From ecologist to award-winning photographer. We chat to emerging photographer Natalie Ord about her journey from turning her pastime into a profession that has seen her win some of the most prestigious photography awards in the country, as well as the road to her first solo exhibition. Gina and Valerie love bringing this podcast to you. Hope you enjoy the podcast. Sign up to the newsletter for great tips and free Lightroom presets. Join the dynamic Gold Membership in our Community which delivers monthly tutorials, live mastermind and lots of behind the scenes videos into the creative process.   Click play to listen to the podcast or find it on iTunes here. If you don’t use iTunes you can get the feed here, or listen to us on Stitcher radio. Show notes Nat Ord is an award-winning photographer who specialises in portrait, fine art and commercial photography. Nat is passionate...

Above: Image by Gina Milicia Armchair travel With three hours of light each day, brutal winter storms and freezing temperatures, Iceland is far from the ideal surf trip. However, this didn’t stop photographer Chris Burkard and filmmaker Ben Weiland from rounding up a crew of surfers to seek out unknown waves in the island’s remote north… all during the worst storm to hit Iceland’s shores in 25 years. Check out “Under An Arctic Sky”. Book Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson I’m LOVING every minute of this book. The chapter where Isaacson describes the way that Leonardo poses his figures is a must read (or listen if you prefer the audio version) for any photographer or painter. This video is brilliant! For more than 20 years, Christian Moullec has been guiding migrating flocks of vulnerable bird species with his microlight aircraft. (Via National Geographic)