Inside The Ride

I've had a lot of interesting conversations with Dom and Tee. I find most of them provoke a healthy amount of constructive thought whilst delivering educational discussions on social and environmental topics. Unfortunately these do also often end with me feeling quite depressed and hopeless for humanity - hence 'The Depression Session'! It was good fun talking to these two and I'm sure we'll fix up another again soon. Links Emil’s Website and Instagram  Tee's Website and Instagram Dom's Instagram

Daniel Mann is an Australian electrician turned spearfishing/YouTube personality. He takes these insane trips (usually to unbearably cold places) which are very well documented through vlogs on his fast growing YouTube channel. Dan shares many aspects of his life so far - how he made the transition from his full-time trade career to what he’s doing now, encounters with sharks and the extreme anxiety he used to experience before embarking on a trip. If you like adventures, you’ll be sure to dig this episode! Emil’s Website and Instagram  Dan's YouTube and Instagram

“Oh here comes Bella Hadid, ‘Hi Bella how you doing?’ I’m just some random lad from Darlington and these things would happen to me. I’d be at Gerard Butler's house and Mel Gibson’s walking up the drive way and I’m like, how is this happening!”  I met Scott about 10 years ago on my first snowboard season in France. He did 10 seasons in total, picking up various sponsors along the way and took third place at the British Championships. Fast forward a few years and he’s now living in London pursuing a career as an actor and stand up comedian. He talks about his experiences working as an extra on Star Wars and The Crown as well as his recent heath kick and the differences he’s noticed from just a few weeks with no cigarettes. Emil’s Website and Instagram  Scott's Instagram

“They’ll go armed with sticks, arrows, a couple of shotguns and patrol the areas where they know logging is going on and essentially kick the loggers out. They set fire to the trucks, smash up the equipment and tie up the loggers. They’re not gonna kill them or break their limbs, the aim is to use enough reasonable force to stop them from coming back.” Phil Clark-Hill is a photojournalist that I met in Detroit in 2016. He’s spent a large amount of time working in Latin America for the past 7 years and I managed to catch him briefly before he was headed back to Brazil for another stint of projects. His work has taken him to some incredible places and been featured in various publications and media outlets such as; The Guardian, National Geographic, The BBC and CNN. In this episode we discuss his most recent trip to Brazil where he covered the election in which far-right, Jair Bolsonaro came into power in October 2018. We also get into his ongoing project with the indigenous Ka'apor tribe in the Amazon who are currently fighting off loggers that are destroying the rainforest. He's a man with a lot of drive to make this world a better place through his work and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did! Phil's Website and Instagram Emil’s Website and Instagram

"There’s something so naive about taking photos when you’re younger. Recently I find myself photographing in my head at my own standard which means I'll completely dismiss shots that I think aren’t going to work. But when you’re younger you take that shot, whether it’s on film or digital and maybe it'll look good, maybe it won’t. But I think the older you get with photography the more you’re looking for that one thing so it’s important to loosen up.” - Finn Travers  Finn has been taking photos since way before I met him over a decade ago. From the early hours of festival mornings to adventures far off the beaten track in places like Georgia - he seems to always have a camera with him and manages to capture very unique and intriguing situations. In the past few years he’s been experimenting with other creative mediums such as graphic design and video work. He also has a clothing brand called 5RA which, as he explains, is much more than just a brand.   Links Finn’s Website, Instagram and 5RA Emil’s Website and Instagram

“Your interaction with a person is what you’re capturing. How you hold the camera. What camera you have, whether it's big or small. Where you're standing is almost more relevant than what they look like, because they might turn to you and look at you in a really curious way and in that millisecond, you’ve got something.” -Tristan Bejawn Tristan is a good friend of mine who I share a studio with in London. His work has taken him to various places around the world on assignments for publications such as National Geographic Traveller. We also chat about his ongoing projects back home which have been pushing his creative boundaries. He’s assisted and worked alongside some of the worlds greatest photographers and talks about the groundwork that is needed to push your work to the next level.  Links Tristan's Website and Instagram Emil's Website and Instagram

“I just started gigging and did it in the old school way where I just gigged relentlessly. I think I did 300 in the first 18 months. I was out almost every night, anywhere that would take me, whether it was open mics or acoustic nights or whatever.”- Ryan Keen Ryan is a Singer/Songwriter, who, like me grew up in the surrounding areas of Totnes, Devon. His music is listened to on a global level and I believe he's hit most territories around the world on his tours. He has also supported the likes of Ed Sheeran, the first tour he nearly didn’t make due to a wrist injury which we get into in the podcast. We also discuss some of the mental health charities he works closely alongside as well as a new company he started last year that produces music for TV and Film. Links Ryan’s Website, Instagram and FacebookEmil's Website and Instagram

"I look at some art and I think how the hell has that artist sold so many paintings again and again and again? A) They’re boring and B) they’re done really badly, yet people still buy them. So if someone is buying them it's because they’ve been convinced it's worth investing in, and that in itself is an art. So whatever it is you're doing, believe in it as that's what will carry you through.” - Louis Masai I've been lucky to work on a number of video projects with Louis over the years, the biggest being a 9 week tour across the USA. He's definitely very 'awake' to the real issues we have going on around us on this planet and has chosen to raise awareness and profiles for these causes through his work. Whether he's painting studio commissioned pieces or 50 foot high murals in the street, every artwork he produces always comes with a direct, impactful message that invites his audiences to learn more and take action. LinksLouis' WebsiteLouis' Instagram Emil's WebsiteEmil's Instagram

"Never do anything that you do for the likes, the followers or the fame because I am a firm believer that if you do what you love and you are a positive impact on the world, the universe will conspire to give you what you need” - Arnelle Lozada Arnelle was kind enough to lend me an hour or so of her time to chat through the many different fields of work she finds herself in on a day-to-day basis. From GoodTravels, a travel company she started in 2017 to partnering with brands through her Instagram, she is definitely someone to look out for!Links www.arnellelozada.com/www.instagram.com/arnelle/?hl=enwww.goodtravels.co/ www.emilwalker.com www.instagram.com/emil.walker

Episode 1 - Reuben Christian Reuben is a comic, presenter, filmmaker and music artist amongst many other things. In this episode we discuss his latest venture, Dream Rehab, where he coaches like-minded creatives to overcome their own obstacles and ‘dream’ with the help of support networks. We also chat about his personal projects and work whist exploring his experiences with therapy during the past year. Reuben is a serious fountain of knowledge and I’m sure you’ll be able to learn a thing or two from him! Linkswww.reubenchristian.comwww.instagram.com/reubenchristian1www.instagram.com/DreamRehab_ www.emilwalker.comwww.instagram.com/emil.walker