For this fourth episode of Collective Eye we are excited to share an insightful interview and discussion by Laura Elisabeth Pohl in her podcast Creative + Moneywise; a podcast focused on the financial challenges faced by photographers in the industry and tactful ways in which freelancers can support their creative path in the field.

In this podcast Laura tackles the financial complexities within our industry and replaces them with clear insights and good practice.

In Fame & Finances photographers Laura Elizabeth Pohl and Fati Abubakar talk about how Fati handles money and how she dealt with online fame after her photography went viral.

This episode originally ran on Creative + Moneywise in January 2021.

Bios

Laura Elizabeth Pohl is an American photographer, filmmaker and Certified Financial Education Instructor living in South Africa. Over the years, she’s collaborated with international NGOs including Catholic Relief Services, Jhpiego and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation to tell visual stories about their work. She founded Creative + Moneywise as a resource to help photographers understand financial issues and make money decisions that better reflect their values and the life they want to live. Before switching to photography, Laura worked as a business reporter covering stocks, bonds and foreign exchange in Seoul and New York.

Fati Abubakar is a documentary photographer, photojournalist and public health worker in Nigeria. She specialises in documenting cities and towns, highlighting both the positives and negatives of each location. She focuses on health perspectives, using photography as a medium to highlight problems at the community level. She also has an interest in documenting cultures, conflicts, urban poverty, rural development, and humanitarian issues. Fati has a special interest in creating counter-narratives for underrepresented communities. Her current work is a personal project to showcase her hometown of Borno State at the time of Boko Haram. The project entitled “Bits of Borno” has gained critical acclaim and has been published in media outlets including the New York Times, BBC, Reuters, CNN, Voice of America, Newsweek Europe, and others. She has been commissioned to work with UNICEF, international Alert, Action Aid and other organisations.

Credits

Episode: Laura Elisabeth Pohl and Fati Abubakher

Podcast Editor: Laura Elisabeth Pohl

Podcast subeditor : Claudia Leisinger

Music: Ana Maria Arévalo Gosen (composition), Philipp Quante (piano), Bobby G (drums)

Podcast Team: Claudia Leisinger, Ghadah Alrawi, Jayme Kaye Gershen, Lina Collado, Nicola Muirhead

Links : Creative & Moneywise Podcast and Bits of Bonro 

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