Xavier Thomas is known for his skills behind the camera and shoots for guys like Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller and Fabolous. He started his photography journey by shooting pictures from his iPhone and casually making music videos for his friends. Fast forward to now, he has his own brand (ArtLikUs) and just won Pittsburgh's City Paper 2017 best photographer. In this wide ranging episode, Xavier and I discuss: What a picture can do that a video can't, How he got connected with Wiz, Why he won the best photographer in the city, Who/what makes someone an artist, Gary Vaynerchuk and the art of hustling + much more!

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Xavier's Instagram: @artlikeus

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