Prickly and Blooming

Texas Women: Lesley

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In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, host Jessie Browning starts her new series featuring Texas women. She speaks with Lesley, a photographer based in Marfa. Lesley shares how she started in photography and the events that led to her eventual move to Texas. She also discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic affected her gallery and what she’s currently doing now.

 

Episode Timeline:

  • [00:03] Intro
  • [01:05] A new idea
  • [04:00] Meet Lesley
  • [04:40] Lesley’s relation to Texas
  • [05:37] Where she’s from and moving to Las Vegas
  • [07:43] What she did for work in Las Vegas
  • [08:45] Becoming a photographer
  • [11:06] Meeting her husband and the market crash
  • [13:53] Everything changed and moving to Marfa
  • [18:51] Becoming a wedding photographer
  • [24:12] Opening her studio and then COVID-19 hit
  • [31:41] What she’s up to these days
  • [35:05] Lesley’s identity as a Texas woman
  • [38:38] Jessie’s rapid fire questions
  • [43:32] Contacting Lesley
  • [45:25] The Yelp series

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    Resources Mentioned:

    • Asia DeVinyl
  • The financial crisis of 2007–2008
  • Marfa, Texas
  • Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festival
  • Lesley’s Hated on Yelp series
  • Subpar Parks on Instagram
  • Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors by Amber Share

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    Standout Quotes:

    • “I really didn’t ever want to work for anyone, and so I hustled. I mean, I hustled my whole life. I always found some way to have some job.” -Lesley [07:49]
  • “When something like that happens, you do start to question your life and your choices, and you realize that life is short. I mean, it’s a real slap in the face.’” -Lesley [14:56]
  • “I don’t like it when people say, ‘Oh you got to get over it. You need to move on. You need to get over this.’ I think that we have to move forward, whatever that is, and it’s different.’” -Lesley [17:45]

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    Learn more about Lesley:

    Lesley’s website

    Lesley’s online store

    Lesley on Instagram

    Lesley’s boudoir on Instagram

    Lesley’s online store on Instagram

    Rancho Villarreal on Facebook

    Marfa Pets on Instagram

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