Ep 32 Olivia Vale (Austin, Texas)

Bridging the Social Distance · May 7, 2020 · 59m

For this episode I interview Olivia Vale, a Wedding and Event photographer living in Austin Texas. With the announcement of quarantining measures in response to this global pandemic of COVID-19, Olivia had a barrage of cancellations for photography gigs - the Mayor of Austin was preemptive in cancelling South By Southwest and while it saw backlash at the time, it is now clear he likely prevented a major outbreak in doing so. But with the cancellation of that festival, and other events and weddings, Olivia saw nearly a third of her annual income immediately vanish. It didn’t just delay her…