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Court Whelan interviews Jason Edwards about powerful storytelling techniques in photography.

Today’s guest is National Geographic legend Jason Edwards—a photographer who doesn’t just document the world… he translates it via powerful storytelling techniques, which we cover in excellent depth in the conservation. Jason talks about storytelling as a responsibility: becoming a portal for people who may never stand where you’re standing. We dig into his deceptively simple “five frames” storytelling challenge, his ruthless “one thing per photo” rule, and a powerful litmus test: does your i...

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Host: Court Whelan

Guest: Jason Edwards

Topics covered

• storytelling
• photography
• techniques
• advice
• conservation

Keywords

• storytelling
• photography
• National Geographic
• five frames
• one thing per photo

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Organizations: National Geographic

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