My guess today is Glasgow born photographer Mark Mann, who has built this stunning career

photographing some of the most iconic celebrities in the world.

From Robert Redford Michael Douglas, Iggy Pop, the Black Eyed Peas, to Seinfeld, Rihanna

Queen Latifa, Stevie Wonder, Bradley Cooper, Willie Nelson, and hundreds of others.

The funny thing is, Mark pretty much stumbled into photography in the most unexpected way

in his late teens, which is a story that he shares, and then ended up on a plane to New

York City, where with little experience, he found himself dropped into the world of hip

hop and music, focusing his lens on some of the early icons in the space.

He fell in love with the stories the people's faces told, and started spending more and

more time developing this really powerful signature approach to hyper vivid, close up,

black and white portraits, that in some way it kind of captures a moment, a mood, a vibe,

a story, and behind the scenes, it's been anything, you know, but a straight line, or an easy

path for Mark.

As is common in the world of photography, there's what the public sees, and then there is the

reality of the photographic life, which is not often an easy one, but for him, it has

been the source of profound connection and a life of stories that will live in his mind

long after the images themselves fade.

So excited to share this conversation with you.

I'm Jonathan Fields, and this is Good Life Project.

Last one was a great place to grow up. It really was. I'm Jewish and the Jewish community

was a little bit bigger than it is now. It's dwindling, but it was great culturally, and

I mean, I didn't really experience any anti-Semitism of any notable note. We see more in Glasgow,

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