Karsten Staiger was at the forefront of the digital revolution that emerged in the 1990s. Since then he has been a pioneer in utilizing cutting-edge camera technology to create elegant images in extremely high resolution. Staiger’s deep understanding of complex lighting and technology coupled with his fascination with aerial views eventually led him to the New York City skyline. From New York’s highest rooftops, balconies, penthouses and private planes, Staiger chases the fleeting instants that ...
May 15, 2017•41 min•Ep. 372
Omar Z Robles is an based in NYC. His interest in storytelling began with one man: Marcel Marceau. The legendary mime actor taught him how to interpret the world through subtle but riveting movements. Those movements that he acquired as a student in Paris, he employs today in his photo series of ballet dancers. But before juxtaposing the clean lines of dancers against rugged city landscapes, Robles was shooting celebrities, athletes, artists, politicians and city dwellers for The Chicago Tribune...
May 08, 2017•44 min•Ep. 371
Donna Ferrato is an internationally-known documentary photographer. Her gifts for exploration, illumination, and documentation coupled with a commitment to revealing the darker sides of humanity, have made her a giant in the medium. She has four books including Living with the Enemy which sold over 40,000 copies, and Love & Lust, published by Aperture. She has participated in over 500 one-woman shows and has received awards such as the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Humanistic Photography (1987...
May 01, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 370
Lisa Krantz grew up in Tallahassee, FL but has called San Antonio home since 2004. Before the Express-News, she was a staff photographer at the Naples Daily News in south Florida for five years. She has a B.S. in Psychology from Florida State University and a M.A. in Photography from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. She loves running and eating vegetarian food, but not at the same time Resources: Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart devic...
Apr 24, 2017•50 min•Ep. 369
Motivated by the desire to be creatively challenged and overcome impossibilities, Benjamin Von Wong has become notorious for his epic photography. His hyper-realistic art style captures viewers in a fusion of special effects and innovative concepts. Benjamin's background in engineering gives him a unique edge for creative problem solving, where technical challenges become friendly competition. Fueled by his passion to connect people, Benjamin has an affinity for finding unique talent to bring hi...
Apr 17, 2017•46 min•Ep. 368
Bryan Shih is a photojournalist and former contributor to the Financial Times and National Public Radio in Japan. He has a masters degree from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and was a Fulbright Scholar in Japan. His work on the Black Panthers led to his selection for the New York Times inaugural portfolio review in 2013 and garnered one of the highest rankings among entries in the LensCulture 2015 Portrait Awards competition. His book, (co-authored with Dr. Yohuru Williams) was pu...
Apr 10, 2017•48 min•Ep. 367
Born, raised and educated in England – with frequent visits to her father's home of Venice, Italy – Lucia Griggi moved to California in 2010. With her roots in the surfing, skateboarding and outdoor adventure world, Lucia focuses on lifestyle and adventure for editorial and advertising clients. She combines her English precision with Venetian creativity to capture the moment with clarity and wit. Lucia's work is fresh, vivid and full of energy. Lucia's work has been internationally recognized an...
Apr 03, 2017•43 min•Ep. 366
Scott Strazzante (born March 11, 1964) is a U.S. at the San Francisco Chronicle. As a member of the staff, co-won the 2008 for a series about faulty government regulation of dangerously defective toys, cribs and car seats. He grew up in Chicago and graduated from , where he majored in Business management and art (1982–86). He was awarded in 2000 and National Newspaper Photographer of the Year runner-up in 2007. He is an eleven-time Illinois Photographer of the Year. He has been published in Nati...
Mar 27, 2017•47 min•Ep. 365
George Nobechi is a Tokyo-born, Japanese/Canadian photographer. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in History/International Relations, which has fostered an interest in life in different regions of the world. When he was 19 his father suddenly passed away, changing the course of his life and informing his future work; he left Vancouver and supported himself and his family with a 14-year career in the business world in Tokyo and New York. In 2008...
Mar 19, 2017•47 min•Ep. 364
Jamie MacDonald is a nature and stock photographer and social influencer living in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. A husband and the father of two boys who are widely featured in his work, he describes his love of photography as one that is “rooted in the desire to move people to see the world around them in new ways.” With a primary focus on black-and-white landscapes and an unmatched passion for the Olympus brand, his professional and Getty Images stock portfolios run the gamut from portrait to st...
