Podcasts by How To Become A Rockstar Photographer Podcast with Matthias Hombauer

HTBARP 100 Matthias Hombauer: Decoding Concert Photography from 2020-02-17T15:28:56

So far the podcast was downloaded more than 100 000 times and from the feedback, I got from you it seems we were successful motivating and inspiring music photographers around the world to live ...

HTBARP 99 Todd Owyoung: Standing Out as a Pro Music Photographer from 2020-02-04T16:00

Todd Owyoung talks about his music photography career, switching from DSLR to mirrorless cameras and how he became a Nikon brand Ambassador.

HTBARP 98 Josiah Van Dien: Being The Tour Photographer For Shawn Mendes from 2020-01-21T16:00

Josiah Van Dien talks about his work with Shawn Mendes, the challenges and rewards that come with the job of working for a big name.

HTBARP 97 Deb Kloeden: Shooting Concerts in Adelaide and Melbourne from 2020-01-14T16:00

Deb Kloeden talks about travelling long distances, her experiences as a teacher and how she ended up being a concert photographer.

HTBARP 96 Matty Vogel: Being The Tour Photographer for Thirty Seconds To Mars from 2020-01-06T12:24:02

Matty is the touring photographer for bands such as Thirty Seconds To Mars, Bishop Briggs and Billie Eilish and in this interview, we’ll talk about his specific workflow when on the road.

HTBARP 95 Brittany Bowman: Being The Tour Photographer For Volbeat from 2019-12-31T16:00

Brittany Bowman shares her experiences working on tour as a photographer, driver, merch manager and talks about the behind the scenes in the music industry.

HTBARP 94 Paris Visone: Touring And Filming Music Videos Handheld from 2019-12-17T16:00

Paris Visone shares her experience touring with Blondie and Marilyn Manson, how she got sponsored by Canon and talks about her documentary book.

HTBARP 93 Dominic Pencz: Working With KISS&Helloween from 2019-12-03T16:00

Dominic Pencz talks about travelling between Germany and LA 6 months of the year, touring the world and work experience with KISS and Halloween.

HTBARP 92 Ryan Chang: Being On Tour With Ghost from 2019-11-26T16:00

Ryan Chang talks about moving from Singapore to the UK, what is the difference in the music scene and what it is like to tour worldwide with big band names.

HTBARP 91 Anna Lee: Balancing Wedding and Music Photography from 2019-11-19T16:00

Anna Lee talks about how she got from graphic design to music photography and what is the biggest difference between wedding and music photography.

HTBARP 90 Steve Thrasher: Working For Danny Wimmer Presents from 2019-11-12T16:00

Steve Thrasher talks about how it is to be a team member of DWP (Danny Wimmer Presents), and how important it is to network and be nice to people.

HTBARP 89 Kerrie Geier: Girls In The Photo Pit from 2019-11-03T17:48:16

Kerrie Geier talks about opening a facebook group with female music photographers and how women are celebrated at the Australian Woman Music Award.

HTBARP 88 Edward Greenberg and Jack Reznicki: Copyright For Photographers - part 2 from 2019-10-14T17:57:15

In Part 2 of our interview, Ed and Jack will answer questions from the community such as “Can I sell prints of photos to magazines or agencies without the band's approval?”. How many photos is a...

HTBARP 87 Edward Greenberg and Jack Reznicki: Copyright For Photographers - part 1 from 2019-10-14T17:37:34

Edward Greenberg and Jack Reznicki talk about why it is very important to do a copyright registration of your photos and how to write a proper invoice.

HTBARP 86 Lizzy Davis: The Challenge To Get Photo Accreditations from 2019-10-07T15:55:32

After getting viral and published by PetaPixel, Lizzy Davis discusses why she wrote an open letter about the challenges we all face in getting photo passes.

HTBARP 85 Ville Juurikkala: Finding Meaning In Life as a Music Photographer from 2019-10-01T15:00

Ville Juurikkala shares what is his approach when shooting intimate portraits of Rockstars and what helped him to connect to his inner-self.

