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Bonus Episode: That Tree

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Encouraged by a friend to treat his iPhone like a camera, Mark Hirsch stopped to photograph a tree he’d driven past for 19 years. This unsuspecting Bur oak in a Wisconsin cornfield became the catalyst for a transformative social media project and later, a photo book.

In this bonus episode, Charity Nebbe talks with Mark Hirsch, photographer and author of “That Tree: An iPhone Photo Journal Documenting a Year in the Life of a Lonely Bur Oak,” about slowing down, challenging the bounds of storytelling and inspiring oneself.

Charity Nebbe is IPR's<i> Talk of Iowa</i> host. She also hosts IPR's podcasts <i>Garden Variety</i> and <i>Unsettled</i>. Since 2010, Nebbe has interviewed, conversed with, and shared ideas from guests of all backgrounds and locations, and has helped listeners better understand, appreciate, and explore their state and the world around them. Nebbe has a bachelors degree from Iowa State University.