I suffered immensely when I first started, you know, just like everyone that goes

through it, there was no difference. And I made my opportunities. I took advantage

of them when they were there, but it took a long time. I've been doing this for

20 years. And people can sit there and wonder why am I not do that, dude, I could

do so much better than, you know, and sometimes it's not so much better that's

being it. It's not just about what the picture is. There's so much more to it. And

that's the thing that I think people when they get into it and really experience it

like, oh well, okay, now I see. Because nothing's easy. Whether it seems easy or

not, there's still nothing easy about it. Brian Bowen-Smith is a legendary

photographer known for his celebrity portraits. He shot key art for movies,

television magazines, and everything in between. If you take a couple steps

right outside my apartment here in Los Angeles, you'll see three billboards in

the city with his work on it. His portfolio is prolific. He's worked with

everyone from Miley Cyrus to Martin Scorsese, Kevin Hart, Nikki Manage, and

Dwayne Therock Johnson. We talk about Brian's past and his humble upbringing. How

starting out with nothing gave him an outlook and a perspective on life that

still carries through to this day. He also uncovers how one becomes a

celebrity photographer to begin with and the 10-year struggle he had to break

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