HTBARP 84 Chase Jarvis: Finding Your Creativity from 2019-09-24T15:00

Chase Jarvis talks about the importance of being creative every day, his daily routines and he talks about finding your passion and meaning in life.

This upcoming interview is fully...

HTBARP 83 Baron Wolman: Becoming The First Photographer For Rolling Stone Magazine from 2019-09-17T15:00

Baron Wolman talks about Woodstock, becoming the magazine's first Chief Photographer and what was his reason for starting his own fashion magazine.

HTBARP 82 Dana Distortion: Dealing With Insecurities As a Music Photographer from 2019-09-10T15:00

Dana Distortion talks about the music photography industry and how she deals with personal challenges like insecurities and her upcoming film.

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HTBARP 81 Walid Azami: How To Follow Your Instincts from 2019-09-03T15:00

Walid Azami speaks about why it is good to follow your instincts and explains why it is important to know your camera inside out.

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HTBARP 80 Karen Mason Blair: Working with Nirvana, Alice In Chains&Soundgarden from 2019-08-27T15:00

Karen Mason Blair reveals some great stories about working with all the famous grunge bands and talks about publishing her new book.

HTBARP 79 Jawn Rocha: Being a Tour Photographer from 2019-08-20T15:00

Jawn Rocha speaks about his journey on becoming a full-time touring photographer and how his hair became his marketing tool.

HTBARP 78 Guy Prives: Building a Music Photography Community from 2019-08-12T08:17:32

Working as a concert photographer in Israel and how Guy Prives built a 6000+ members concert photography community on Facebook.

HTBARP 77 Brittany Long: Overcoming Challenges As a Music Photographer from 2019-08-04T19:25:46

In this interview, Brittany will talk about her journey as a concert photographer and how she is mastering the challenge...

HTBARP 76 Matt Lief Anderson: Being The Photo Editor At Pitchfork from 2018-12-18T16:00

In this interview, Matt talks about why he hires photographers with weird styles that wouldn't work with most other publications. We talk about his pa...

HTBARP 75 Julie Gardner: Touring With Neil Young from 2018-12-11T16:00

Today’s guest is California based live music film producer, studio engineer, photographer, and de...

HTBARP 74 Ester Segarra: Being A Heavy Metal Photographer from 2018-12-04T16:00

If you’re a metal fan, chances are very good that you have already seen some of Esters work on album covers or magazine covers of the most famous heavy...

HTBARP 73 Drew “Rukes” Ressler: Being The No.1 DJ Photographer In The World from 2018-11-20T16:00

Today’s guest is DJ photographer Drew Ressler, better known as RUKES.

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HTBARP 72 Maryanne Bilham: Working With Def Leppard And Carlos Santana from 2018-11-13T21:14:51

Maryanne is an award-winning photographer with 30 years of industry expertise spanning 4 continents. Best known for subjects including rock ‘n’ roll musicians, celebrities, and high-end advertis...

HTBARP 71 Robert M Knight: Working With Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck And Led Zeppelin from 2018-10-30T16:00

Today's guest is Robert M Knight. Raised in Hawaii and based in Las Vegas, Robert is a long time advertising photographer who also specializes in the rock and roll music industry. His career spa...

HTBARP 70 Katja Ogrin: Starting A Music Photography Career Abroad from 2018-10-23T15:00

Katja Ogrin talks about her beginnings back in Slovenia, music photography business and why she is still hesitant to switch to mirrorless camera systems.

HTBARP 69 Thomas Falcone: Crushing It As A Tour Photographer from 2018-10-16T15:00

In this interview, Thomas will talk about his touring experiences from his beginnings in a tour bus to exclusively flying and getting upgraded t...

HTBARP 68 Jerome Brunet: Self-publishing A Photo Book Using Crowdfunding from 2018-10-02T15:00

Today’s guest is Jerome Brunet, an award-winning...

HTBARP 67 Greg Gutbezahl: Curating Your Own Music Photography Exhibition from 2018-09-24T15:29:25

Today’s guest is Greg Gutbezahl and in this interview, it’s all about exhibitions. Greg will give you a step-by-step guide on how to plan, curat...

