Category: Audio & Podcasts
Dina Litovsky on the "Sticky Issue of Consent" in Street Photography - PhotoShelter Blog
Dina Litovsky built a career on observing candid moments of various subcultures – with some of her best work taken candidly on the streets of New York. A few weeks after a photo taken by one of her former students, Paul Kessel, caused a ruckus on Twitter,
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How Magnum Photos' Jonas Bendiksen Nearly Fooled the Entire Industry - PhotoShelter Blog
Magnum photographer Jonas Bendiksen was troubled by potential for photographers to fabricate a story and photos from scratch using technology and social media to propagate a false narrative. He was so frightened that he "decided to try to do this myself."
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Did the Media Frame the George Floyd Protest Coverage for White Eyes? - PhotoShelter Blog
In a Mother Jones piece, Ramenda Cyrus analyzes A1 coverage of last year's George Floyd protests and contends that the media is still relying on old tropes to represent Black Americans. In this episode of Vision Slightly Blurred, Allen and Sarah take a lo
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# 75 Peter van Agtmael – 10 Frames Per Second
This week we talk with Magnum photographer and photobook publisher Peter van Agtmael about his new book Sorry for the War and his 2020 Yearbook. We also discuss issues facing Magnum in the future.
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Podcast: A Retoucher Altered the Expression of Genocide Victims To Make Them Smile - PhotoShelter Blog
In the mid- to late-70s, the Khmer Rouge committed a heinous genocide in Cambodia that killed 25% of its population. The government infamously photographed many of these victims at Tuol Seng, a school which was converted into a torture facility. Inexplica
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‎One Life One Chance with Toby Morse: Estevan Oriol (photographer/director) on Apple Podcasts
‎Show One Life One Chance with Toby Morse, Ep Estevan Oriol (photographer/director) - Mar 1, 2021
Toby sits down with photographer/director Estevan Oriol and they talk about being born and raised in LA, starting as a doorman, becoming a tour manager, getting his first camera, gaining the confidence to shoot, ins/outs of the industry, music videos, first show in LA, Mr. Cartoon, Joker, LA Originals, copycats, health, saunas, going vegan and his bucket list of people to shoot.
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Who Should Own Photos of Slaves? - PhotoShelter Blog
In 1976 while rummaging through an attic of Harvard's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in search of old museum publications, editorial assistant Lorna Condon opened a drawer in a wooden cabinet. Inside, she found a number of flat leather cases
No. 72 Benjamin Chesterton – 10 Frames Per Second
We're back after a long COVID hiatus. We're kicking off a new season with Benjamin Chesterton, @duckrabbitblog on Twitter, and his open letter to Magnum concerning years of photographing child abuse and other controversies surrounding the iconic photo agency. Trigger Warning: sexual assault, child abuse. This is a harrowing episode. Read his letter to Magnum here. The Statement with over 600 signatures calling on Magnum Photos to demonstrate accountability can be read here.
A Small Voice Podcast – 143 – Tom Stoddart
Tom Stoddart is an award-winning British photojournalist whose work has appeared in many of the most pretigious international magazines and newspapers. He is widely regarded by editors and his peers as one of the world's most experienced and respected photographers. His international frontline assignments have included almost every major conflict and natural disaster over four decades, from wars to earthquakes and from the fall of the Berlin Wall to pandemics. During a long and varied career he has witnessed such international events as the war in Lebanon, the election of President Nelson Mandela, the bloody siege of Sarajevo and the wars against Saddam Hussein in Iraq.
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A Small Voice Podcast – 142 – Michael Christopher Brown
American photographer Michael Christopher Brown was raised in the Skagit Valley, a farming community in Washington. After moving to New York City in 2005, he joined the Italian photo agency Grazia Neri in 2006. He then moved to Beijing, China, in 2009 and over the next two years put together a series of works from road and train trips across the country.
