Jeanie Sumrall-Ajero - Finding Your Why

<p>Finding your why as a photographer is a noble life-long pursuit that can lead to many wonderful and satisfying years of creative exploration and output. On today's podcast, we are joined by nature photographer <a href='https://thedigitaljeanie.com/'>Jeanie Sumrall-Ajero</a> to discuss her journey as a photographer and her pursuit of finding her why. Jeanie and I get into the weeds a bit on her past evocations, but be sure to stick through our chat as there are some valuable lessons to be gleaned from what she shares.</p> <p>On this week's episode, we discuss:</p> <ul><li>Jeanie's wild journey in life as a software engineer, massage therapist, English teacher, and business owner;</li> <li>How Jeanie suffered from major burn-out in her career and how it has impacted her approach to photography;</li> <li>Jeanie's former business creating software for quilt-makers and how that business informs her views;</li> <li>Jeanie's experiences as an English teacher in Vietnam;</li> <li>How a tragic wild fire inspired Jeanie to work on a photography project;</li> <li>Jeanie's thoughts on Instagram and other social media;</li> <li>And a lot more!</li> </ul> <p>Other topics discussed on the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li>Support the show on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/fstopandlisten'>Patreon</a>.</li> <li>Sign-up for 1:1 <a href='https://www.mattpaynephotography.com/page/photography-mentoring/'>Mentoring with Matt</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://brenebrown.com/videos/'>Brene Brown</a> videos.</li> <li>Simon Sinek on <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1iQjFMiLuE'>Finding Your Why</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Here is who Jeanie recommended on the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.daveshowalter.com/'>Dave Showalter</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://karenhutton.com/'>Karen Hutton</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://www.kristiodomfineart.com/'>Kristi Odom</a>.</li> <li><a href='http://eileenrafferty.com/'>Eileen Rafferty</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://www.seantucker.photography/'>Sean Tucker</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Over on