HTBARP 66 Christie Goodwin: Working With Taylor Swift, Katy Perry And Ed Sheeran from 2018-09-18T15:00

Christie Goodwin with a career that spans over 35 years, gives insights into her world and talks about challenges, successes and her dreams.

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HTBARP 65 Leo Mascaro: Starting A Music Photography Business In New York from 2018-09-11T15:00

Today’s guest is New York-based music photographer Leo Mascaro.

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HTBARP 64 Steve Rose: Being One Of The Tour Photographers For Journey from 2018-09-04T15:00

Today’s guest is California based music photographer Steve Rose.

We’ll talk about how he started ...

HTBARP 63 Adam Elmakias: How To Become A Tour Photographer from 2018-08-25T11:12:06

It doesn’t matter if you know Adam from his work, being a social media star with 416 000 followers on Instagram or if you ordered one of his camera wr...

HTBARP 62 Andy Tatt: Breaking Into the Music Festival Business from 2018-08-13T16:31:48

After finishing my online academy Shooting The Rockstars he got serious about becoming a music photographer and found a unique way how to break into t...

HTBARP 61 Bela Molnar: Music Videos And Live Events Filming from 2018-08-07T15:00

Bela Molnar is a director, producer, and photographer specializing in documentaries, music videos a...

HTBARP 60 Bob Gruen: Working With John Lennon&Yoko Ono from 2018-07-29T11:17:21

Imagine documenting the beginning Rock N Roll in New York including artists such as Iggy Pop, Blo...

HTBARP 59 Chester Simpson: Learning the Photography Business from Jim Marshall from 2018-07-24T09:58:17

Today’s guest is Rock N Roll Photographer Chester Simpson. Chester learned all the secrets of the p...

HTBARP 58 Coen Rees: Documenting The Britpop Era In England from 2018-07-17T15:00

Today’s guest is New York-based music photographer Coen Rees.Listen

HTBARP 57 Sacha Lecca: Being The Photo Editor At Rolling Stone from 2018-07-10T15:00

Todays guest is New York based photographer and the deputy photo editor at Rolling Stone, Sacha Lec...

HTBARP 56 A.F. Cortes: Intersection Of Screenwriting And Photography from 2018-06-26T15:00

Today’s guest is A.F. Cortes, a multidisciplinary artist in the fields of screenwriting, directing, design and photography.

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HTBARP 55 Dave Shitshow Fearn: Documenting The Punk Rock Underground Scene In LA from 2018-06-19T15:00

Recently Alex left a comment on Instagram saying “Can you get David Fearn aka shit show Dave on the podcast? it would be great to see the other side of concert photog...

HTBARP 54 Ryan Parry: The Importance Of Earplugs For Concert Photographers from 2018-06-12T15:00

Today we’re going to discuss an important topic which every concert photographer should be aware of: ear protection and I am super excited that Ryan Parry, CEO of ear...

HTBARP 53 Matthew Belter: Why Giving Back To The Community Is Key from 2018-06-05T15:00

Today's guest is California based music photographer and entrepreneur Matthew Belter.

Matthew joined my HTBARP community rig...

HTBARP 52 Alexandros Costa: Growing 50 000+ Followers on Instagram from 2018-05-29T16:00

Today’s guest is Glasgow based music photographer Alexandros Costa who has a similar story than myself. He studied architecture, but decided to follow his heart inste...

HTBARP 51 Naomi Dryden-Smith: Copyright Law for Music Photographers from 2018-05-22T15:00

Before my short podcast break in April I promised in the words of my Austrian fellow, Arnold Schwarzenegger “I’ll be back”, And here I am.

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HTBARP 50 Jennifer Devereaux: Balancing Music And Wedding Photography from 2018-04-03T15:30

Today’s guest is Mississippi based music photographer Jennifer Devereaux.

We’ll talk about how she manages her concert photo...

HTBARP 49 Michelle Grace Hunder: Being A Hip Hop Photographer In Australia from 2018-03-27T15:00

Today’s guest is Melbourne based Hip Hop photographer Michelle Grace Hunder. Michelle, a former model picked up her first camera when she was 31 and is now considered...

