Stills of Life

Model, actor, event lover, Summer Le shares her life’s chapters from moving to America from Vietnam, being a creative artist, revealing misconceptions about her, experiencing harrassment from men, and her personal, signifcant goals within her passion.

Part 2. Isaac talks about photography, his father/son trip, and what his perfect day would be.

Man of mystery, Isaac Yi, opens up about his discovery of mechanical engineering, his crucial decision to become Christian at UC Berkeley, the values and compassion to serve on a mission’s trip to Thailand, his emotional chapter of losing his mother in 2015, and sharing his thoughts and perspectives of the challenges of Christian dating.

Model turned actor, Isabella Brenza, reveals her creative passion of narrative storytelling, love of badass characters, the endless hustle, the question of committment, sacrifices, her favorite film, her decision for being nude in ‘Euphoria,’ the differences between modeling and Onlyfans, and her wonderful time on ‘Rebel Moon.’

From Mexico to Los Angeles, Michelle Reyes chased her dream as a creative digital artist for multiple clients, brands, managing expectations, always learning new lessons, challenging skills, and planning her future empire of creative domination.

Ukrainian model, Solomia, emotionally reveals her horrifying experience of waking up to the Russian invasion, the distant bombings, sirens, fleeing to safety to her friends’ basement, saying goodbye to her husband who became a soldier that same day, and her voluntary efforts to help her home country, Ukraine.

Location manager, Jeff Shepherd, expresses the crucial significance of being a location manager for films and television. From Michigan to UCLA to Hollywood, Jeff shares some memorable stories like surviving the LA riots, the big quake, and the art of dealmaking and negotiating property owners for securing settings for films and television.

From hospitality management to sommelier to all around chef, Frankie Rodono knew early in his life that he had a servant’s heart which led him to his calling to fly to Thailand to serve, teach, cook, and guide dozens of underprivileged but enthusiastic kids and teenagers for 11 months. We also share our love and sadness for Anthony Bourdain who had a major impact on our lives. Towards the end of the episode, we discuss our emotional, heartfelt highs and lows of family — the finite lives, the gift of time, and how real memories always win over social media. Part 1.

Still photographer and car enthusiast, Eddy Chen, openly shares a glimpse of his journey of his highlights, difficult obstacles, negotiating, the true value of stills for marketing, importance of usage rights, and a touching story of working with The Weeknd for HBO’s ‘The Idol.’

When I met Jaelynn for a photo shoot, I thought she was Kate Bosworth’s double or decoy or both. We had an animated chat about her life as a model, transitioning to Los Angeles from Indiana, the MeToo movement, her long-term plans, and potential acting goals!

Filmmaker turned clothing designer, Jason Poon, opens up on losing both his parents at a young age, what it’s like growing up without them, his resurgence to film directing, love of street photography, connecting with artists, finding romance, and he may launch his own podcast.

Model turned creative designer, Palonia dishes on the modeling life, what teens don’t know, her love of films and the 80’s, the hard life lessons, and L.A. being quite a character itself.