Spotlight on Sony Alpha Female: Meet Dr. Tomayia Colvin

04/21/2025

Join Monica Sigmon on her Sony Alpha Female series, in which she interviews incredible, tal-ented, difference-making female photographers from all genres!

In part 7, Monica interviews Dr. Tomayia Colvin, a fellow Sony Artisan of Imagery with an incredible mind for business. Monic and Tomayia discusses her work to celebrate diversity and amplify the voices of photographers of color, the challenges of staying creative as entrepreneurs, and real life solutions to real life problems.

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 2:30 - How Tomayia and Monica met
  • 4:07 - Tomayia career/The Photo Cookout
  • 12:35 - Tomayia on always challenging herself
  • 20:06 - Advice for people who are afraid to fail
  • 25:04 - Handling negative voices
  • 28:50 - The next idea
  • 29:52 - Virtual assistances
  • 39:20 - Marketing for Q4
  • 52:18 - Drawing in the big picture plan
  • 56:01 - Tomayia's education
  • 1:01:06 - What she wants people to learn from her
  • 1:02:59 - Closing

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