HTBARP 48 Roger Navarro: Being A Concert Photographer In Barcelona from 2018-03-20T16:00

Today’s guest is music photographer Roger Navarro.

We’ll talk about the music photography scene in Barcelona, how he found h...

HTBARP 47: Sarah Bennett: Working For Kerrang!, Rolling Stone and The Guardian from 2018-03-13T16:00

Today’s guest is Sarah a music and portrait photographer born and based in Reading.

Her clients include Upset Magazine, Roll...

HTBARP 46 Jaz Meadows: The Australian Music Photography Scene from 2018-03-06T16:00

After Paul Miles in ep 30 and John Raptis in episode 34 we’re back in Australia!  This time my guest is Jaz Meadows, a Mel...

HTBARP 45 Brian Rasic: Working With The Rolling Stones and David Bowie from 2018-02-27T16:00

Let me introduce my guest for today: Mr. Brian Rasic.

Born in Yugoslavia, Brian began his career photographing local acts, a...

HTBARP 44 David Bergman: Being the Tour Photographer For Bon Jovi from 2018-02-20T16:00

Today’s guest is someone who is living the Rockstar life. Let me introduce you to Mr. David Bergman, the official tour photographer of Bon Jovi.

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HTBARP 43 Kyser Lough: Behavior Of Photographers In The Photo Pit from 2018-02-13T16:00

Today's guest is Kyser Lough, a music photographer and Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin.

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HTBARP 42 Stefan Bratt: Being the Bassist of No Fun At All from 2018-02-06T16:00

Today's guest is the Swedish musician Stefan Bratt. He is the founding members of one of my favorite bands, Atlas Losing Grip and he recently joined the punk rock leg...

HTBARP 41 Joe Papeo: Intersection Of Music And Event Photography from 2018-01-30T16:00

Today’s guest is New York-based music photographer Joe Papeo.

We’ll talk about why Joe left his high paying desk job in order to live his dream as a concert photographer, how he managed t...

HTBARP 40 Andres Atkinson: Being a Lighting Designer for Fink, Kasabian, and The Pet Shop Boys from 2018-01-23T16:00

Today's guest is my friend and lighting designer Andres Atkinson. I met Andres when he was touring with Fink some years ago and since then we work together whenever he stops by in Vienna.

HTBARP 39 Neal Preston: Being on tour with The Who, Led Zeppelin and Queen from 2018-01-16T16:00

Today's guest is Neal Preston, one of the greatest rock photographers of all time. Neal was the official tour photographer for Led Zeppelin, Queen, Bruce Springsteen ...

HTBARP 38 Anthony D'Angio: Balancing Music And Landscape Photography from 2018-01-09T16:00

Today guest is my buddy Anthony D'Angio formerly known as Flex.

When we met online the first time a couple of years ago Anth...

HTBARP 37 Iron Mike Savoia: Being A Photographer For Music Caribbean Cruises from 2018-01-02T16:00

Today guest is Seattle based music photographer Iron Mike Savoia.

Mike is one of the official photographers for music Caribb...

HTBARP 36 Scott Kelby: Being a Photographer, Author, and Entrepreneur from 2017-12-26T16:00

Let’s be honest with you. When I got the confirmation that Scott Kelby is joining my show I couldn’t believe it. I had to read the email from his assistant twice, bef...

HTBARP 35 Luke Curtis: Why You Should Start Out Shooting For Free from 2017-12-19T16:00

Today’s guest is England based music photographer Lukas Curtis.

Luke is one of these guys, like myself, who likes to share h...

HTBARP 34 John Raptis: Building Your Photography Brand from 2017-12-12T16:00

My guest today is Melbourne based music and street photographer John Raptis.

John built a strong brand identity and we are g...

HTBARP 33 Jack Lue: Being The First Music Photographer Of Guns N Roses from 2017-12-05T16:00

In this episode, I am chatting with Jack Lue who started his music photography career as the first photographer of Guns N Roses back in the 80’s.

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HTBARP 32 Igor RockXposure Vidyashev: Building a Successful Music Photography Business from 2017-11-28T16:00

Today´s guest is Igor Vidyashev, better known under his brand name RockXposure: The fine art of Rock Photography.

