
Eddie is joined by Emerzy Corbin to unpack the techniques of photography in the club today, new technological developments in the craft, and the treasured canon of cameras and communities they've worked with. Support Zer0 Books and Repeater Media on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zer0repeater Subscribe: https://www.patreon.com/zer0repeater Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroBooks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zer0books, https://twitter.com/RepeaterBooks
Dec 2, 2024
59 min

Connect: https://otchere.shop/ For this episode, Eddie catches up with Tee Max, who documented the ascending icons of the Hip-Hop scene with Eddie (and who forms part of the titular image of Spirit Behind the Lens). Tee and Eddie talk their origins in music and photography, their encounters with icons such as Biggie Smalls, and the future of the craft today. teemaxphotography.com Support Zer0 Books and Repeater Media on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zer0repeater Subscribe: https://www.pa...
Oct 18, 2024
1 hr

Get the book: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/how-the-railways-will-fix-the-future-rediscovering-the-essential-brilliance-of-the-iron-road/ Railway engineer and transport policy specialist Gareth Dennis shows why the railways are key to the fight for a better world for us all. The world’s railways were almost entirely created by capital and empire for extraction and exploitation, so what right do they have to exist and how can they be harnessed for good? Railway engineer and writer Gareth...
Oct 6, 2024
1 hr 6 min

Spirit Behind the Lens Ep 6: Architecture, Jamaica, and the Space of Photography w/ Holly-Marie Cato
Connect: https://otchere.shop/ Eddie is joined by Holly-Marie Cato to talk about her photographic origins photographing the riots of the early 2010s, how her background in architecture informs her use of space and light in artistic practice, and her experiences in Jamaica and capturing the cultural legacies of colonialism and the diaspora in finding the space for documentary photography today. https://hollycato.com/ Support Zer0 Books and Repeater Media on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/...
Sep 24, 2024
52 min

Eddie speaks to Johny Pitts, photographer and author of Afropean: Notes from Black Europe. They dive into the Afropean diasporic experience as captured through the medium of the image, the growing exclusion of the working class from contemporary arts and media, and the technological heyday of photography in Japan from Johny and Eddie's experiences of working with the iconic Konica film. Support Zer0 Books and Repeater Media on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zer0repeater Subscribe: https://w...
Sep 10, 2024
1 hr 8 min

Connect: https://otchere.shop/ Eddie discusses the work of legendary photographer Eve Arnold, who produced era-defining photographs of political and cultural icons such as Malcolm X, Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin, and James Brown. To do so, Eddie is joined by printer of Eve's work, Danny Pope, and her grandson and curator Michael Arnold. The trio discuss the impact she had on the artistic direction of their craft, what it means to create icons photographically, and the changing nature of t...
Sep 2, 2024
1 hr 9 min

Owen Hatherley: Walking the Streets/Walking the Projects: Adventures in Social Democracy in NYC & DC
Get the book: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/walking-the-streets-walking-the-projects-adventures-in-social-democracy-in-nyc-and-dc/ A walk through the remnants of a social democratic America, and an argument about its future. In the 1960s, a novel ideology about cities, and what was best for them, emerged in New York. Pushing against the state planning of the time, it held that cities were at their best when they were driven from the bottom-up and when organic, unplanned processes were a...
Aug 25, 2024
59 min

Connect: https://otchere.shop/ In this episode, Eddie speaks to photographer Jermaine Francis about his style of "Post-Documentary" photography, representation, capturing the landscape of Black life across the diaspora, and their collective experiences of practicing the craft throughout their long and vibrant careers. Links for Jermaine: https://www.jermainefrancis.studio/ instagram.com/jermainefrancisstudio Support Zer0 Books and Repeater Media on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zer0repea...
Aug 18, 2024
52 min

Connect: https://otchere.shop/ Eddie is joined by fellow Repeater author Mattie Colquhoun, writer of Narcissus in Bloom, to discuss photography as a site of self imagination and self transformation through the icon and the image. Mattie's links blog: xenogothic.com book: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/narcissus-in-bloom/ Support Zer0 Books and Repeater Media on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zer0repeater Subscribe: https://www.patreon.com/zer0repeater Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...
Aug 11, 2024
1 hr 13 min

Connect: https://otchere.shop/ In the first episode of Spirit Behind the Lens: The Conversations, Eddie Otchere is joined by Giles Price to discuss his beginnings in photography whilst serving in the Armed Forces, his post-service career in fashion and the arts, and his work in drone photography, covering the impact of the civil war in Syria and beyond. Links: Giles' website: https://www.gilesprice.com/ Support Zer0 Books and Repeater Media on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zer0repe...
Aug 4, 2024
1 hr
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