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The Life and Legacy of Photojournalist David Gilkey, According to His Mother
NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was killed back in June 2016 during the War in Afghanistan while documenting fighting between Taliban and Afghan/American
"I talked to him about it once and I said, 'What kind of photography do you really want to do?' And he said, 'I want to do the kind where I have to go out into the world and find out what's happening,'" Alyda tells NPR. "And I said, 'Well, I guess you're never going to be a wedding photographer.' And he said, 'No way. No way.' It was just what he wanted to do."
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Podcast: Photojournalists Capture the Capitol Under Siege - PhotoShelter Blog
January 6, 2021, an infamous day in U.S. History when citizens overran the Capitol was also a day when photojournalists delivered incredible work under heavy duress. In this episode of Vision Slightly Blurred, Sarah and Allen review some of the exemplary
Podcast: Photojournalist Kenneth Jarecke Launches The Curious Society - PhotoShelter Blog
A quarterly print publication of top notch photojournalism for $300 per year? Seasoned photojournalist Kenneth Jarecke believes there's a market for it and has launched The Curious Society to prove his point. Also in the show: Congress passes the CASE Ac
Podcast: NYT's The Year in Pictures 2020 - PhotoShelter Blog
The New York Times recently published their annual Year in Pictures, and Sarah and Allen discuss their favorite photos, the role of editing in making sense of the world, and what they missed. We mention the following photographers, articles, and websites
Juxtapoz Magazine - Radio Juxtapoz, ep 061: Steven Sweatpants is Taking the Photos of a Generation
It's apt that in a year of so much turmoil, angst and chaotic worry that we end 2020 on a street corner in the Bronx, NYC. The year took an interestin...
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Podcast: Reuters Photos of the Year Look Terrible...On the Web - PhotoShelter Blog
Reuters is the first major wire service to publish a year-end "best of" photo gallery. The photos are an incredible collection of well-composed images that convey so many of the seminal moments of the year including COVID-19, protests, wildfires, and more
Podcast: Pete Souza Recounts History in "The Way I See It" - PhotoShelter Blog
The long awaited documentary featuring the Obama administration's Chief White House Photographer Pete Souza recently made its debut on MSNBC, and Sarah and Allen share their thoughts, and why they shed a few tears. In addition, Pari Dukovic's photo of Joe
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A Small Voice Podcast – 138 – Tim Page
British photojournalist Tim Page was born in 1944 and left England at 17 to travel across Europe and the Middle East en route to India and Nepal. He found himself in Laos at the time of the civil war and ended up working as a stringer for wire service United Press International. From there he moved on to Saigon where he covered the Vietnam War for the next five years working largely on assignment for Time-Life, Upi, Paris Match and Associated Press. He also found time to cover the Six Day War in the Middle East in 1967. The role of war-photographer suited Tim's craving for danger and excitement. He became an iconic photographer of the Vietnam War and his pictures were the visual inspiration for many films of the period. The photojournalist played by Dennis Hopper in Francis Ford Coppola's seminal 1979 movie Apocalypse Now was based on Tim.
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A Small Voice Podcast – 137 – Stephen Dupont
Stephen Dupont is an Australian artist, photographer and documentary filmmaker working mostly on long-term personal projects. Born in Sydney in 1967, Stephen grew up in the western suburbs and Southern Highlands under tough social conditions and displacement, with social worker parents, who were full-time carers of state wards. Stephen is recognised around the world for his concerned photography on the human condition, war and climate. His images have received international acclaim for their artistic integrity and valuable insight into the people, culture and communities that are fast disappearing from our world.
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The Folded Map Project's Tonika Johnson Confronts Alec Soth & the NYT - PhotoShelter Blog
On September 5, 2020, The New York Times published "The Great Divide" – the latest entry in their "The America We Need" Times Opinion series – which examined neighborhoods on Chicago's North Side and South Side and the enormous disparities in wealth and h
In this episode of Vision Slightly Blurred, Sarah and Allen discuss the controversy and complexities surrounding the NYT's article, plus John Divola criticizes MFA student William Carmargo, and Jeff Mermelstein photographs your texts for #nyc.