Igor is th...

HTBARP 31 Raul Soria Jr.: Being A Concert Photographer In Hawaii from 2017-11-21T16:00

In this episode, I sat down with Raul Soria Jr. to talk about the music photography scene in Hawaii. Is it really the paradise that I would have thought of? Beautiful...

HTBARP 30 Paul Miles: Writing a book about the best Sex Tips From Rock Stars from 2017-11-14T16:00

Today’s guest is Paul Miles, an Australian based music photographer. Back in the 90’s he was the first who built a webpage dedicated to his favorite band Mötley Crüe ...

HTBARP 29 Julian David Stone: Photographing The Police, U2 and Prince in the 1980's from 2017-11-07T16:00

This time I interviewed Julian David Stone about his adventures as concert photographer starting back in the 80s’. His approach to concert photography was a different...

HTBARP 28 Ty Taylor: Singer of Vintage Trouble from 2017-10-31T16:00

I’m excited because today´s guest is the singer of Vintage Trouble Ty Taylor. I first met the band in the backstage area of the Ottawa Blues Festival back in 2014 whe...

HTBARP 27 Todd Spoth: Working In The Music And Entertainment Industry from 2017-10-24T15:00

Todd Spoth is a Houston based music and entertainment photographer who is specialized covering Hip Hop music. Most of the interviews so far covered the Rock and Heavy...

HTBARP 26 Silvy Maatman: Touring with Biohazard and Sick Of It All from 2017-10-17T09:20:34

Today’s guest is music photographer Silvy Maatman, She is touring with the most famous hardcore bands such as Sick of it all and Biohazard to name a few.

HTBARP 25 Scott Legato: Working With Getty Images from 2017-10-10T15:00

I had the pleasure to chat with Detroit based music photographer Mr. Scott Legato. In this episode, it´s all about shooting for an agency. And Scott is not working fo...

HTBARP 24 Nici Eberl: Becoming a concert photographer starting from scratch. from 2017-10-03T15:00

In this epsiode, my friend Nici Eberl joins my show. She is a fellow Austrian photographer who moved to London and she was one of the first followers of my project HT...

HTBAR 23 Ebru Yildiz: Shooting A 75-Day Music Festival from 2017-09-26T16:00

My guest in this episode is Brooklyn based portrait and music photographer Ebru Yildiz.

Ebru will talk about her approach when she is shooting portraits and I can guarantee you, it´s grea...

HTBARP 22 Kenneth Sporsheim: Working for Metal Hammer from 2017-09-19T15:00

Today I have the pleasure to talk to Norwegian heavy metal photographer Kenneth Sporsheim. He is one of two photographers for the Nordic issue of Metal Hammer, and he is also the Nordic ambassad...

HTBARP 21 Brian Friedman: Living Your Dream As Music Photographer from 2017-09-12T15:00

Today´s guest is New York based wedding and music photographer Brian Friedman.

I first bumped into his name a couple of year...

HTBARP 20 Alan Hess: Writing 16 Photography Books from 2017-09-05T15:00

Today´s guest is San Diego based music photographer and author Alan Hess.

He is the author of “All Access: Your Backstage Pa...

HTBARP 19 Justin Sullivan: Founding Member Of New Model Army (NMA) from 2017-08-29T15:00

Today's guest is Justin Sullivan the driving force behind one of my favorite bands New Model Army. Having him on my podcast is a dream come true, and I am so grateful...

HTBARP 18 William Selviz: How To Build Your Own Online Magazine from 2017-08-22T15:00

Welcome, today's guest is Toronto based Electronic Dance Music photographer William Selviz. I am really excited to have him on the show, cause we shared a similar sto...

HTBARP 17 Brad Moore: The business of being a self-employed photographer from 2017-08-15T15:00

Today's guest is music photographer Brad Moore who started his career as an assistant for Joe Mc Nally and Scott Kelby. Brad learned all about lighting and photoshop ...

HTBARP 16 Per Ole Hagen: A solution against rights grabbing photography contracts from 2017-08-08T16:00

In this episode, I´ll discuss with Per Ole Hagen how to deal with rights grabbing contracts and how the guys in Norway deal with those stupid restrictions.

