For the first episode (series 2), Jim is in conversation with master lensmen Nick Pumphrey and Mike Guest, hosting a wide-ranging discussion centred around their Dawn Days project.
Episode Summary:
- An introduction to Nick Pumphrey, covering his childhood in St Ives and the last two decades spent living on the road.
- A quick 90s bodyboard nerd out
- An introduction to Mike Guest currently hauled up on the edge of a sea loch on Scotland’s west coast.
- His introduction to surfing and surf photography through the Cold Water Classic events in Thurso.
- A look into his skiing background and how he used lessons from the mountains to adapt to the ocean environments.
- Examining the different flow states brought on by surfing and skiing and the sense of perspective each offers.
- The story of how Mike and Nick met in South West France.
- The inception of Dawn Days.
- The inspiration drawn from books on mindfulness and the desire to rail against lazy starts.
- Mike’s tipping point.
- The importance of committing to an action, even if it’s uncomfortable.
- Mike’s decision to seek therapy.
- The books on mindfulness that resonated with Nick.
- The importance of having a wide-ranging toolkit when it comes to mental wellbeing.
- The evolving nature of Dawn Days; from a personal quest to a community activity.
- The powerful forces of Dawn Days on sleep
- Facing the challenges of expectation and ego that have arisen from the project.
- Rethinking and reshaping the project into the future to keep it creative and authentic.
- Exploring new ways of presenting the images, to see the creative journey through from start to finish.
- The idea for the Dawn Days book and what comes next.
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