Emulsions Podcast
Emulsions Podcast
Emulsions Podcast
Film photography podcast from Stephen K. Schuster and Hollis Monk Thayer.  Email:  [email protected] Music: Oui Lele
Stephen Shore Interview
Stephen Shore talks to us about having integrity in your work and evolving as an artist, mastering a style and avoiding repeating yourself just for money and status, his journey through large format photography, new ways of visualizing and problem solving in your work, the balance needed for great composition, his next big film photography project and more!
Nov 13, 2025
51 min
Mike Brodie
Mike Brodie talks to us about growing up in the BMX and punk scene leading to photography, capturing freight hopping culture and community on film, Polaroid and 35mm, making photo books, taking time away from the art world, his new book, “Failing” and more!
Oct 2, 2025
1 hr 17 min
*BONUS* Blow-Up(1966) with Richard Kern
Richard Kern joins us as we discuss Antonioni’s “Blow-Up,” the photographer-as-rockstar, Carlo Di Palma’s cinematography, context and abstractions in art films, the Hasselblad, changing youth culture upon the movie’s release and more!
Sep 25, 2025
1 hr 14 min
*BONUS* La Collectionneuse(1967)
We talk with cinematographer, Sharif El-Neklawy, about Eric Rohmer's first movie in color, legendary cinematographer Nestor Almendros, Sharif breaks down lighting set ups, how to make a micro budget movie feel elegant and elevated, the French life of leisure in the South of France and more! *This episode was a Patreon exclusive*
Sep 18, 2025
1 hr 14 min
Favorite Film Photographs
Join us as Hollis tells Stephen about his five favorite film photographs, what it reveals about a person when they share their favorites, the commonality of different photographers from different decades, subconscious attraction to certain styles, how art and the story behind it can be a mystery and more!
Sep 4, 2025
46 min
*BONUS* What A Way To Go!(1964)
Kerin Rose Gold is our special guest as we talk about 1964's "What A Way To Go!" as well as technicolor cinematography, Edith Head's legendary costume design, being colorful and expressive without being tacky, all things design and more! *This episode was a Patreon exclusive*
Aug 14, 2025
1 hr 32 min
Developing At Home
Alfred Bradshaw returns to talk to us about developing film at home, the myths of developing color film, advice on what rules to follow and what rules to break, scanning, the magic of developing film and more!
Aug 7, 2025
1 hr 3 min
*BONUS* Manhattan(1979)
Alex Goldberg joins us to talk about Woody Allen's Manhattan, black and white cinematography by Gordon Willis, long takes allowing actors to give a better performance, black and white film as a deliberate choice, making a love letter to New York and more! *This episode was a Patreon exclusive*
Jul 31, 2025
1 hr 25 min
Richard Kern
Richard Kern talks to us about his start in underground filmmaking, transitioning to still photography, growing up with a photojournalist father, long form projects, mastering portraits and more!
Jul 24, 2025
1 hr 18 min
*BONUS* American Graffiti(1973)
Emilie Schwenk joins us to discuss American Graffiti, nostalgia and design, the career of George Lucas, vintage cars, nighttime exterior cinematography, seeing an ensemble of young stars before they were famous and more! *This episode was a Patreon exclusive*
Jul 18, 2025
1 hr 17 min
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