Turning Interests into Community, Work, and Purpose

About this episode

Josie Kim shares her journey of turning her passion for sports photography into meaningful work and community engagement.

Josie Kim is a teenager, a hockey player, and great sports photographer. In high school, she learned to use a camera to engage with her love of sports in new ways that allow her to connect with people and even get paying jobs. In this episode you'll hear an interview with Josie and learn about her journey. We hope this can help more teens to think about how to engage with interests in new ways that help cultivate meaning, community, and a sense of purpose. Check out Josie's work at her Instagram: @jkimphotography17

People in this episode

Guest: Josie Kim

Topics covered

• sports photography
• teen interests
• community building
• purpose
• engagement

Keywords

• hockey
• photography
• teenagers
• community
• purpose
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Instagram

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