PHLEARN Magazine

Leo Rosas is an urban action sports photographer, passionate about skateboarding. He’s worked for an international ad agency and teaches photographers all over the world as a tutor at the Red Bull Photography Academy. Here’s what’s in his bag.

Jax Navarro recreates lifelike high-action and cinematic moments with action figures as his main subjects. Here, we talk about his most recent struggles with the Incredible Hulk and how comfort can be an enemy to any creative endeavor.

Travel and portrait photographer Christopher James creates levitation photography that is just the right amount of unbelievable and believable. Today, we have the pleasure of learning more about the Hawaii-based photographer.

Digital artist Antti Karppinen’s creative concepts beg clients to go big with their imagination. Antti gives us a peek inside his camera bag to help us understand how he creates visual experiences that tell beautiful stories.

Content creator Ian Elkins’ work ranges from portraiture, architecture, lifestyle, wildlife, and even studio photography. He’s been generous enough to give us the scoop on all the equipment he regularly reaches for when creating his images.

Ian Elkins’ work in modeling, retouching, and serving as a content creator for the world’s leading brands is sexy, adventurous, and influential. In our interview, we talk about finding balance in work and life, and how he stays inspired and strives to be his best self.

Norbert Fritz won first prize in the cities category of Nat Geo’s 2017 Travel Photographers Awards. We talk to Norbert about how composing a photo is similar to composing music, and how his instrument is the camera, the rhythm dictated by the light.

Norbert Fritz’s work captures the abstract qualities of everyday spaces and places, from the mathematical symmetry in shadows cast on buildings to the intriguing qualities of geometric minimalism. Here’s what Norbert has in his bag.

Bert Monroy is a Photoshop expert who currently consults such clients as Pixar, Disney Animation, and Adobe on digital artistry and tools. In our interview with Bert, we go deep into the history of Photoshop.

Misha De-Stroyev earned 3rd place in Nat Geo’s 2017 Travel Photographer of the Year contest for his aerial shot of a soccer field in Norway. He talks about his inspiration and how he balances personal creative projects with contract work.