Celebrity Photographer Mark Mann Shares His Incredible Journey
The Portrait System Podcast
Sue Bryce Education
4.9 • 662 Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2021
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser speaks with Mark Mann about his incredible journey from being a young furniture photographer in Glasgow, Scotland, to becoming a photographer for some of the most influential people in the world such as Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Adam Driver and more. In this engaging conversation, Mark tells Nikki all about what kindled his passion for photography and how he built a career as a photographer in New York City.
Mark shares some wonderful stories and heartfelt advice in the podcast. For even more gems from Mark's trove of fascinating experiences, head over to his new YouTube channel Complicated Things.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Nikki Klosser, and I want to let you know about an awesome free giveaway for people on our email list. |
| 0:05.6 | If you haven't already, click the link in our podcast description or go to the PortraitSystem.com |
| 0:10.1 | slash sign up to get on the list. |
| 0:12.1 | If you sign up, you'll get a free posing 101 PDF to jumpstart things. |
| 0:16.2 | It's an epic PDF, so you'll definitely want to get this. Also, just by being in our email community, |
| 0:22.0 | you'll get deals, sales, and information about any of our upcoming events and activities. |
| 0:26.5 | So head over to the portrait system.com slash sign up and sign up today. |
| 0:32.6 | You're listening to The Portrait System podcast. When you've got clients and you've got clients behind you and clients in |
| 0:39.0 | front of you, you don't want to be me. You want to know what you're doing. Definitely try something |
| 0:45.4 | new or get, you know, go go to your base, your go-to first, knock it out the park with your go-to and then go, |
| 0:52.9 | hey, let's try this. |
| 0:55.8 | Wow, you might get somebody better. |
| 1:00.2 | And that's very much the difference between being a commercial photographer and being a fine art photographer. |
| 1:01.2 | I'm constantly having to make people, clients happy. |
| 1:08.2 | This is the Portrait System podcast, a show that helps portrait photographers and people hoping to become one, |
| 1:14.0 | navigate the world of photography, business, money, and so much more. |
| 1:17.6 | We totally keep it real. |
| 1:18.9 | We share stories about the incredible ups and the very difficult downs when running a photography business. |
| 1:23.9 | I'm your host, Nikki Klosser, and the point of this podcast is for you to learn actionable steps that you can take to grow your own business, and also to feel inspired |
| 1:31.8 | and empowered by the stories you hear. Today's guest is celebrity and advertising photographer |
| 1:38.1 | Mark Mann, and I swear the hour that I chatted with him went by in the blink of an eye. He's such |
| 1:43.3 | an interesting guy, and he's so |
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