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In this special edition episode we take a break from series 3 to talk with elite cyclocross rider Raylyn Nuss. Raylyn talks about her time playing college basketball, her career as a scientist and then talks about how she transitioned to becoming one the worlds best cyclocross riders. Raylyn has also set up her own team which has partnered with the Steve Tilford Foundation to set up a multi surface program aimed at continuing the legacy of Steve Tilford. I also get the chance to talk to fellow teammates Stephen Hyde and Joe Schmalz about mental health within cycling and the legacy of Steve Tilford.
To see the portraits from this episode please go to findingspace.cc
Kenza talks with British Coxswain, Matilda Horn. Recorded before the Tokyo Games, Matilda talks about the transition from rowing to coxing, dealing with chronic pain and managing an Olympic 8 building up to the Olympics and how that benefited the team moving forward. To see the portraits from this episode and other athlete stories go to www.findingspace.cc.
Kenza talks with British rower John Collins. John goes into depth about his mindset to training, how he dealt with the highs and lows of his first Olympics in Rio and how even though lockdowns during the pandemic meant less time on the water he felt like he has never been a better athlete. To see the portraits from this episode and more interviews with elite athletes go to www.findingspace.cc.
Kenza talks with British rower, Matt Rossiter. Matt talks about his journey through the junior ranks to his first Olympics in Tokyo. He talks about how injuries plagued the first part of his career and what it was like training during lockdown. To see the portraits from this episode fo to www.findingspace.cc.
Kenza talks with British Rower and multiple world medalist Emily Craig. Emily talks about her battle with depression, her rise through the British team and how she has managed her mental health as she has built towards her first Olympic Games. To see the portraits from this episode and other episodes going to findingspace.cc.
Kicking off the series is a fascinating chat with Oliver Cook. Ollie talks about performance, identity and the meaning of success. He delves into how aspects of his life away from the boat have had a positive impact on his mental health and his approach to performance.
To see the portraits from this episode and more interviews please go to findingspace.cc.
During the episode Ollie refers to a book 'The Inner Game of Tennis' which can be found here. He also mentioned the BBC podcast 'Don't Tell Me The Score' which can be found here.
Kenza talks with British photographer Josh Greet. Josh talks about how his time photographing concerts in dark dingy venues helped him learn skills to photograph boxing, he talks about his creative work flow, split between digital and analog photography, and he delves into what it is about sport that he loves to photograph.
To see his self portrait and more of his work go to www.findingspace.cc
Kenza talks with New York based sports photographer, Jason Suarez. Jason talks about how he went from college track athlete to one of the best sports photographers in the sport, he talks about how building personal relationships are pivotal to creating good work and what it has been like working with some of the best runners in the world.
To see some more images from Jason and the other episodes from the Finding Space series please going to findingspace.cc
Jason mentioned a magazine project he and a collection of photographers have been working on during lockdown. If you would like to find out more about that please click here.
Kenza talks with director and photographer, Emily Maye. Emily talks about how she moved from being a ballerina to photographer, we talk about her mindset and approach to work and the importance content has for the voices of athletes. If you would like to see some of Emily's work and a self portrait she took please go to www.findingspace.cc.
Kenza talks with filmmaker and photographer, Brian Vernor. Brian talks about how he got into photography, how photography effects his mental health, why he loves working in the world of cycling and how content can impact sport. Brian mentions a film he made called 'Pure Sweet Hell' which you can see here. To see his self portrait for this episode and some other images go to findingspace.cc
The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.