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Trying Is Cool: AD Sneaks on Photography, Teaching, and Why the Work Behind the Photo Is the Whole Point

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Nick Engvall sits down with sneaker photographer and digital media teacher Andy (AD Sneaks) to discuss his coffee table photo book 'The Art of the Sneaker', releasing March 24 via Familius. The episode covers Andy's origin as a kid in rural Idaho, how COVID unlocked his photography, how he teaches with limited school resources using the 'trying is cool' philosophy, and the Gathering event's power to recharge community spirit. The latter half digs into the creative process behind sneaker photography, the publishing deal, and balancing a full-time teaching career with a growing social media platform.

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A sneaker conversation that uses a book and a printed photo to get at the story behind the image.

The episode follows Nick Engvall and Andy, also known as AD Sneaks, as they talk through Andy's new book, his sneaker world on Instagram, and the stories that hold it together.

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For when you want sneaker talk that turns into a creative-process conversation.

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