How to Be a Photographer in a Digital Age With Jacopo Moschin (S01E01)

Creative Voyage Podcast

For this first episode of the podcast, I talk to NYC-based photographer Jacopo Moschin. We cover topics such as work routines, the danger of the comfort zone, main challenges of being a photographer today, understanding who you are and what photography is about, the importance of research, his advice for briefs coming from art directors, and much more.

Biography

Jacopo Moschin is a portrait and documentary photographer based in NYC. His quest is to portray real characters in the realm of fashion. He is constantly looking for the unimportant frames that reveal the moments lost in-between, filled with raw and spontaneous emotions. His warm approach to his subject is predominant over the context. Through powerful but subtle imagery he exposes strength and vulnerability, light and darkness. His practice gives a depth and substance to the editorial and commercial image-making. His work has been featured on Kinfolk Magazine, i-D, Vogue USA, Vogue Spain, Amica, Style, Financial Times, Elle, Interview Magazine and for clients such as Bally, Levi's, Dolce& Gabbana, Ann Taylor, Daya by Zendaya, John Hardy, Vhernier, Dior, Louis Vuitton and others.

Selected Links From the Episode

• Jacopo Moschin’s Website
• Jacopo Moschin’s Instagram
• Kinfolk
• Robert Capa
• Henri Cartier-Bresson
• Sebastião Salgado
• Steven Meisel
• Susan Sontag
• Icarus Deception by Seth Godin
• Bruce Weber
• Peter Lindbergh

Show Notes

• Episode Introduction [00:52]
• What Photography Is About [02:26]
• Advice for Photographers Who Are Just Starting Out [05:35]
• Jacopo's Work Routines [08:27]
• Main Challenges of Being a Photographer Today [12:20]
• Making a Living as a Photographer [16:59]
• Short Episode Break – Support the Podcast [22:50]
• Growing as a Creative Professional [23:40]
• The Danger of Getting Stuck in Your Comfort Zone [26:35]
• Mindsets and Tactics for Dealing with Challenges [31:00]
• Photographer's Advice to Art Directors [34:03]
• Advice for Being a Better Photographer and Creative Professional [37:42]
• Episode Outro [41:16]

Full transcript and more at https://creative.voyage/