Episode 4.5 | TEXAS WOMEN : LESLEY
In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, host Jessie Browning starts her new series featuring Texas women. She speaks with Lesley, a photographer based in Marfa. Lesley shares how she started in photography and the events that led to her eventual move to Texas. She also discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic affected her gallery and what she’s currently doing now.
Episode Timeline:
[00:03] Intro
[01:05] A new idea
[04:00] Meet Lesley
[04:40] Lesley’s relation to Texas
[05:37] Where she’s from and moving to Las Vegas
[07:43] What she did for work in Las Vegas
[08:45] Becoming a photographer
[11:06] Meeting her husband and the market crash
[13:53] Everything changed and moving to Marfa
[18:51] Becoming a wedding photographer
[24:12] Opening her studio and then COVID-19 hit
[31:41] What she’s up to these days
[35:05] Lesley’s identity as a Texas woman
[38:38] Jessie’s rapid fire questions
[43:32] Contacting Lesley
[45:25] The Yelp series
Resources Mentioned:
Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors by Amber Share
Standout Quotes:
“I really didn’t ever want to work for anyone, and so I hustled. I mean, I hustled my whole life. I always found some way to have some job.” -Lesley [07:49]
“When something like that happens, you do start to question your life and your choices, and you realize that life is short. I mean, it’s a real slap in the face.’” -Lesley [14:56]
“I don’t like it when people say, ‘Oh you got to get over it. You need to move on. You need to get over this.’ I think that we have to move forward, whatever that is, and it’s different.’” -Lesley [17:45]
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