Cristina Mittermeier: Being a Girl is a Superpower

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In this episode, Angela interviews Cristina Mittermeier, a world-renowned marine biologist, conservationist, photographer and filmmaker who has dedicated her life to protecting the World's oceans and inspired millions of people to do the same. Cristina is also a Sony imaging ambassador and the recipient of the first SheClicks Lifetime Achievement Award.
Angela and Cristina discuss a range of topics, including Cristina's surprise at receiving the award, founding the 100 For the Ocean initiative, and the power of photography in engaging audiences in conservation efforts.
Cristina shares her journey from being a scientist to becoming a photographer, emphasising the universal language of photography and its ability to spark conversations. She also talks about the challenges of being a female photographer in a male-dominated industry, dealing with imposter syndrome and the importance of developing one's own style. Cristina encourages photographers to study the work of others while maintaining their own unique vision. She highlights the significance of forming connections with subjects.
Cristina also explains how she balances the need to study subjects and actually photograph them, how she deals with the many requests for speaking engagements, competition judging and more.
Angela asks Cristina 6 questions from SheClickers
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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Meeting at The Photography Show 2022 (00:01:12)

3. Setting up 100 for the Ocean (00:02:50)

4. Starting out as a marine scientist (00:06:28)

5. Photography as a shared experience (00:10:44)

6. Balancing studying a subject with photographing it (00:14:57)

7. How Cristina chooses the projects she works on (00:19:05)

8. Balancing the request for talks etc with photographic projects (00:21:12)

9. Imposter syndrome (00:22:58)

10. Six from SheClicks (00:26:20)

11. Goodbyes (00:41:53)