This episode is the third solo show of the podcast with host Seth Macey.

In this episode we talk about how taking action is the first step towards achieving any big audacious goal and growing our confidence. I also share my recent experiences with meditation and how it has helped clear my mind and allowed me to make higher quality decisions. We dive into how important it is to value your time and start hanging out with more like minded people. Lastly, I talk about the importance of consciously deciding to unlearn behaviours and bad habits.

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This episode features a talk with Morgan Tuohy (@morgan.tuohy), a Colorado/ Western American photographer who is also the founder of a new ultra lightweight camera bag company called Near Zero Labs (@nearzerolabs). Morgan is extremely well spoken and offers insight into how to go about launching a startup step by step from idea to execution. He is also an avid hiker, a huge reason as to why he has some of the most magnificent landscape photography.

In this episode we talk about brand ambassadorship on both ends of the table. We also explain the importance of choosing a business focus or outcome that provides you with an emotionally compelling reason to chase after it. Lastly, Morgan and I explain how the best business ideas are ones that solve problems and how important it is to be knowledgable in that market or field prior to commencement.

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This episode features a discussion with Cole Cheveldave, the podcast's first portrait photographer guest who goes by the handle @somewhat.strange on Instagram. Cole is excellent at capturing images that portray raw human emotion without excessive editing.

In this episode we talk about how rewarding portrait photography is in terms of making people on the other side of the camera experience their own beauty. We also chat about the importance of simply showing up to potential opportunities and how putting yourself out there is a conscious decision. Finally, we talk about becoming inspired by other peoples' talents and successes rather than being jealous.

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In this episode we talk about surrounding yourself with credible people that are already in positions you want to be in. We also discuss the inevitability of failure and it's necessity in the journey to personal growth. We dive into how to develop and fine tune our pitches that we send off to potential new clients and brands. Lastly, Seth talks about the proper way to go about setting goals so that we ensure we accomplish them without getting overwhelmed.

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This episode features a discussion with Jenny Wong (@jdubcaptures), a Canadian landscape, nature, and wildlife photographer. Jenny is a conservationist at heart who leverages her photos to highlight the importance of the natural world. Jenny is also a scientist who spends a large portion of her time outside on contract in the field.

In this episode we talk about how the importance of including editing on your phone into your workflow, seeing as the final result is published on mobile mediums like Instagram. Jenny informs us of the potentially terrible environmental situation in Alaska involving a Pebble Mine construction and its negative effect on brown bears and the surrounding ecosystem. Lastly we talk about how advantageous it can be to squad up and surround yourself with a network of people who may have a ton of insight in photography so that you can excel.

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This episode's discussion is with Guiie Sandgaard, an amazing landscape photographer from Denmark who goes by the handle @vikingroamer on Instagram. Guiie is the podcast's first guest east of the UK on a world map.

In this episode we focus on Guiie's experience as a photo journalist and his interest in photographing world war 2 remnants, relics and ruins. We dive into the peace and also unsettling feeling that silence in the wilderness can bring and why that is.  Finally, we talk about how to properly engage with your audience and treat social media for what it is, a social experience.

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This episode features a discussion with UK product photographer Sam East who goes by the username @bearingeast. Sam has incredible product shots with the perfect blend of character, wilderness and tale-telling.

In this episode we talk about how to tell a story with your subject in both film and photography. We also discuss our methods of working backwards through the editing process to the initial shot. Lastly, Sam talks to us about his lighting techniques and use of both natural and artificial light.

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This episode features a discussion with the second female photographer guest on the show, Nicole Zelkowitz an extremely versatile and well-rounded photographer from San Francisco who goes by the Instagram handle @avecnicole. Nicole is a Polar Pro ambassador, a Canon shooter and definitely someone with an accelerated learning curve.

In this episode we talk about how immersing yourself entirely into photography during a crisis or life change will do wonders for your mental health and get you out of your shell. We talk about how important it is as a person in general to set goals for yourself that are attainable and specific so that you've feel a greater sense of accomplishment in your daily life. Lastly, Nicole speaks to how she ditches her comfort zone every day; what that entails, and the life changing results that have occurred because of it.

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This episode features a discussion with Canadian wildlife and landscape photographer Alan Poelman (@alftown) from Atikokan, Ontario. Alan is an extremely opportunistic photographer and someone who has simplified their process with outstanding finished results.

In this episode we talk about Alan's feeling of photography being second to a fulfilling and supportive outside career. We talk about how vital it is that the posts on your Instagram grid should pass your approval over anyone else's before they go live. Finally, Alan talks about how certain images, for example wildlife, can be an easy byproduct of simply going out to shoot landscapes.

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