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Artistic Expression, Photography, and NFTs With Ben Skaar
Episode 52: Show Notes.
Welcome back to another episode of NorCall and Shill! Today we are joined by 18-year-old photographer, Ben Skaar. Ben has an impressive outlook on life, amazing life experience, and wisdom beyond his years. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about the types of hardware wallets Ben uses, his initial experience with NFTs and how he uses them in his art, how he became passionate about photography, and his goals to make people feel something through his art. We also discuss the jobs Ben has had, what animal he would be, drones and acrobatic drones, and Ben’s favorite food. Ben even shares some pearls of wisdom as he tells us the best piece of advice he’s ever received and shares some of his own for artists joining the NFT space. Finally, Ben shares a beautiful sentiment about why he feels children should hold onto their artistic expression for as long as possible. This conversation is truly one you don’t want to miss!
Key Points From This Episode:
• Introducing today’s guest, Ben Skaar.
• The types of hardware wallets Ben uses.
• Ben’s first thoughts when he got into NFTs.
• The pros and cons of using photography as an NFT medium.
• What brought Ben to art and made him choose photography.
• Why art used a drone before a camera.
• Why Ben’s goal is to make people feel something with his photography.
• How Ben began to experiment with his art and why he sees video as special.
• The jobs Ben has done along the way.
• What animal Ben would be and why.
• Ben’s experience with flying acrobatic drones.
• What Ben’s favorite food is and specifically, what his favorite fish is.
• The best piece of advice Ben has been given.
• Ben shares some advice for artists joining the NFT space.
• Why Ben takes his time with putting his art out there and likes to ‘check all the boxes.’
• Where Ben wants to live in the world.
• The tables turn as we end off with Ben asking some questions of his own.
• Why Ben wants children to be encouraged to maintain their artistic expression for as long as possible.
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