Courtney Coles: Someone Has to Do It, Why Can’t I

The First Ever Podcast

September 30, 2020

Jeremy talks to Courtney Coles, Los Angeles-based photographer and visual storyteller.  During this episode they discuss the challenges lockdown poses for artists and creatives, how Courtney discovered Touché Amoré, finding new music on Myspace during its heyday, how Courtney’s parent’s focus on education made it difficult for her to go to gigs, The Cobalt Cafe and its historic significance in LA’s punk and hardcore scene, how Courtney got into photography, getting her first camera for Christmas at age 13, being the only person in her photography class to use a film camera, the story behind Courtney’s favourite band photo, how some good luck led to Courtney landing her first paid gig as a music photographer, and more.  Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm