Ep. 448: Legendary Photographer John Fielder On Building Career From Passion
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 580 Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2018
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
You're probably familiar with John's name and work but do you know about his journey from not being able to get a single company to publish his books to now being on countless coffee tables and walls around the world? Pursuing your dreams is not always a cakewalk. In fact, sometimes it's a downright nightmare but every once in a while, if you're lucky, your hard work lands in the hands of the Pope himself. Listen to the episode to learn what that's about! I hope you enjoy this honest conversation from one of America's most iconic photographers.
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https://www.johnfielder.com/product/colorado-black-on-white-available-september-7/
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| 0:00.0 | Once I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, I said to myself, there's no way I'm not going to pull this off. |
| 0:09.9 | And, you know, that's a bold attitude, but it's the attitude of entrepreneurs. |
| 0:19.6 | This is the adventure sports podcast where we talk to athletes, adventurers, and business owners from around the world of adventure sports. |
| 0:27.8 | Whether you're climbing Mount Everest, starting a bike shop, or getting up off your couch to take your kids hiking for the first time, we want you to have the motivation and inspiration you need to chase that |
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| 1:59.2 | Hey everybody. For today's life outside the box episode, we interviewed the legendary Colorado photographer John Fielder and basically asked him what it was like to build a career |
| 2:02.0 | out of what you love doing, which for him is taking pictures. And you'll see it, it wasn't easy. |
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