439: Anya Maria Ponti – How to build a profitable destination portrait photography business

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Anya Maria Ponti of www.anyamaria.com has built a super successful portrait photography business that allows her and her family to travel the world and photograph families who value her work, creativity and friendship.

As photographers, it's easy to roll our eyes when we hear a photographer describing themselves as a natural light photographer and think, oh, a photographer who doesn't understand light and lighting.

In the case of Anya, take one look at her work, and you may never second guess someone who works only with natural light.

Her images scream professional, beautiful light, heartfelt moments, creative framing and film-like.

Based in Australia but Italian at heart and often travelling the world – when she's able… I've been chasing this photographer for an interview since 2018!

In this interview, Anya shares how you, too, can build a profitable destination portrait photography business once you have a vision for your business and a quality of work that clients are happy to invest in. 

Here's some more of what we cover in the interview:

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Success is what you want it to be. It's not a number. It's your own goals, it's your own numbers, and it's your own wants. – Anya Maria Ponti

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What is your big takeaway?

Following this interview, I’d love to know if you're taking anything away from what Anya shared. Is there something you heard that excited or motivated you to the point where you thought, yeah, I'm going to do that! If so, let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below, let me know what your takeaways were, what you plan to implement in your business as a result of what you heard in today's episode.

I believe there's people that were made to make art and I believe there are people that are made to sell art. I feel like they're two different jobs altogether so I've had to find that balance between making the art and selling the art in a place where I feel comfortable. – Anya Maria Ponti

If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Anya or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below.

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