episode SEVENTEEN: Views from the 7 (The Story of #UrbanYEG)

"Stop trying to make 'The 7' happen." - The Fall Queen

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In this full-circle photography meet-up (AKA "instameet"), Jonah (AKA @channelsurfcinema), Kristin (AKA @kristinbreit), Jeff (AKA @jeffreypaulkelly), and Chan (AKA @vividribbon) reminisce and recount memories of UrbanYEG, a local photography community and Instagram account based in Edmonton, AB (Treaty 6 Territory) and the impact it has had on each of their lives and careers. Topics discussed in this episode:

• How each of us became involved with UrbanYEG, and how we've grown as creatives since then
• Watershed moments that impact the trajectory of our lives (and the people we become)
• The downsides of shaping our own online identities (e.g., how our profiles can "precede" us)
• How imposter syndrome and overthinking can feel like an out-of-body experience

UrbanYEG's Official Instagram Page⁠Streets of Edmonton: Sights and Scenes Captured Before the Zombie Apocalypse Ruined Everything⁠