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A conversation about Spencer\\u2019s life. If one thing rings out from Spencer's story it's the amount of hard graft he always put in. Join me to hear how he managed to turn an overheard conversation whilst serving customers in Cafe Rouge into a corporate job offer in London and, later, how a chance encounter with stylist Stuart Weir - and Stuart\\u2019s death thereafter - dramatically changed his life and set him on the road to becoming a photographer, founding and running his own production company, Still Moving Media. We hear tales of having one pressurised minute to get a perfect portrait of Hillary Clinton, nearly being decapitated whilst shooting an elite snowboarder on top of a mountain and how despite his obvious success he still battles with regular doubts and fears in trying to grow his business.

Episode overview:

2.17-17.30 Recent assignment with Phil Vickery's fashion brand, parents, upbringing and deciding on Law at Swansea

17.30-49.09 The importance of his time at Cafe Rouge, conversation there leads to job at Lloyds in London, cut-throat environment, leaves Lloyds and London for St James Place Wealth Management, tells us about tax and trusts work, EIS etc

49.09-1.05.24 Transition to photography, nightclub photography, meeting stylist Stuart Weir, Stuart's death and the profound effect he had on Spencer's journey

1.05.24-1.39.52 An orderly withdrawal from finance to set up his own production company, juggling many major life events, highlights from career including shooting Hillary Clinton and more, plus the doubts and fears he still contends with despite outward appearance of success

Guest: Spencer McPherson

Host and producer: Donal Gallery 

Recorded using Zoom between North London and Cheltenham

Artwork by Anna Obert https://www.instagram.com/annaobertillustration/ 

Music by Donal Gallery 

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Get in touch with stories of people who've had dramatic changes in their lives at pathspodcastpeople@gmail.com 

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