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Episode 11

Aaron Huey

The Relentless Pursuit of Going Deeper and Further

Aaron Huey is a tireless force of art and activism. He is truly an Adventurer with Purpose.

He is someone who makes content that moves the dial. While well-known as a National Geographic Photographer, and contributor to many national publications, he self-describes as a “someone who makes media experiments.”  And his work and history proves the statement. From a 3,349 mile walk across America and a genesis in scrappy editorial assignments to landing on the main stage at TEDTalks to collaborating with Shepard Fairy on street art, Aaron’s journey is inspiring and unique.

It’s a rapid fire conversation between Cory and Aaron. Potent episode!

Notes:

• Aaron’s walk across America and how to walk, literally, into the unknown with uncertainty
  
• The moment he realized, while being shot at, “to stop fucking around” and ask his girlfriend, now wife, to marry him
  
• How going deeper and “so much further” is critical to breaking into publications like National Geographic
  
• The line between activism and journalism and how he balances passionate and personalized storytelling and the facts
  
• How he started a collaboration with Shepard Fairy and launched Amplifier.org
  
• Teaching his son photography and adventure
  
• Why he wears gold shoes at specific times for a specific reason
  
• How the stories he works on change his life
  

Where to track Aaron down:

Amplifier.org

Helloprototype.org

AaronHuey.com