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11/52 | @tava (Luke Rodriguez) is a photographer from the Bay Area. In this episode, he talks about the progression (or lack thereof) in the Bay Shooters, and how he got the handle @tava. He also shares his thoughts on the recent drama in the photography community. https://omarmwaseem.com/52stories

10/52 @francistogram (Fran) was a photographer and a developer at Flexport. Now, he has chosen not to be employed as part of his venture to find himself. He temporarily moved into a Las Vegas house with a dozen of his friends in an attempt to get a taste of what it would be like to charter a city. https://omarmwaseem.com/52stories

09/52 @devinpg and @olivermakesmovies (Team Friendship) are documentary filmmakers based in Los Angeles. They covered multiple riots across America and recently had one of their friends (Bryce Williams from ep. 6) arrested and slandered by the media. In this episode, we talk about their YouTube channel, their journey as filmmakers, and their advice on living your best life. https://www.youtube.com/c/TeamFriendship

08/52 | @joshgallomedia (Josh Gallo) is a concert photographer and TikToker. He's had the opportunity to shoot for names such as Charli D'amelio, A$AP Rocky, Lawrence the Band.. In this episode he explains how he would go about recreating his career, how he almost got arrested at Rolling Loud, how he shot for Charli D'amelio and other Hype House members, and also how he incorporated TikTok into his professional career.https://omarmwaseem.com/52stories

07/52 | @56thgrid (Axel) is a 12-year-old photographer and the podcast host of Axing the Future. In just ten episodes he's interviewed JR Alli, @7th.era, Hayden Pedersen, Tom Noske, and many more influencers with large followings. In this episode, we talk about what it's like to start young and how his parents play a huge role in his ventures. https://omarmwaseem.com/52stories

06/52 | @therealpg14 (Bryce Williams) is an activist, Tiktoker, and documentarian based in Minneapolis. Bryce was on the front lines of the Minneapolis riots, and his protest TikToks have gone viral, garnering him tens of millions of views and over a hundred thousand followers in a short period of time. In this episode, we talk about Bryce's experiences from attending protests in 4 different states, and how one #blacklivesmatter protest changed everything for him. You can view the mini-documentaries that he's working on here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TeamFriendshipComedy.

05/52 | @alx.sf (Alex) is a photographer and urban explorer based near San Francisco, California. In this episode, we talk about his crazy experiences from “rooftopping” skyscrapers around California and the growth/development of the Bay Area photography community. omarmwaseem.com/52stories

04/52 | @khalildaterra (Khalil DaTerra) is a 17-year-old filmmaker and TikToker. In the past, he's shot for Samsung, the Hype House, and many influencers and in this episode he announces that he's founding a TikTok house. In just over a year, Khalil has grown his Instagram account to 13k+ followers and his TikTok account to 375k+ followers. omarmwaseem.com/52stories

03/52 | @smitherene (Andrew Smith) is a photographer and TikToker based near Los Angeles. When he's not serving as a paramedic, he's recording himself doing crazy things with his friends. Andrew has grown his Instagram account to 13k+ followers, and his TikTok account to 500k+ followers. omarmwaseem.com/52stories

02/52 | @therealamogh (Amogh Manjunath) is a travel photographer from the SF Bay Area. Among other locations, he has traveled to Switzerland with his high school friends, road tripped to Death Valley with adventure enthusiasts he just met, and has done so all by the age of nineteen. omarmwaseem.com/52stories

01/52 | My name is Omar Waseem (@omarmwaseem) and I'm joined by Ethan Chang (@selmshots). We are 16 year old photographers from the SF Bay Area. On 52 Stories I plan to interview creators that are on the rise, and dive into the behind-the-scenes of their lives as creatives but also as... people. In this first episode we interview each other and reminisce on past photography adventures. omarmwaseem.com/52stories