro Bowls, and hundreds of NFL playoff games. His NFL archive contains more than 300,000 photographs dating back to 1981. Most of these photographs have been digitized and uploaded to PhotoShelter and www.spinphotos.com  as an online portfolio and historical archive currently licensed commercially and editorially via AP Images. Prior to his NFL career, Paul was a freelance sports photographer based in New York City working on photo assignments for a wide variety of corporate clients including American Airlines, Geo Magazine, Jordache, the New York Road Runners Club, Nike, Perrier, the NFL, and MLB.

Founded in Nov 2016, Park City UT’s Uncharted Supply Co’s mission is to provide high-quality, intuitive gear to help people navigate emergencies big and small. Uncharted’s first product, The Seventy2 Survival System, reimagined the personal preparedness space and launched an industry. Christian Schauf is an entrepreneur, adventurer, and the founder and CEO of Uncharted Supply Co, a manufacturer of high-quality survival systems and products designed to empower people in emergency situations. Growing up on a Wisconsin farm, he developed a strong sense of preparedness that later inspired him to create the SEVENTY2™ Survival System, a comprehensive 72-hour emergency kit. Schauf’s diverse experiences have fueled his passion for innovation in emergency preparedness and outdoor adventure. From climbing some of the world’s tallest mountains to hunting in the Yukon, his adventures continue to inspire his work and philanthropic efforts.Today, Christian Schauf shares his unique upbringing on a farm, highlighting the strong work ethic and valuable life lessons instilled by his parents. He discusses how these early experiences shaped his resilience and success in various fields, including music, adventure, and entrepreneurship. The conversation explores Christian’s impactful work performing for troops in remote and dangerous locations, emphasizing the profound effect these performances had on soldiers’ morale and mental well-being. From their appearance on Shark Tank, to placements in the Museum of Modern Art, to the product selected for use by government and private security agencies around the world, Uncharted has continued to design products that have saved lives around the world. Today, Uncharted’s expanded product line is available in over 200 retail stores, and provides coverage for the adventurer as well as those looking to prepare for an ever-changing world. https://unchartedsupplyco.com So God Made a "Farmer", by Paul Harvey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UBj4Rbq3ZI

Matthew is a professional photographer, entrepreneur and self-described “lover of things old and appreciator of things new.” His style is inspired by story and portraiture, aiming for both timeless and fresh imagery. With an easy-going personal approach, he creates a natural feel for his clients. As a portrait and commercial photographer, he’s traveled the country to shoot noted athletes like Shaquille O’Neill, Drew Brees, skate legends Duane Peters and Jason Adams and a host of Olympic medal winners. His work has been featured in several major print and online publications, including Martha Stewart, Elle Magazine, Huffington Post, Vice Magazine, Brides Magazine, The Knot and more.After earning a Business Management degree from Pepperdine University, Matthew spent time in the corporate world before launching and quickly growing his own photography company. Over the last decade, he’s refined his craft and become increasingly expert at high-level photo production as well as outdoor, natural light and lifestyle photography.When he’s not taking pictures of an NBA superstar, fabulous wedding or other subject of intrigue, Matthew prefers the company of his best friend and wife and two daughters. A native to Southern California, he enjoys surfing and playing golf, also thumbing through books and watching live music. Check out his website https://portfolio.matthewmorgan.net and his instagram https://www.instagram.com/matthewmorganphoto/?hl=en

Dr. Jerry Moore is an archaeologist, writer, editor, and professor of Emeritus in anthropology at California State University Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA. Moore has conducted archaeological research in Peru, Mexico, and southern California. Moore's principal expertise is on the prehistoric architecture and cultural landscapes in the Andes. He has written the books, "Architecture and Power in the Prehispanic Andes: The Archaeology of Public Buildings" (1996 Cambridge University Press), "Cultural Landscapes in the Prehispanic Andes: Archaeologies of Place" (2005 University Press of Florida), "The Prehistory of Home" (2012, University of California Press, recognized with the 2014 Society for American Archaeology Book Award), "A Prehistory of South America: Ancient Cultural Diversity on the Least-Known Continent" (2014, University Press of Colorado), and "Incidence of Travel: Recent Journeys in Ancient South America" (2017, University Press of Colorado). He is currently working on a new book, "Ancient Andean Houses: Making-Inhabiting-Studying." Moore is the co-editor with Donald Laylander of "The Prehistory of Baja California: Advances in the Archaeology of the Forgotten Peninsula" (2006 University Press of Florida) which was chosen as a 2007 Choice Distinguished Book. Also, Moore has written one of the leading textbooks on anthropological theory, "Visions of Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists" (2018, 5th edition, Rowman and Littlefield) and he edited a companion collection of primary materials, "Visions of Culture: An Annotated Reader" (2018, 2nd edition, Rowman and Littlefield). Moore's writings have been translated into Spanish, French, Han Chinese, Turkish, and Croatian. Moore is also the editor of "Ñawpa Pacha: Journal of Andean Archaeology". Moore is also the editor for the series, Archaeologies of Landscape in the Americas, published by the University of New Mexico Press. Moore has been a Fellow in Precolumbian Studies at Harvard's Dumbarton Oaks Research Libraries and Collections in Washington D.C. (1992-93 and 2017), a senior scholar at the Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia (1994), a Fellow at the Getty Research Institute (2001-2002), and a Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Durham University, UK (2013). He lives with his family in Long Beach, California, and provides food service to four cats.

