Society & Culture
In this pilot episode, Emmett Sparling and Mathilda de Villiers talk about their background in their respective industries, where they grew up and how those places moulded them into the people they are today.Emmett is from Bowen Island, a small island just outside of Vancouver, Canada. He began his journey in his parents' backyard taking photos of bugs. Today, he is one of the most sought-after travel photographers in the world. Mathilda grew up near the shores of Southern Africa, in the electric city of Cape Town. She has been involved in many industries over the years and her journey landed her in Vancouver in 2016. Since then she has become a freelance journalist and photographer, and was recently appointed the Media Coordinator of TripLit. Emmett's and Mathilda's paths crossed at the first TripLit conference in August 2019. Listen to them talk about how they met, where their path has taken them up until now and the exciting stories that have already developed in a short space of time since the launch of this exciting new company, TripLit.