In this episode, I chat with one of my favorite photographers: the inspirational Phil Penman. Phil is a UK-born, NY-based photographer who has documented the rapid flux of New York City's streets for over 25 years. He is also a passionate photography teacher and has been identified as one of the "52 Most Influential Street Photographers" alongside industry legends, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Sebastião Salgado. We talked about: How he got started in photography How he went from being a celebrity photographer (and hated it) to a street photographer (and loving it) How success can't be an overnight thing How to play the Social media algorithm game What made him choose Leica as a creative tool What gets him excited and what are his next projects And more! You can find Phil's work on his website here: philpenman.com and his beautiful Instagram feed here: @philpenman /// Make sure you are subscribed and rate the show on your favorite podcast app if you like what you hear! If you are more of a visual person, make sure to subscribe to my Youtube channel where we've built a growing community of more than 7K like-minded visual storytellers here: youtube.com/fredranger My latest photography zine can be found here: fredranger.com/store?category=Zine You can also support this ad-free podcast by buying me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/fredranger . Let's connect: hello at fredranger.com @fredranger on Twitter and Instagram and on the web at thevisualstorytellingpodcast.com

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