Inside with Brett Hawke #283 Jason Andrew on swimming Catalina + what it takes to be an award winning photographer
Jason Andrew is an award winning photographer and, of course, die hard swimmer. Growing up as a surfer, he was always in the open water but when COVID swept the world he really began to venture into open water swimming, completing the Catalina swim by himself. He used open water swimming as a form of therapy after losing his father to COVID.
Through a mixture of personal and assignment work, Jason’s been fortunate to work throughout the world. He explores the repercussions of poverty and political unrest through photography.
Jason was born and raised in Northern California, holds a BA in History from San Diego State University and completed a post-graduate certificate from the International Center of Photography.
00:00 Bratter PA Immigration Law
00:05 Hello Jason Andrew
00:55 Open water swimmer
03:00 Swimming Catalina
05:10 Losing Dad to COVID
06:25 Where did photography start?
08:30 Agents in photography
10:55 Personal style
12:30 Competing against myself
13:30 Hurricane Ian
18:16 Beine Wellness
19:50 Wife worried for you?
23:00 3 lenses
23:45 Capitol Riots
27:30 How does this feel as an American?
29:30 American political divide
31:30 6 hour training swim
32:10 Future of photography
35:40 Where can people find you?
37:00 SwimTraxx Swim Tracker
37:50 What's the top of the podium for you?
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