The first part of our wonderful in-depth interview with commercial/editorial photographer, Matt Brown.  We sat down to discuss his upbringing in photography, his approach to business, and his many opinions on the evolving photography industry.  Part 1 includes the following topics, conversations and more;  

- Photography upbringing

- Sneaking into the Superbowl

- Side hustles and financial discipline

- Finding the right equipment

- Mentorship; being critiqued and becoming a critic

- Working for the Anaheim Angels

- An honest take on the sports photography industry

- Feeding the social media beast

- Setting your rates at dirt cheap

- What colleges fail to teach young artists