Awaken The Awesome

I've never shied away from admitting what I don't know or doesn't spark my interest. Whether it be cars, real estate, knitting...I understand that this variety of interests, despite our differences and/or disagreements, is what makes us so incredibly colourful as a species. 

For me, Fashion has also been right up there with the rest. Like Soccer. I can watch it, respectfully appreciate it - but I just don't get it.

Which is why my next guest, Montreal-based Men's Fashion Stylist, StyledByPaul (or just Paul, for short) was such a treat as she definitely embodies the best of both worlds. Her infectious passion (POW-HA!) definitely resonates with me and her expertise is something I wanted to tap into as I could admittedly learn a thing or two.

Paul is amazing and talented individual whose time and insight I'm incredibly grateful for.  For me, it's very important to remain both humble and curious. This is because one can always learn from a handshake, a glance, a short story, a quick article - or a decidedly awesome exchange with individuals who passion and drive are remarkably tangible.

You can connect with Paul via her Instagram feed, Facebook page, Twitter - or simply drop her an email at: [email protected] 

Various articles covering Paul's awesome work and credits include...

- Le MIXMag

- Le Monde

- 514Magazine

- MontrealGotStyle

I do hope you enjoy this exchange as we certainly enjoyed bringing it to you.

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One must always acknowledge where your time is allocated in this Age of Distraction. It's the one resource you cannot get back. 

At the end of the day, no matter where this boat called Life takes you on your journey, makes sure you're not looking back in a rear-view of accumulated regrets but through a slideshow of singular personal achievements.

Enjoy.

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A rapid-fire solo episode where I take 2 seconds to look at negative self-talk in the eye. Enjoy.

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It's nice to get the gang back together again. 2018 is full of surprises and we try to keep things as Awesome as ever with a boatload of new guests, topics and fun-filled spontaneity to round it all up!

On this episode, I catch up with my man Dimitri Rousseau(Vivardy Boursiquot & Koralie Woodward were unfortunately not available for this recording) and I set out to reflect on a couple a topics that have sparked our mutual interests...such as:

- Who still prints?

- Has a location's Instagrammability - yes, that's a word - devalued the very allure of Travel Photography?(*Reference article; via The Guardian)

- The rise and decline of popular photography (*Reference article; by Ming Thein)

- Friends are clients too

- Yondr (cell phone Live event lock pouch technology) (*Reference article; via CBC News)

...and a whole lot more.

I do hope you enjoy this exchange as we certainly enjoyed bringing it to you.

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Oli

You have time for what you make time for in this world. Life happens but at the end of the day, whether it's the job, the gym, that book you've been meaning to finish, or somebody you haven't gotten in touch with for a while...you eventually have to admit that it'll never happen unless you make it happen.

It's nice to catch up and if the next conversation has revealed anything, it's that my friend and mentor, Minneapolis-based, caffeine-fueled, 20+ yr photography veteran and all-around awesome personality David Esquire, of Esquire Photography,  certainly had a lot to catch up on.

 Maybe it had to do with the fact that we hadn't had recorded an episode together in over 3-count'em- YEARS! 

...maybe.

It certainly was a fun time to reconnect with an old friend and fellow creative as we touched on so much from photography, to personal struggles, to looking towards the New Year to come, to gratitude and frankly just about anything we could fit until we realized how long we'd been going...Hahaha!

Things even shifted towards a very intimate a personal reveal from David, which I admittedly hesitated before publishing this episode but David was insistent that I release it as is so I was happy to oblige.

My thanks to David for his time and kind insight.

You can connect with "Sir Esquire" via Instagram or Facebook, keep up with his latest videos via his YouTube channel or check out some of his awesome work via his website.

I do hope you enjoy this exchange as we certainly enjoyed bringing it to you.

Remember to leave a comment and let us know how we're doing. Either on the blog of via email :

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#StayAwesome