Chris Burkard: Through the Lens of Faith
All In
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4.8 • 6.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2019
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
World-renowned photographer Chris Burkard chases light for a living and, through Instagram, over 3.5 million people come along for the ride. On today's episode, we delve deeper into the messages of light Burkard shares with the world on social media about topics like suffering, enduring, and connecting by looking at them with an eye of faith.
"When I consider the fact that He is the light and life of the world that if I can use that light that is Him to create images that make people want to be closer to Him, then I think that I'm doing what I was sent here to do."
Show Notes:
3:09- Sunrises
7:00- A Student of Light
9:45- The Light and Life of the World
12:40- Be a Bearer of Light
17:07- Social Media: A Glorified Texting Tool
18:43- Seeking Validation Vs. Longing to Do Good
23:13- Scrolling 300 Feet Every Day
28:19- Measuring Your Life
31:15- People > Places
37:54- Biking 844 Miles in 52 Hours, 36 Minutes and 19 Seconds
45:23- Photo Captions
53:36- What Does it Mean to You To Be "All In" the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, everyone. In the interview you're about to hear, you may notice a little bit lower sound quality than usual. |
| 0:07.2 | And first, I apologize. We had some technical difficulties and blessed CRISPR card's heart because he was so patient. |
| 0:14.8 | As I tried to figure out the best way for you to still be able to hear his wisdom and his thoughts. |
| 0:21.0 | And we did figure out a way. And so bear with us. And I hope that you won't let the sound quality deter you from listening to what is |
| 0:29.4 | honestly one of my favorite interviews we've done thus far. So hang in there and we hope that you enjoy the show. |
| 0:37.0 | Photographer CRISPR card would likely downplay everything I'm about to tell you. But honestly you can't make this stuff up. |
| 0:45.6 | CRISPR card's Instagram account is followed by 3.5 million accounts worldwide. He has been featured in commercials for Honda, Microsoft, Adobe, and his 2019 ad |
| 0:58.2 | for left-handz airlines has been viewed more than 14 million times in six months. And to top it all off, Justin Bieber once wrote on his own Instagram account, nobody in the world as good at taking photos as CRISPR card. |
| 1:14.4 | CRISPR card is an accomplished explorer, photographer, creative director, speaker, and author, traveling throughout the year to pursue the |
| 1:22.7 | farthest expanses of earth for card works to capture stories that inspire humans to consider their relationship with nature while promoting the preservation of wild places everywhere. |
| 1:35.4 | His holistic and visionary perspective has earned him opportunities to work on global prominent campaigns with Fortune 500 clients appear as a Ted speaker, developed specialty product lines, |
| 1:48.3 | teach national and international photography workshops, and publish a collection of books, including a children's book. |
| 1:55.7 | At the age of 30, Bercard has established himself as a global presence and influencer, accomplishing a prolific portfolio, connecting people from around the world, |
| 2:06.4 | and producing some of the most recognized creative work of our time. In life, he is happiest when he returns home to his wife, Brienne, and their two sons. |
| 2:17.8 | This is All-In, an LDS living podcast where we ask the question, what does it really mean to be All-In, the gospel of Jesus Christ? |
| 2:27.2 | I'm Morgan Jones and I am so grateful to have CRISPR card on the line with me today. Chris, welcome. |
| 2:33.9 | I'm so honored to be here Morgan. Thank you so much for having me and this is a, this is pretty exciting because I've actually been a huge fan for quite a while. |
| 2:43.0 | This is probably one of my favorite podcasts to listen to when I'm traveling. |
| 2:49.4 | There I say that there's even been times where I've kind of used the excuse that if I'm traveling on a Sunday, I'm like, oh well, I'll listen to this instead of reading scriptures, |
| 2:59.5 | which isn't advice I would recommend anybody take, but I feel like there's some really great topics discussed and I tend to really gain a lot from it. |
| 3:08.0 | Thank you. We'll take that. I have been a big fan of yours for a long time, which you already know, but I, you know what, so funny, you posted an Instagram post probably two years ago, maybe two and a half years ago, about sunrises. |
| 3:26.5 | And you talked about how we see a lot of sunsets in our lives, but not a lot of sunrises. And I cannot tell you how many days like when I just want to stay in bed, that Instagram post pops into my mind and it's what gets me bed in the morning. |
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