J Dirom comes from an artistic family. At an early age he "stole" his father's camera and has been pursuing different ways to express himself ever since. That includes being a tattoo artist, directing films, and creating YouTube videos. In this conversation we also talk about martial arts, documentaries, and ghost malls.

JD's website: http://www.jdirom.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/painincInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/painincYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3tmOzzKeYPCOYDpN0J_-gA

JD's documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWw5Kb7RAEM

If you use Apple Books you can download a couple of the books mentioned from the following links.

Gary Vaynerchuk - Crushing It https://apple.co/2Kk0xJP

Kevin Smith - https://apple.co/2KjpWDy

You can purchase the physical books from Amazon with the following links

BJ Betts - Traveling Lettering Guide: https://amzn.to/2DOkOHg

Gary Vaynerchuk - Crushing It: https://amzn.to/2Tsiryh

Kevin Smith - Tough Sh*t: https://amzn.to/2DMyKBB

Danny Clinch - The Photographs of Danny Clinch: https://amzn.to/2OOOF3j

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