Interview: Jaleen Lyons

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By Julian Cuebas

Jaleen Lyons never stops working. I’ve known him for about a year now and it has been pleasure to get to know who he is. Ultimately I followed him on Instagram and I saw that he was a photographer and a talented one at that. I requested a profile interview and here’s what he had to say:

1.  Who is Jaleen?
Jaleen: My name is Jaleen Lyons and I am a photographer.

2. What drew you to photography?
Jaleen: What drew me to photography actually came from wanting to shoot a  documentary, so I figured I’d learn how to work a camera beginning with photography. And I eventually became passionate for both photography and videography.

3. What scenes are your favorite to shoot?
Jaleen: My favorite scenes would have to be street art, whether it be murals or graffiti around Chattanooga. Or anything that brings me inspiration to capture a moment in time and tell some kind of story.

4. What’s a moment in your creative journey you have enjoyed lately?
Jaleen: Lately I have enjoyed just going out and discovering different spots to take pictures and create it into something through my editing… Also seeing the progression from each picture I take and then trying to expand and perfect my craft.

5. How has the internet impacted your art?
Jaleen: It’s impacted me because it gave me a blueprint as to what I want to do for a career. I follow many different photographers/videographers and I see how they start out and the steps they took to build on their foundation. Also it’s given me inspiration to basically capture the things that I would like to shoot. I see people take pictures of people, cars, clothing brands, etc. and it gave me the idea to build on things that I like and find interesting.

6. What advice do you have for anyone reading this?
Jaleen: The advice I would give to someone else is do whatever your passion is to the fullest and for the love of it. Not for the notoriety or the money. When you genuinely do whatever it is that you’re trying to go for, the love of the actual craft, everything else will ultimately take care of itself.

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