Lindsay Godin is a graduate from the University of Iowa MA/MFA Dual Degree Program in 2018 with a primary concentration in Photography, with a minor concentration in Graphic Design. Lindsay is currently an Assistant Professor of Photography and Design and Photography Area Coordinator at Valdosta State University in Georgia. Lindsay researches photography curriculum and creates photo documentaries that shed awareness on contemporary American cultural norms and political values and how they affect American society on the macro scale. In more recent months, Lindsay has taken interest on how climate change negatively affects large populations in the mountain west and high sierras. In June, 2017, Lindsay was the recipient of the PDN's 2017 Photo Annual Award for student work. She presented her work at the 2017 Midwest Regional SPE conference, 2019 West/Southwest Regional SPE conference, and 2019 SECAC conference. Her photographic images are on permanent collection at the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY, ItsLiquid in Venice, Italy, and the Lehigh Valley Center in Bethlehem, PA. Her recent work has been published in Photo District News (PDN), YET Magazine, and Booooooom. She has had her work exhibited nationally and internationally at 50+ exhibitions since 2014. Follow Lindsay's work: https://www.lindsaygodin.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lindzgodin/

Ben Ward (b. 1994) is a Colorado-based American photographer and cinematographer. Ben’s photography focuses on a documentary approach to the human experience and the changing social and environmental landscape of the American West. In 2021, he published his book I Dream of Dust with Temper Books and in 2018 he published Clay during the production of the short film ‘Clay’ by Holocene Studios. He has been featured in Then There was Us - AND 2022, Booooooom - Circles and Pomegranate Press - Nothing Left but Healing. Solo shows include Lonesome Valley Calls in Fort Collins, CO, Lonesome No More at Bolt Gallery Fort Collins, CO and has been featured in Forms at Side Stories in Denver, Fragments of Devotion at Secret Flowers in Richmond, VA, Nothing Left But Healing, Agony Books Richmond, VA, and ImageNation Paris, Galerie Joseph Turenne Paris, France Follow Ben's work: https://www.benwardphoto.com/projects https://www.instagram.com/ben.p.ward/

Each year, I've been looking back at the prior year to decide what are some goals to work toward. Each time, it gets more realistic yet more in-line with my desires as an artist. I try to be specific with what I'm aiming for, but not so much that it becomes a kind of "assignment." I do this as opposed to a traditional resolution because resolutions lack specificity, which contributes to the common occurrence of resolutions being abandoned only a couple months into the year. I recommend every artist set goals for themselves, to make sure that you have things to strive for and keep in practice so you maintain your studio work, your field work, and your overall process and practice as a working artist.

Meggan Gould lives and works in the mountains outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she is a Professor of Art at the University of New Mexico. She received an MFA from the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, and a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her work has been exhibited widely in the United States and internationally, and is included in many private and corporate collections, as well as public collections including the DeCordova Museum, the New Mexico Museum of Art, Light Work, and the University of New Mexico Art Museum. Her multifaceted practice uses photography, writing, drawing, sculpture, and installation in an open-ended dissection of vision and photographic tools. Follow Meggan's work: https://www.instagram.com/megganlgould/ https://www.meggangould.net/ Follow Ready for Mistakes: instagram.com/readyformistakes

Vincent Glielmi is a photographer from the suburbs of Chicago and received his BFA in Photography from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has been published in Subjectively Objective in their books Everything is Narrative and Investigations in Infrastructure, booooooom, and Zone Magazine Volume 1, Aint Bad Volume 14, has been exhibited at the South East Center for Photography, PhotoPlace Gallery, The Center for Fine Art Photography, The Kiernan Gallery, and many more.. His work focuses on observations of the American landscape through his personal lens with interest in the American Dream, society and belief. Follow Vincent: https://www.instagram.com/vincentglielmi/ https://www.vincentglielmi.com/

Levi Garfield Hemphill (b. 1987, Canada) is a documentary photographer from the Rainy River District of Ontario and is currently based in Atlantic Canada. His work focuses on the constructs and relationships of social and physical environments. Work from Friday Nights, Monday Blues was featured in Sola Journal issue no. 1 ’The land from which we come’ and ‘Where do we go from here?’ Analog Forever Magazine, online group show. Follow Levi: https://www.instagram.com/levi.garfield/ https://www.levigarfield.com/ Follow Ready for Mistakes: https://www.instagram.com/readyformistakes/

Nathan Pearce (born 1986) is an artist based in Southern Illinois. Pearce works in book and zine making and photography. Pearce’s publications are held in several artists' book and library collections including those at MoMA, The Met, Museum of Contemporary Photography, and the Center for Creative Photography. His work has been exhibited in solo shows at the PhotoNola festival, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Nizhniy Tagil Museum of Fine Arts and The Rangefinder Gallery in Chicago. He has been published in over 200 books, zines  and exhibition catalogs; as well as online in The Huffington Post, The British Journal of Photography, and Juxtapoz. Pearce’s publications include High and Lonesome, Hello (Go Away), South of Chicago, a collaborative book with Tim Carpenter, Grain Bins, Distant Zine, and Right Past Harper Valley Pre-order Nathan's upcoming book "High and Lonesome" https://deadbeatclubpress.com/products/nathan-pearce-high-lonesome Follow Nathan's work: https://www.instagram.com/pearcephoto/ https://www.nathanpearcephoto.com/

Bailey Quinlan (she/her, b. 1991) uses photography as a tool for activism and connection, sharing vulnerable stories and highlighting injustices with compassion and urgency. She strives to create ethical portraits, and resonant landscapes, that show the interconnectedness of all people with each other, nature, and the infinite cosmos.  Quinlan is a winner of the Female in Focus award by the British Journal of Photography, a Flash Forward Festival Top 100 Winner by Magenta Foundation, received Honorable Mention in the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards for Women Photographers, and has work featured online by PhMuseum, Der Grief, and Velvet Eyes. Quinlan has a BFA from Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Follow Bailey's work at https://www.instagram.com/bailey_quinlan_/ https://www.baileyquinlan.com/ Follow Yuta Kanai's (Bailey's husband) work: https://www.instagram.com/yuta_kanai/ https://www.yutakanai.com/

In the first interview episode in over 2 years, I talk with my friend Epiphany Knedler about her work and collaborative projects with her partner. She focuses on the political and romanticized nature of the Midwest and the American road trip in photography, installations and multimedia works. Epiphany’s work:https://www.epiphanyknedler.com/instagram.com/epiphanyskhttps://www.midwestnice.art/https://www.instagram.com/midwestniceart/

Six months later, I finally finished my podcast series about my time at the Chico Review held by Charcoal Book Club. It was an incredible experience filled with amazing insight, wonderful people, great food and an memories that will last a lifetime. You can apply to the Chico Review for 2024 now: https://www.chicoreview.com/2024 Thanks to everyone at Charcoal Book Club and the reviewers, presenters and everyone else at the Chico review. I can’t wait to come back as an alumni.