HTBARP 15 Georgia Flynn: Building A Gig Photography Community (Shout About it) from 2017-08-01T15:00

Today's guest is Liverpool based music photographer and the founder of Shout about it Georgia Flynn.

As a follower of my How...

HTBARP 14 Dustin Jack: Working with Mötley Crüe, Zakk Wylde and Black Label Society from 2017-07-25T16:00

Today’s guest is Los Angeles based Music Photographer Dustin Jack.

In our interview Dustin reveals his approach when it comes down to shootin...

HTBARP 13 Pooneh Ghana: Working for NME, VICE and Red Bull from 2017-07-18T16:00

My guest today is Austin based music photographer Pooneh Ghana. She started her career by taking photos of musicians with cheap plastic cameras which she uploaded on ...

HTBARP 12 Zack Whitford: Tourphotographer for Aerosmith from 2017-07-11T06:00

Zack Whitford is a Los Angeles based music photographer and known as the tourphotographer of one of the worlds biggest Rock bands Aerosmith.

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HTBARP 11 Zach Carothers: Bass Player of Portugal.The Man from 2017-07-04T07:00

Today, I am really excited, cause my guest is Zach from one of my favourite bands Portugal. The Man.

The reason why I brough...

HTBARP 10 Javier Bragado: Being A Pro Heavy Metal Photographer from 2017-06-27T07:00

Todays guest is Madrid based Heavy Metal photographer Javier Bragado.

I met Javier the first time in buenos Aires when we di...

HTBARP 9 Jason Miller: LinkedIn Marketing For Concert Photographers from 2017-06-20T07:00

Jason Miller is a London based music photographer and the global content and social marketing leader at Listen

HTBARP 8 Drew Gurian: Intersection of Music and Lifestyle Photography from 2017-06-13T07:00

Todays guest is New York based music and lifestyle photographer Drew Gurian.

He got his start in the industry traveling the ...

HTBARP 7 Tim Thornton: Being the guitarist and drummer of FINK from 2017-06-06T07:00

Todays guest is Tim Thornton (guitarist and drummer of the UK band Fink).

I worked with Fink several times over the last 3 years and it’s bee...

HTBARP 6 Alexander Hallag: Self-Publishing Your Own Photo Book from 2017-05-30T07:00

Todays guest is New Zealand based music photographer Alexander Hallag. 

Recently I ordered his book Listen

HTBARP 5 Dana Distortion: Dealing with Challenges as a Music Photographer from 2017-05-23T08:28:24

Todays guest is my friend and awesome music photographer Dana Distortion from New York. I met Dana the first time in Buenos Aires, Argentina, when we both were part o...

HTBARP 4 Steve Brazill: Photo Contracts and Photo Pit Etiquette from 2017-05-16T11:31:33

I know Steve as someone who is really working hard to give back to our concert photography community and I guess this is also the reason why we connected instantly. Beside shooting Rockstars he ...

HTBARP 3 Peter Neill: Working with U2, The Script and Queen from 2017-05-08T08:13:59

Peter Neill is a London based music photographer and former IT professional. He is also Head of Content at "Be-Hookd", a social media agency that helps musicians with their social media presence...

HTBARP 2 Kevin RC Wilson: Becoming An Ambassador for Think Tank, Black Rapid and Carl Zeiss from 2017-05-01T13:40:34

Kevin RC Wilson is a New York based music photographer and former media and marketing professional. He also owns a tattoo studio and was the curator of an art gallery called “Sacred Gallery” for...

HTBARP 0 Matthias Hombauer: Why I started this Podcast from 2017-05-01T11:08:56

Going through hundreds of emails and comments, I realised that almost everyone experiences struggles in this industry. It´s hard to decide which equipment and camera settings you should use when...

HTBARP 1 Katarina Benzova: Touring with Guns N Roses and AC/DC from 2017-04-25T15:44:26

Wouldn´t a dream come true to tour with the most famous Rockbands in the world? Flying on private jets, photographing in the biggest stadiums and traveling the world. Becoming friends with your ...