Kevin Reece started his photography in New York and then he moved to L.A. in 1986 and have been working here ever since. He mostly cover pro and college sports teams here in L.A. His photos may been on the cover of Sports Illustrated on a Wheaties box and on Good Morning America. Kevin has had 3 one man photo shows in galleries here in Los Angeles. At this time have a book on blurb.com by the name of “Special Days and Nights”. We talk about our dear friend Peter Read Miller and how photography has changed over 30 years.

Andrew Hancock holds a degree in journalism from Texas A&M University and is an alumnus of the Eddie Adams Workshop (2006). With a belief in diverse clients and diverse interests, he embraces new media and technology with vigor and is comfortable shooting stills or video to accomplish any visual need required from an assignment or project. Hancock began his career in photojournalism and brings that storytelling approach with him on any project, whether it is a portrait, event or commercial shoot. Every image, still or motion, must tell a story. He was a contributing photographer to Sports Illustrated magazine and his photos have appeared throughout the entire SI portfolio including SI Kids, SI Latino, SI China, SI.com and in two books, The Covers and SI Kids - All Access. Hancock's photos have also appeared in premier magazines such as TIME, People, Cosmopolitan, Stern and Golf magazine, virtually every major market newspaper within the United States; his work has also appeared on ABC News, CBS.com and CNN.com. Hancock is known for his enthusiasm to take on any challenge. This enthusiasm—paired with his low maintenance and self-sufficient approach to produce engaging photographs—has led to a rapidly expanding client base that over his young career has grown to include editorial clients like The New York Times, Associated Press and USA Today as well as event coverage for clients like NCAA Photos. On the academic front, schools such as Texas A&M University, University of Texas, Purdue University and the University of Tennessee have counted on Hancock to deliver unique and engaging imagery to elevate their visual brand for both athletics and academics across their various properties and platforms, resulting in many awards for his work. Above all, I am a storyteller. My purpose is to show people things they haven’t seen and to take people where they can’t go. I would like you to join me. Andrew's Website https://andrewhancock.com and his instagram https://www.instagram.com/hancockphoto

Vincent Versace is an American photographer and a Nikon Ambassador. He is a recipient of the Computerworld Smithsonian Award in Media Arts & Entertainment. His work is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. At age seven, Vincent was introduced to photography and the darkroom by his uncle, a wedding photographer. Vincent saved his allowance to purchase a Nikon rangefinder at a garage sale and, at the age of nine, he sold his first photo to a local newspaper for $50. In high school, Vincent followed in his uncle's footsteps and photographed weddings. He has published three books on photography. His first book was  Welcome to Oz: A Cinematic Approach to Digital Still Photography with Photoshop and named as one of the top digital books of 2007 by Shutterbug Magazine. The second book, Welcome to Oz 2.0, a complete rewrite of his first to include the science of focus and blur, and ExDR. His third book, From Oz to Kansas: Almost Every Black & White Technique Known to Mankind, was published in 2012. Check out his website www.versacephotography.com and instagram www.instagram.com/vincent_versace/?hl=en

Zack Knudsen started his career in theatre after college. For 6 years he worked in HR in Dollywood. Yes, HR! Not your normal path to become a professional photographer. He found great mentors who showed him photography. He did photography for the HR department at Dollywood. That certainly fueled his fire to pursue a career in photography. Zack found himself in his HR manager office and quitting his job and going all-in as a photographer. His wife who is a rock star backed the move and they were off and snapping. Concert photography became his landed spot and he now finds himself working full time for Drake White. He's a in a happy place and loving every second of it. Check out his website https://zackknudsenphotography.com and his instagram https://www.instagram.com/zack_knudsen/

Lee Dumond is a YouTube personality and woodworker. Lee hosts the Busted Knuckle Woodworks YouTube channel. He also does custom woodworking, cabinetry, and build handmade indoor and outdoor furniture in Austin, Texas, USA. he posts build videos, gives tips and tricks, tool reviews, and has lots of fun. Not bad for guy who's worked all over the US in some unbelievable fields, software engineer, web developer and sound engineer. Follow him on instagram.com/bustedknucklewoodworks youtube.com/@thenewcrankyworkshop facebook.com/bustedknucklewoodwork patreon.com/bustedknucklewoodworks

Mark Cornelison was a photojournalist for 30+ years before switching gears to vintage photography. Mark always took pride of his photojournalist training in that news photographers have to go into every situation and make a photo. They can't say it was too dark, or too rainy, or other excuses. Just make a good photo. Mark still hold onto that feeling as he has moved more into the vintage photography techniques. Music, Sports, and Portraits were always strong points of my portfolio and now he has learned new ways to present them. Most recently Mark have learned the art of Wet Plate Collodion photography, a process from the 1850's going back to Civil War times. Each photo is a one of a kind piece of art and will last 3+ generations. Mark Chef Photographer at the University Kentucky for the last 8 years. Mark Cornelison can find his shop at 522 West Short Street, Lexington, KY, USA. Or call him at 859-321-0853 You can contact him at his email or [email protected] www.cornelisontintypes.com