A Creative’s Crusade Against the Mundane | Chris Burkard

Chris Burkard (0:00)

It's hard. I mean, this is probably the hardest thing I've ever had to learn.

Because in the past, I've just been like, well, if I create something good for you, you'll love me and you'll love me by hiring me or paying me or whatever it is. And I think those things are important. Like the sacrifices I've been willing to make for work have shown people what I'm willing to endure for what I care about for my craft. Yet, I don't want that to define me.

Michael Gervais (0:36)

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Okay, this week's conversation is with Chris Burkard. He is an accomplished explorer, a photographer, a creative director, speaker, and author, and he travels the planet to pursue the farthest expanses of Earth. And he's working to capture stories that inspire us to consider a better relationship with nature, while at the same time promoting the preservation of wild places everywhere.