Kidz N Cameras
The Kidz N Cameras Podcast is a storytelling and conversation-driven show centered on photography as a tool for emotional expression, confidence, and opportunity. Hosted by Brandon Watts, founder of Kidz N Cameras, the podcast explores the who, what, when, where, and why behind the organization—how it started, who it serves, and how photography helps young people better understand themselves and the world around them.
Episodes rotate between origin stories and reflections, conversations about what makes a meaningful photograph (composition, intention, and emotion), and discussions around entrepreneurship and careers in photography. Select episodes feature guest voices, including students who’ve participated in Kidz N Cameras programs, therapists, educators, curators, and creatives who have built careers using photography in different ways. The show isn’t about technical training—it’s about insight, understanding, and showing what’s possible through creative expression.
Kidz N Cameras
Latest Episodes
Ep. 5 - Stories Over Gear: What Makes a Photographer Great
The obsession with expensive equipment is a massive profit and creativity leak in the photography world. Too many aspiring creators delay their potential because they believe a new lens or a higher megapixel count will suddenly give them a voic...
Ep. 4 - Camera Skills Pay Bills: Building Transferable Professional Value
Relying purely on technical credentials to build a modern career leaves massive professional opportunities on the table. In a competitive professional market, creative pursuits are routinely dismissed as mere hobbies rather than fundamental too...
Ep.3 - Healing Lens: Photography as a Coping Mechanism
A contest-winning photo can look “just beautiful” until you hear what it cost to make it. We’re joined by Kate, one of the very first students to take our Kids and Cameras workshop, and now a high school senior shooting photojournalism for her ...
Ep. 2 - Emotions in Focus: Seeing Beyond the Image
Feelings leave fingerprints on every frame. We dive into the emotional language of photography, why some images roar with adrenaline while others whisper with stillness, and how context can rewrite meaning long after the shutter closes. From a ...
Ep. 1 - From Depression to Expression: How a Camera Changed My Life
A camera can be more than a tool; it can be a life raft. Brandan Watts opens up about the early years where confidence looked solid on the outside but felt shaky underneath, the college stretch marked by GPA pressure and repeated no’s, and the ...