Behind The Lens, Beyond The Hustle with Master Photographer Jeremy Filmsmore

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Chapters
0:00
Opening And Guest Introduction
2:25
Early Life And Art Origins
6:15
Lost After High School And Dead-End Jobs
10:35
Influences And Self-Motivation
14:30
Travel, Perspective, And Big World Lessons
18:55
Rio Favelas Close Call
23:55
Dubai Culture Shocks And Filming Risks
27:40
Business Realities And Getting Taken Seriously
32:00
Breakthroughs, Networking, And Big Projects
36:40
Burnout, AI Anxiety, And Pivot To Tattooing
42:30
Health Scare: The Stroke And Sobriety
48:10
Discipline, Work Ethic, And Travel Grind
52:40
Addiction, Purpose, And Rebuilding Habits
57:00
Redefining Success: Health And Freedom
1:00:30
What’s Next: Documentaries And Tattoo Films
1:04:20
Legacy, Platforms, And Closing
The Morning Formation Podcast
Behind The Lens, Beyond The Hustle with Master Photographer Jeremy Filmsmore
Feb 23, 2026 Season 4 Episode 11
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We sit down with filmmaker Jeremy “Films More” to trace his arc from Monterey Park art kid to world-traveling storyteller, a harrowing night in Rio’s favelas, and the stroke at 33 that forced sobriety, focus, and a new path into tattooing. We talk craft, business, AI pressure, and why freedom and health now define success.

• art-driven upbringing and early graffiti roots
• finding direction after dead-end jobs
• mentors, networking and first big travel gigs
• near-miss in Rio’s favelas and street rules
• culture shocks and filming risks in Dubai
• deposits, cancellations and valuing your time
• burnout signs and pivot toward tattooing
• stroke, sobriety and rebuilding habits
• redefining success as health and freedom
• documentary goals and tattoo storytelling
• platforms: Instagram, TikTok and YouTube

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