Season 2 is HERE and we’re breaking in our new Georgetown, Kentucky studio with the perfect guest: Kentucky’s first professional headshot specialist and award-winning portrait & boudoir photographer, Ben Marcum.

In classic Finding Friends style, this episode is equal parts unhinged, thoughtful, and wildly encouraging.

We talk about:
• How Ben went from teen theater sound designer to in-demand photographer
• The difference between creepy and compassionate when it comes to boudoir
• Why clients book: divorce, milestones, mastectomies, self-love, art
• Honoring privacy, consent, safety and storytelling in intimate portraiture
• His kilt “brand,” theater kid roots, punk rock and pro wrestling fandom
• Pet portraits, dog training, and Cedric the husky’s glow-up
• The infamous golden shower festival moment 👀
• Rapid fire: dream cabin, legendary mashed potatoes, one-spice-for-life (nutmeg!)

CONNECT WITH BEN:
Headshots: https://benmarcum.com/
Boudoir: https://boudoirbybenmarcum.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BenMarcumPhotography
Instagram (Headshots): https://www.instagram.com/benmarcumphoto
Instagram (Boudoir): https://www.instagram.com/boudoirbybenmarcum/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenMarcumPhotography/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-marcum/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benmarcum

ABOUT FINDING FRIENDS PODCAST:
Finding Friends is where Kentucky finds its people. Recorded in our studio in Georgetown, KY, we highlight the creatives, small business owners, pageant people, neighbors, and “how are you real?” humans who make the Bluegrass feel like home.

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Content: This episode includes adult humor and boudoir conversation. Marked Explicit.