Hit The Streets 125: A Creative Life with Kenna Klosterman

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This week Valérie shares a conversation with Kenna Klosterman who is a travel photographer, the host of Creative Live, a podcaster and an educator.

Kenna’s Biography

Kenna Klosterman is a travel photographer, tour leader, educator, international MC, podcaster, and has been the Host of the online education network CreativeLive for eight years. She also hosts the podcast We Are Photographers for CreativeLive. Kenna leads tours to destinations all over the world including Cuba, Morocco, Tanzania & Kenya, Costa Rica, Bhutan and Nepal. Kenna was the Field Producer for AdoramaTV’s original documentary series Through the Lens: Cuba. Her Cuba-only IG @cubaphoto was named one of Ink361's "Beautiful Instagram Accounts to Discover Cuba." She recently curated an exhibit of 60 Cuban photographers at the University of Washington in her home city of Seattle. Kenna’s personal vision is to enable change in the world through powerful imagery. Her travels have taken her to over 45 countries - the energy, friendliness and human connectivity of people she’s met and photographed around the world continue to inspire her. 

Links to Kenna’s Work

Web: https://kennakphoto.com

IG: https://instagram.com/kennaklosterman

IG: https://instagram.com/cubaphoto

FB: https://www.facebook.com/kennaklo

We Are Photographers podcast - http://creativelive.com/podcast 

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Hit The Streets 124: Visiting the Migrant Camp in Tijuana with Gale Filter

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This Week Valerie invites photographer Gale Filter on the show to talk about his experience visiting the migrant camp in Tijuana, Mexico.

Gale’s Biography

Gale Filter is a retired environmental prosecutor, passionate street photographer and photo journalist. Prior to retirement, Gale served as Deputy Executive Director for the California District Attorneys Association and Chief of Enforcement for the Department of Toxic Substances Control (Cal/EPA).  He is a former San Diego Coastkeeper and University of San Diego School of Law graduate.  For Gale photography is a powerful means to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves; and, a catalyst for altering  public perception by evidencing social and environmental conditions.  

Links to Gale’s Work

Instagram @ galefilterphotography

https://www.kcra.com/article/photographer-book-lets-him-to-speak-loudly-for-sacramentos-homeless/25678497

https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-homeless-advocate-shares-his-experience-at-us-mexico-border/25597309

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Hit The Streets 120: New Year Special

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This week Valérie invites her dear friend Karen Hutton to recap 2018 in a New Year Special.

Karen’s Biography

Karen Hutton is a professional light bender and storyteller. That’s shorthand for her style of fine art landscape photography, and the fact that she’s also a voiceover artist, online show host, writer, speaker and teacher. You can find her at Karenhutton.com. 

Hit The Streets 118: Ginger Sprouts with Rachel Simmons

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This week Valerie talks with Minneapolis based photographer Rachel Simmons and her new adventure of combining her love for children, photography and the imaginary into whimsical birthday parties in her beautiful studio space.

Rachel’s Biography

Rachel  Simmons is a commercial and fine art photographer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is best known for her work creating imaginative storybook imagery for her clients.  Born in the U.S.A, Rachel has  lived all over the world which helps her pull from these experiences  to create unique compositions for her clients. Rachel enjoys working with clients of all ages, but has a passion for working with children. Always learning, always creating, always pressing the boundaries of her imagination, her artwork has been exhibited at “Art Attack” and “Art A Whirl” in Minneapolis and she has been published in Capture Minnesota Vol IV.

Links to Rachel’s Work

gingersprouts.net

gingersnapsbackphotography.com

instagram: ginger_sprouts_studio

instagram: gingersnapsbackphotography

pinterest: gingersnapsbackphotography

Examples of Rachel’s Work

Hit The Streets 116: On Wide Angle Photography And Much More With Chris Marquardt

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This week Valerie shares a fun conversation with German photographer, educator, author and podcaster extraordinaire Chris Marquadt.

Chris’ Biography

As an author and podcaster, Chris helps you become a better photographer. As a photographer and coach, Chris Marquardt takes interesting people to the end of the world. As a consultant, he teaches businesses how to increase their visual impact. And as an author, Chris does some deep dives into wide angle, tilt-shift and film photography.

