#18: Professional Photography, Traveling with Purpose, and Making Better Choices - Geoff Lister

You can find the full episode description and show notes at https://edgeofcomfort.com/eocp18/
 
On today’s episode we are joined by professional photographer and global traveler Geoff Lister (@geofflister), who lives in Vancouver.
How did this lifestyle and career start for Geoff? From his website:
"The first time I picked up a real camera, the kind with lots of buttons and a big lens, was in Hawaii. I was eight years old. My father took the strap and wrapped it around my neck, placed the body in my hands and told me to hold it straight.
I still fail to follow that last piece of advice on a regular basis (thank God for the crop tool). It took me until I was sixteen to save up for my first digital body, I bought it at a SkyTrain Station in Vancouver on my way to Nicaragua. The addictive force that has compelled me to give up sleep, time and money, move to the big city. After completing a marketing degree at the University of British Columbia, I made it my job. I couldn’t be happier.
My younger brother is now in possession of that first camera. I hope it serves him as well as it served me.”
Since making photography his job, Geoff has photographed events such as:
College football finals
Backcountry pheasant hunts (one of my personal favorites)
Wild grizzly bears
DJ sets (such as Steve Aoki)
Riots in the streets of Vancouver
and other exciting things all around the world.

Running his own full-time photography business, Geoff has worked with universities, companies, press, skiers, kite boarders, couples, and many more people.
I highly encourage you to check out some his work on his website or Instagram.
 
You can find the full episode description and show notes at https://edgeofcomfort.com/eocp18/