447. Cortney White, Professional Photographer

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

"This was something I would never pass up. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime to document these moments."

Cortney White has a unique lens on the running world — literally. Cortney is a professional photographer who just spent the past two months on the road with Shalane Flanagan, documenting every step of her Project Eclipse journey. On this episode, Cortney talks about how she got involved with this project, and shares her own highlights, challenges, and most memorable moments from the six-marathons-in-six-cities experience. She also talks about getting started in the industry, about the camaraderie among running photographers, and about why she wants to get cameras in the hands of more women. Plus, behind-the-scenes stories from her adventures, all about her #vanlife, and her answer to whether she's ever missed a major moment on camera.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

All about Cortney’s #vanlife (4:00)
How Cortney got involved with Project Eclipse (6:00)
Seeing that giant billboard in NYC (12:30)
The logistical side of Project Eclipse (15:20)
Cortney’s favorite photo from Project Eclipse (29:45)
Project Eclipse superlatives! (32:55)
The camaraderie among professional photographers (35:30)
All about that Abby Wambach and Glennon Doyle moment at the New York City Marathon (48:50)
How Cortney got her start as a photographer (51:50)
On working with the Bowerman Track Club during a difficult year (59:45)
Cortney’s favorite part of the job and the ultimate dream assignment (1:02:30)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Gooder.
0:03.8	Go to Gooder.com slash on the run and use code on the run 15 to get 15% off your entire order.
0:16.4	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Allie Feller and I told you I had lots of
0:21.8	bonus episodes coming your way this month. Today I am so happy to bring you this conversation with
0:28.3	Courtney White. Name sound familiar? Yeah, I thought it might. That is because you've probably seen
0:35.2	Courtney tagged on some of the most iconic running photos of the past few years. Courtney is a full-time
0:41.9	freelance photographer who works with major brands like Nike and you've likely seen her photos
0:47.5	of the Barrowman Track Club team and from major events like this year's US Olympic Track and Field
0:52.9	Trials. Most recently Courtney was part of Shalene Flanagan's Project Eclipse as the official
1:00.0	project photographer. On this episode Courtney talks all about that experience from how she got
1:06.0	involved and whether there was ever a question of whether or not she was all in and what this
1:11.7	experience was like from her perspective. She shares the highlights, the challenges and all kinds
1:17.7	of behind-the-scenes stories from the roads. Plus Courtney talks about living in a van,
1:23.2	about how she got her start as a professional photographer, and about whether she's ever missed
1:28.5	a major moment behind the lens. Now before we get into this episode, I want to give a shout out
1:33.6	to our sponsor and that is Gooder. Gooder has officially been supporting The Alley on the Run Show
1:39.6	for more than a full year now and for that I am so very grateful. This company is awesome to work
1:45.9	with and whenever I have an idea they're like yeah we're in. Let's do this. Plus they make the best
1:52.8	sunglasses ever. What I love most about Gooder's glasses is that they're so much fun. My favorite
1:59.2	styles are the bright, flashy, hot pink ones but they truly have something for everyone.
2:05.5	From moody aviator shades to the neon green ones that um Molly Cytle wore when she finished
2:12.3	fourth at the New York City Marathon. Yeah good enough for Molly Cytle, good enough for Emily
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