{"id":136543,"date":"2017-03-01T05:41:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T05:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wildideasworthliving.com\/?p=582"},"modified":"2020-03-18T13:18:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T20:18:38","slug":"chris-burkard-becoming-a-world-class-adventure-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/wild-ideas-worth-living\/chris-burkard-becoming-a-world-class-adventure-photographer","title":{"rendered":"Chris Burkard &#8211; Becoming a World-Class Adventure Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p>Chris Burkard\u2019s Wild Idea: To become an adventure photographer.<\/p>\n<p>Wanting to discover the best photographs in nature, Chris Burkard decided to go to the most remote and raw of places. While he was well on his way to become a leading surf photographer, spending most of his time in tropical water, Chris wanted to go to places that were a little more untrammeled by man. He knew a little sacrifice, just might yield amazing results and photos.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to this Episode if:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You want to be an adventure or nature photographer.<\/li>\n<li>You want to find a deeper connection to nature.<\/li>\n<li>You want to know how to balance family and travel.<\/li>\n<li>You want to learn tips on how to become a successful photographer.<\/li>\n<li>You have ever seen one of Chris Burkard\u2019s stunning photos.<\/li>\n<li>You just want to listen to a great storyteller.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>03:15 &#8211; Tricks to finding balance and having it all with a family, a sense of community, and travel adventure.<\/li>\n<li>04:50 &#8211; How to communicate when away for weeks.<\/li>\n<li>06:35 &#8211; Chris\u2019s routines and hobbies, including yoga and the practice of breathing.<\/li>\n<li>09:35 &#8211; Cold water surfing.<\/li>\n<li>11:20 &#8211; The gains discovered through sacrifice.<\/li>\n<li>12:25 &#8211; The psychology of pain.<\/li>\n<li>14:05 &#8211; How Chris shot an award-winning photo.<\/li>\n<li>15:50 &#8211; Photography tricks, and how to shoot human subjects.<\/li>\n<li>19:55 &#8211; Shooting with an iPhone.<\/li>\n<li>21:50 &#8211; How to make real money as a photographer.<\/li>\n<li>25:30 &#8211; What it takes to be successful.<\/li>\n<li>28:00 &#8211; How to create a Ted Talk and convey one kernel of truth to offer the world.<\/li>\n<li>30:45 &#8211; Chris Burkard\u2019s unique perspective on protecting the environment.<\/li>\n<li>32:00 &#8211; Chris Burkard\u2019s current fun in the ocean.<\/li>\n<li>34:00 &#8211; Chris Burkard\u2019s favorite place.<\/li>\n<li>35:25 &#8211; Tricks and tips for packing gear for trips.<\/li>\n<li>39:40 &#8211; Chris\u2019s advice to his 15-year-old self.<\/li>\n<li>41:20 &#8211; Chris\u2019s mantra.<\/li>\n<li>42:00 &#8211; Failure, i.e., jailed in Russia.<\/li>\n<li>43:25 &#8211; Being surrounded by good people, and looking for those who share the same vision.<\/li>\n<li>44:25 &#8211; Creating a children\u2019s book.<\/li>\n<li>47:00 &#8211; What\u2019s next for Chris?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tChris Burkard\u2019s Wild Idea: To become an adventure photographer.<br \/>\nWanting to discover the best photographs in nature, Chris Burkard decided to go to the most remote and raw of places. While he was well on his way to become a leading surf photographer, spending most of his time in tropical water, Chris  wanted to go to places that were a little more untrammeled by man. He knew a little sacrifice, just might yield amazing results and photos.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":136606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1992,1993,1727],"tags":[],"internal-tag":[],"class_list":["post-136543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-season-1","category-podcast","category-wild-ideas-worth-living"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/wild-ideas-worth-living\/chris-burkard-becoming-a-world-class-adventure-photographer","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Chris Burkard &#8211; Becoming a World-Class Adventure Photographer","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/wild-ideas-worth-living\/chris-burkard-becoming-a-world-class-adventure-photographer","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/wild-ideas-worth-living\/chris-burkard-becoming-a-world-class-adventure-photographer"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/02\/wiwlheader.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/02\/wiwlheader.jpg?fit=2000%2C1000"},"articleSection":"2017 Shows","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chelsea Davis"}],"creator":["Chelsea Davis"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2017-03-01T05:41:01Z","datePublished":"2017-03-01T05:41:01Z","dateModified":"2020-03-18T20:18:38Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Chris Burkard &#8211; Becoming a World-Class Adventure Photographer\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/podcasts\\\/wild-ideas-worth-living\\\/chris-burkard-becoming-a-world-class-adventure-photographer\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/podcasts\\\/wild-ideas-worth-living\\\/chris-burkard-becoming-a-world-class-adventure-photographer\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/wiwlheader.jpg?resize=150%2C150\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/wiwlheader.jpg?fit=2000%2C1000\"},\"articleSection\":\"2017 Shows\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Davis\"}],\"creator\":[\"Chelsea Davis\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Uncommon Path \\u2013 An REI Co-op Publication\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[],\"dateCreated\":\"2017-03-01T05:41:01Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-03-01T05:41:01Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-18T20:18:38Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/rei.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/02\/wiwlheader.jpg?fit=2000%2C1000","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136543"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136650,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136543\/revisions\/136650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136543"},{"taxonomy":"internal-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-tag?post=136543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}