Links to Chris’ Work & Books

Photo Tours: https://discoverthetopfloor.com/ 

Podcasts: https://chrismarquardt.com/podcasts

Books: https://chrismarquardt.com/books

Examples of Chris’ Work

Hit The Streets 109: Tender Souls with Brenton Gieser and Felix Uribe

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Summary

I share a conversation with Brandon Gieser and Felix Uribe. The two men are using their cameras and documentary skills to help tell the story of the Tenderloin Neighborhood of San Francisco.

Brenton Biography

Brenton Gieser is a photographer, filmmaker, documentarian, and visual storyteller originating from Half Moon Bay, California and currently producing the majority of his work in San Francisco. He approaches his work as a personal mandate to help raise questions about social and economic injustice with a desire to move us towards deeper community understanding and social equity. His first short documentary film, Tender Souls, has been screened live for thousands of San Franciscans at SF DocFest, SF Urban Film Festival and at companies like Twitter, Salesforce, Wells Fargo, Zendesk, amongst others. His current project, The 50, unveils the story of the first 50 men to become California certified drug and alcohol counselors while serving either life or long-term prison sentences.

Felix’s Biography

As a Bay Area native, Felix Uribe has been documenting life’s in between moments for the past 12 years. Felix is currently based in San Francisco where he’s an artist in resident for City Hope a nonprofit based in the Tenderloin. Felix’s work displays a sensitivity for true human authenticity and uniquely beautiful aesthetics. Felix portrays people as they are while simultaneously pulling back the layers often revealing more about the subject than text or video would be capable of sharing.

Links to Brenton & Felix’s Work

https://www.tendersoulsproject.com/

https://vimeo.com/238410662 (Tender Souls the Film)

Brenton’s Website: https://www.brentongieser.com

Brenton’s Instagram: instagram.com/brentongieser/

Felix’s Website: www.felixuribe.com

Felix’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felixjr1

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Hit The Streets 107: The Malawi project with Paul Vincent

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Valerie shares a conversation with Paul Vincent. Find out how football, photography and serendipity brought a visual storyteller from London to work on a documentary project in Malawi.

Paul's Biography

Paul is a married father of two from Hertfordshire, England. Having originally trained as a photographer in the 1990s, he slowly gravitated towards graphic design and now runs a small London based agency called Stone Creative Design. He worked with Valerie and Joshua Coombes, designing the New York and Paris #dosomethingfornothing ebooks.

Since picking the camera up again a couple of years ago (He now considers himself a fully fledged Fuji-holic) he’s integrated photography into his family life and enjoys brightening up his commute with street work on the London Underground in particular. It’s also lead to a wide range of interesting projects and experiences through his business including shooting live theatre and recently a short film for a soccer school using the Fuji X-T2. 

Earlier this year, his passion for documentary work took him to Malawi where he worked with the charities Kit Aid and Friends of Mulanje Orphans. Images from this project have been entered into this years Lens Culture Emerging Photographers award.

Links to Paul's Work

www.paulvincentphotography.net

insta: @paujlkvincent

twitter: @pauljkvincent

www.stonecreativedesign.com

Examples of Paul's Work

Hit The Streets 106: Case Study 4: Passion, Talent, Determination and Team Work with Joshua Simmons

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Summary

During this special case studies episode, Valerie shares a conversation with Texas based photographer Joshua Simmons. It's all about passion, talent, determination and team Work. His journey will inspire you.

Joshua's Biography

I was born and raised in the Silicon Valley of California. I am the youngest of 4. Joined the Army at 19 in the Spring of 2006 and continue to serve on Active Duty. I met my wife in El Paso, Texas and was married in February 2007. We have 4 sons. I began my foray into photography in 2016 out of a desire for a new hobby and it wasn't until October of 2017 that I began working on studio portraiture. My wife and I are currently in the midst of building a portraiture business specializing in Fine Art and Magazine style portraits. 

Links to Joshua's Work

Website: https://joshuasimmonsportraits.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuasimmonsportraits/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuasimmonsportraits/

Instagram for Ashley’s Fine Art Backdrops: https://instagram.com/fine_art_backdrops?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=d51mqsg7a958

Examples of Joshua's Work