EP 20: Johnny Nghiem - The Toronto born and Berlin based Photographer on Kumon, Mom's Homecooking, his Creative Path, and Broken Fingers

This episode feels like jolting through a neon-lit alley at midnight — hyper speed, curious, slightly cosmic — with Johnny Nghiem as your guide. Johnny is a Vietnamese street photographer, art director, writer, and all-around creative force living in Berlin by way of Toronto. He’s a world wanderer, a big-time foodie, and the kind of artist whose brain seems to run on five dimensions at once.We float through Vietnamese trauma and Toronto love, viral videos and wandering minds, and yes… acid trips. There’s honest talk about self-doubt, hitting creative walls, and the long, unpredictable road of building a creative career. Johnny breaks down his photography — technique, composition, instinct — and even gets into the beauty of Japanese Washi paper like it’s sacred parchment from another timeline.We laugh about Vietnamese swearing, his many travels, badminton battles, and the time he broke his fingers (which feels especially unfair for a photographer). We also zoom out into A.I., art, and what it means to create in a world that’s constantly shifting.As always, it’s deep, hilarious, thoughtful, and slightly unhinged in the best way. We explore everything — and somehow it all makes sense. Or at least… an acid trip-level sense.Be sure to check out Johnny on his Instagram:📸 ⁠⁠⁠@Jhonny_5🌐 ⁠isthisjohnny.com🙂 And don't forget to snag your Walmak gear at ⁠AlwaysWalmak.com⁠✌️ And follow me on IG at: ⁠walmak⁠.podcast-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tập 20: Johnny Nghiêm – Nhiếp ảnh đường phố và Những chuyến "Du hành" tâm tưởngTập phim này mang lại cảm giác như đang lao nhanh qua một con hẻm rực rỡ đèn neon với Johnny Nghiêm — nhiếp ảnh gia đường phố tại Berlin. Chúng tôi trôi dạt từ tình yêu dành cho Toronto đến những trải nghiệm với chất thức thần, và cả những bế tắc trong sáng tạo. Johnny phân tích kỹ thuật nhiếp ảnh và vẻ đẹp của giấy Washi Nhật Bản, đồng thời chia sẻ góc nhìn về AI và nghệ thuật trong một thế giới không ngừng biến đổi.