Alister is a Scottish landscape photographer well known for his honest and open discussions about the artistic world of photography. Alister love to empower people to use their cameras to authentic express themselves and on this episode he shares his personal journey with us including his life changing trip to the Gobi Desert and how he now dedicates his working lifer to helping others tap into their creative self through photography.
Topics Covered
Journey into photography
Playing with a camera
Travelling the world for work
Moving from play into professional photography
Publishing his first E-Book
Being an emotional and empathetic child
What travel can teach us about ourselves
Being happy with our own photography
What art can do for us
His love for bird and bird photography
Pointing your camera at stuff you think is cool
Creating our own stories and relationships in the images we see
A period of hating his photography
The life changing trip to the Gobi Desert
His book Out of Darkness
Suffering from depression and anxiety
Creating images using our emotions
Being open to our full potential
How art can be passports for a better future for ourselves
Helping others find themselves through photography
The power of collaboration
Leaving behind the generic form of photography
The importance of being authentic
The subjectivity of photography
Using creativity to tap into who we are
The need for a release
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