French photographic artist Valerie Belin on on the dual influence of American minimal art and Italian baroque art, presence and absence, the theme of beauty, how women are ‘attacked’ by stereotypes, comic books and the importance of Photoshop to her practice.
Apr 10
1 hr 6 min
American photogrpaher Linda Troeller on modelling for Ansel Adams, a lifetime of self-portraiture, nudity, prudishness, women’s lib, the erotic life of women, living in the Chelsea Hotel for 20 years and how Alexander MacQueen influenced her visual palette.
Mar 27
1 hr 12 min
Photojournalist Nicole Tung on working in Ukraine, drone warfare, risk management, social media and the question of whether photojournalist is an ‘important’ job.
Mar 13
1 hr 9 min
Esteemed American photographer Mitch Epstein on New York, editing, India, Garry Winogrand, working on films and trial and error.
Feb 28
1 hr 22 min
Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky on ‘moving through grief to land on meaning’, ambiguity through scale, lessons learned from entrepreneurship, vertical integration and the importance of hope.
Feb 13
1 hr 33 min
Italian photographer Lorenzo Castore on formative experiences, a picture that changed everything, the importance of finding stories and making life an adventure and his lifelong project Time Maze.
Jan 31
1 hr 32 min
I've taken this chat (originally published as Episode 061 on 6th September 2017) out of the archive to repost here as a tribute to the wonderful Brian Griffin, who sadly has died aged 75 and will be greatly missed by many.
Jan 30
1 hr 16 min
American freelance photographer Natalie Keyssar on what is happening in Gaza, how she views her Jewish identity, her Ukranian roots, her love of Venezuela and why she wants her work to tell you how it feels.
Jan 16
1 hr 8 min
Esteemed American Magnum photographer Richard Kalvar on playing with things he has trouble dealing with, humour, changing public attitudes towards being photographed, his new book of pictures, Selected Writings, and why his interest is in single images that stand alone.
Jan 3
1 hr 12 min
The traditional year-end summary of all the wonderful photographers who had a chat with me on the podcast in 2023. Merry Christmas and happy new year!
Dec 20, 2023
1 hr 12 min
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