John Paul Caponigro - Finding Our Voice | Differentiating Ourselves as Artists

<p>Welcome to episode 247 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with your host Matt Payne.</p> <p>This week on the podcast I was joined by <a href='https://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com/blog/home/'>John Paul Caponigro</a> - a full-time photographer living in the small town of Cushing Maine and the son of legendary photographer <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Caponigro'>Paul Caponigro</a>. </p> <p>John Paul was steeped in the classical American tradition of Landscape Photography at an early age, and he has since made a name for himself by blending his photography with a variety of other artforms, both digital and analog. On this week's episode we discuss:</p> <ul><li>John Paul's journey into photography and how he has strived to differentiate himself as an artist,</li> <li>The difference between what art "is" and what it "is about,"</li> <li>Discovering the extraordinary in the ordinary through photography,</li> <li>Finding our voice as artists (and is that even a thing?),</li> <li>And a lot more!</li> </ul> <p>Over on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/fstopandlisten'>Patreon</a> this week, join John Paul and I as we discuss his pursuit of studying creativity, how he has gone about doing it, and how it has helped him as an artist.</p> <p>Here's who John Paul recommended for the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li><a href='http://eddiesoloway.com/'>Eddie Soloway</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Other items mentioned on the show:</p> <p>1. Support the podcast on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/fstopandlisten'>Patreon</a>.</p> <p>I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via <a href='http://www.instagram.com/MattPaynePhoto'>Instagram</a>, <a href='http://www.facebook.com/MattPaynePhotography'>Facebook</a>, or <a href='http://twitter.com/MattPaynePhoto'>Twitter</a> if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. We also have an <a href='https://www.instagram.com/fstopcollaborate/'>Instagram page</a>, a <a href='https://www.facebook.com/fstopcollabora