Dallas Business Podcast

23. Cooper Neil, Photojournalist: How to Capture a Pandemic, Storytelling, and How Images Build Community and an Audience On Instagram

June 07, 2021 Earlina Green Hamilton Season 2 Episode 23
Dallas Business Podcast
23. Cooper Neil, Photojournalist: How to Capture a Pandemic, Storytelling, and How Images Build Community and an Audience On Instagram
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Cooper Neill is an award-winning freelance photographer based in Dallas, Tx, covering everything from Presidential elections and immigration issues to cage fighting and Taylor Swift for editorial and commercial clients worldwide, including The New York Times, ESPN, Rolling Stone, Vice, and many more.

Neill and I discuss the personal and professional toll of capturing a pandemic, the nature of storytelling behind the lens, and the factors that make a great Instagram photo.

https://www.instagram.com/cooperneill/


https://www.cooperneill.com/

Originally recorded on March 18, 2021

Host, Earlina Green Hamilton




pandemic processing
pandemic affect on business
a diverse toolkit
storytelling
essential workers
attention elected officials
independent journalism
origin story
honest storytelling images
work that last
keys to a great Instagram photo
digital art
strong images
benefits
next generation