Making Iconic Images: Todd Glaser on Co-Creating with Nature and the Best Surfers on the Planet (Part 2)

Welcome! Water photography has been a deep passion of mine for the last decade, which is why I’m stoked to share that we have one of the greats on the show today - San Diego’s Todd Glaser. Todd was a staff photographer at Surfer magazine for over a decade where he landed more than a dozen covers. When Kelly Slater and Rob Machado want to make images, they give Todd a call. As an artist he has amazing range shooting a wide variety of people and lifestyles in water and on land. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Outside, Men’s Health, GQ and the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, in addition to commercial clients like La Mer, HBO, Adobe and many more. Todd is not only one of the world’s best water photogs, he’s a rabid nature junkie, a morning frother, and a damn fine human. We had so much fun geeking out on nature and photography that we have a two part episode for you. If you’re landing on Part 2 without having listened to Part 1, I highly encourage you to go back and start with Part 1 for important context. In Part 1 we cover Todd’s early nature exploits, how he thinks about and approaches his craft of photography, his creative influences, and we understand the importance of the early morning hours in Todd’s life. And yes, we geek out a little bit on photo gear and settings as a snack for all the photo hounds out there. In Part 2, we explore the making of the legendary book and film Proximity, Todd shares his insights about how what he does in the ocean translates back to life on land, he opens up about challenges of navigating social media in this largely post-print world, and of course we learn how Todd microdoses Nature. Enjoy the ride,JeffEpisode LinksTodd Glaser PhotographyTodd Glaser on Instagram Proximity the book Proximity the movieAquatech HousingsTaylor SteeleCastles in the Sky by Taylor SteeleSipping Jetstreams by Taylor SteeleSteve ShermanKelly SlaterRob MachadoDave RastovichStephanie GilmoreCraig AndersonJohn John FlorenceAlbee LayerShane DorianConnect with Nature Junkie@NatureJunkieRadio on InstagramEmail: [email protected] (submit a microdose of nature by emailing a 30-60 second voice memo with your name, how you microdose nature and how it makes you feel so we can share it with the community)Newsletter SignupShow Production CreditsPodcast cover art by Ahab Nimry (@ahabnimry, https://bigdaytheagency.com/)Outro music by Tyler JohnsonEditing by Aashish M.