“Engaging culture takes time, but see the problem is we don’t want to spend much time on this stuff. We want to get in, take our pictures, and then leave.” – Matt Brandon

Today we continue with a three part interview series on engaging cultures as photographers.  We jump into the meat of the conversation and cover a lot of ground on topics such as researching the areas you photograph, how to respect beggars, not making assumptions, and giving back just to name a few…

We’re all excited to post the second part of our interview series on engaging culture with Matt Brandon, Craig Ferguson and myself.

Take a listen and tell us what you think.

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You can check out Both Matt and Craig’s websites by visiting the following links.

Matt Brandon – The Digital Trekker
Craig Ferguson – Craig Ferguson Images