Misan Harriman : Bridge building

Topics covered : George Floyd, Black Lives Matter movement, trauma, racism, empathy, capitalism, celebrity culture, social media, privilege, colonialism, photography, power of film and music, Palestine, injustice, grief, social justice, community.

My guest this week is photographer, filmmaker, entrepreneur and social activist, the wonderful Misan Harriman.

He is married to Camilla and they have 2 young daughters and they live in Surrey.

He was born in Nigeria and came to England when he was a young boy to attend boarding school and the last few years in particular, have been transformative for him.

On his 40th birthday he picked up a camera and his gift behind the lens has led him to photograph some of the most influential people in the world from Harry and Megan, who are good friends of his; Kate Winslet, Harrison Ford and Angelina Jolie to name but a few.

He is also the chair of cultural hub, the Southbank Centre, and an ambassador for Save The Children and he was the first black man to shoot the cover of British Vogue in its 104 year history.

In this conversation, he talks about George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, celebrity culture, the power of the arts and his love of film and music, his debut short film ‘The After’ which is currently on Netflix, and how children everywhere, must be our priority.

Watch :

The After

Triangle of Sadness

White Nanny Black Child

Listen :

On the nature of daylight by Max Richter

Other podcasts to listen to are...

Farah Nabulsi : Award winning filmmaker

​Sarah Durham Wilson : Rebel with a cause

Róisín El Cherif : Palestinian pride

Caoimhe Butterly : Collective Care

Dr Myriam François : Speaking truth to power

Daniel Maté : Dismantling blindspots

Ruth Smith : Love and Justice

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