EP018 - GUY WILLIMENT - Adventure Photojournalist

Guy Williment is a 27-year-old adventure photojournalist from the hallowed Avalon Beach, Sydney.

What does he ‘journal’? Nature; and our connection to it.

The whole photography thing came to him quite late (but what is time???). He was 23, had just finished a Media & Communications degree and had no idea what he wanted to do after studying. The one thing he did know was that he didn’t want to jump straight into a full-time job where he was going to be stuck in an office all day.

So, he saved up some pennies and booked a ticket overseas ~ Asolo trip to North America and Canada for 3 months to do a bunch of outdoor adventuring and the some ‘soul searching’. His sister let him borrow her Canon 7D for the trip… and, like that, he was hooked.

Why does he do it?

“Travelling solo allowed me to share my experiences and stories with people which I really enjoyed.”

Guy, and film maker, Spencer Frost (TMP EP002) formulated a (Winter!) surf trip up in the area of the Arctic Circle in order to make an independent adventure film. Shooting and surfing in 1C (Celsius) water with the air temp somewhere around -5C / -15C, surrounded by snow and giant mountains sounds like hell to most people (add in wet wetsuits and I’m done). But, for these two frothers, that made the adventure all the more the calling!

Fortune favours the brave!

What resulted was multi-award-winning film, A Corner of the Earth; which has toured and won those awards all over the world. (See: A Corner of the Earth on iTunes)

And, guess what?

Guy reveals to us some details for A Corner of the Earth 2 (working title) in this episode!

His first hardcover book from the aforementioned trip sold out of the 500 books he made. I have a signed copy of that photo journal on my coffee table to remind me of three things --

1.  Nature is the answer to any question and the solution to any problem.

2.  The art of photography is a wonderful gift and an incredible legacy.

3.  Fortune favours the brave.

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Follow Guy’s journey on Instagram: @gfunk_

Buy a Guy Williment print or book: www.gwillimentphoto.com.au

Watch: A Corner of the Earth

Listen: EP018 of The Mapplife Podcast