314: Angela Ledyard - Creating a Community for Black Female Landscape Photographers

<p>Finding our people is something I think we all strive for. For some of us, this is easy and for others, it can be quite difficult. In the landscape and nature photography community, there are well-established cliques of people who photograph together frequently, often comprised of white men. Why this is the case has always been a mystery to me; however, I genuinely always want to put myself in the shoes of others who are not like me to understand what it is like to live like them.</p> <p>This week I had the pleasure of hanging out and chatting with <a href='https://angelaledyard.com/'>Angela Ledyard</a>. Angela is a landscape photographer living in Texas, originally from Ohio. She recently created a group called the<a href='https://www.blackfemalelandscapephotogs.com/'> Black Female Landscape & Nature Photographers</a>, which has become a prominent community and beacon for African American nature photographers. It was awesome hearing her story and to hear about why and how she created the group. I think you'll enjoy our chat.</p> <p>On this week's episode, we discuss:</p> <ul><li>Angela's journey into photography.</li> <li>Why Angela has chosen nature photography as her medium.</li> <li>Why and how Angela created the Black Female Landscape & Nature Photographers community.</li> <li>The challenges of being a black female in the landscape photography realm.</li> <li>What Angela's goals are with her photography.</li> <li>How moving from Ohio to California changed how she saw nature as a photographer.</li> <li>Angela's 5-day trip to Peru and what it was like for her to photograph there.</li> <li>And a lot more!</li> </ul> <p>Other topics/links discussed on the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li>Support the podcast on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/fstopandlisten'>Patreon</a>.</li> <li>Join me over on <a href='https://www.naturephotographers.network/?ref=mattpayne3'>Nature Photographer's Network</a> and use the code "FSTOP10" for a 10% discount!</li> <li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyBj8Cv_JKOc-v