This week's episode with Under Water Portrait Photographer Jennifer Tanksley-Coss is nothing short of magic! Get ready to discover a whole new world and perspective with this extraordinary woman as your guide.
Jennifer grew up eating, drinking, and breathing film in an industry family in Germany. She began working as a high-speed camera technician right after high school on films and commercials across Europe- Eventually following the siren call of adventure to Los Angeles, where she worked as a local 600 Camera Assistant for 15 years. During that time, she worked alongside incredibly talented directors of photography and directors, bringing others' creative visions to life. After taking a break from her career to raise her children, Jennifer realized she couldn't return to her previous life.
This realization became one of the factors of her deep Sea Change -and set off an extraordinary journey of rediscovering her happiness.
At 43, she finally found a way to express her vision creatively when she shifted her focus to her love of photography. And just like that, she had a new career—one that she created by herself!
She now invites clients to her underwater portrait studio, where they experience seeing themselves in a totally new light and as works of Art, just as she sees them! Tune in to hear about Jennifer's unique artistic process and ways you can participate in her book project, 'The Art of Her'.
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Episode Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction and Personal Journey
00:48 Welcome to the Hollywood Second Act Club
01:37 Meet Jennifer Tanksley Koss
04:36 Jennifer's Transition to Underwater Photography
08:10 The Magic of Underwater Photography
11:50 Jennifer's Personal Transformation
20:38 The Art of Her Project
27:59 Final Thoughts and Farewell
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