Mar 13, 2017•50 min•Ep. 363
James Maher runs a , a works with companies and people around New York, and has a , helping photographers from all over the world capture the best of New York. Over the years, he has worked with the , with businesses of all sizes and types around New York and the world, and with many websites. He has written as well as for many and covering photography and New York. His prints have been sold and licensed to people and companies around the world, including Tiffany & Co. and G-Star Raw. His la...
Mar 06, 2017•48 min•Ep. 362
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ave Pildas worked early in his career as a photo stringer for Downbeat Magazine in the Ohio Valley and Pennsylvania in the 1960's, and has been a successful photographer and educator for the past 40 years. In 1971 Pildas began working as the Art Director at Capitol Records in Hollywood and designed and photographed album covers for the label's recording artists. He launched a career as a freelance photographer and designer soon after, specializing in architec...
Feb 26, 2017•56 min•Ep. 361
Jamie Rose is co-founder of Momenta Group LLC, which operates Momenta Workshops and Momenta Creative. She has worked as an international photojournalist on five continents and has been a contract photographer and communication strategist with some of the world’s largest nonprofit organizations. Resources: Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to download for Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with...
Feb 20, 2017•56 min•Ep. 360
Kevin Weinstein combines the worlds of photojournalism and artistic photography to capture memories, moods, split-second moments, and momentous events. He’s been doing it since the darkroom ages. The instructions he was taught back then for developing photos has stuck with him: “If it is too light, add time; if it is too dark, take away time.” But in the years since, as film gave way to digital, Kevin has learned that time cannot be added or subtracted—only seized or lost. His art as a documenta...
Feb 14, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 359
Ursula Tocik is natural light portrait photographer based in Helderkruin Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa. She has been a professional photographer since 2008, starting out in the wedding industry, however a health crisis led her to a career as a studio-based portrait photographer. After surviving a severe stroke in 2012, which made wedding photography physically impossible she left the wedding industry and began a career in portrait photography where she specializes in boudoir, maternity, coupl...
Feb 06, 2017•37 min•Ep. 358
KAWAI MATTHEWS is an internationally published and award-winning photographer specializing in portraiture for editorial, entertainment marketing & advertising. Her ability to capture the depth of a subject, while delivering quality, awe-inspiring imagery is uncanny and unmatched. Shooting unforgettable moments of flair, confidence, substance and honesty in her subjects, her heavyweight portfolio includes some of today’s most celebrated entertainers. Her power list includes: Idris Elba, Rosel...
Jan 30, 2017•43 min•Ep. 357
Ali LeRoi is a photographer as well as the Emmy Award-winning co-creator/executive producer/writer of the critically acclaimed comedy “Everybody Hates Chris,” a series inspired by the childhood experiences of comedian Chris Rock. He is a Golden Globe nominee, a 2007 NAACP Image Award winner for best writer in a comedy series, as well as a winner of the 2007 AFI TV Program of the Year Award. LeRoi served as a producer and writer on “The Chris Rock Show,” for which he won an Emmy, a Cable Ace Awar...
Jan 24, 2017•56 min•Ep. 356
Dotan Saguy was born in a small kibbutz five miles south of Israel’s Lebanese border. He grew-up in a diverse working class Parisian suburb, lived in Lower Manhattan during 9/11 and moved to Los Angeles in 2003. In 2015 Dotan decided to focus on his lifelong passion for photography after a successful career as a high-tech entrepreneur. Since then Dotan attended the Eddie Adams Workshop, the Missouri Photo Workshop and studied photojournalism at Santa Monica College. Dotan's work has been publish...
Jan 16, 2017•53 min•Ep. 355
Mark Bennington is a New York-based portrait and commercial photographer who also make personal projects a big part of what he does. His creative life began as a professional actor in theater and television, but after some major life changes he turned his attention to the camera. Since then he has been making a career for himself behind the camera instead of in front of it. His initially started as a headshot photographer and began to explore more portrait and documentary work. His new book Livi...
Jan 10, 2017•51 min•Ep. 354
Stacy L. Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in service, she traveled to over 41 countries, and attended the Military Photojournalism Program at at Syracuse University. During three combat tours, she earned the Bronze Star Medal and Air Force Commendation with Valor for combat actions in Iraq. Though combat disabled and retired from military service, Pearsall continues to work worldwide as an independent photographer, and is an author, educator, ...
Dec 29, 2016•48 min•Ep. 353
Rose Callahan is a and living in Brooklyn, New York. Rose is the creator of blog and photographer/co-author of (Gestalten 2013), and (Gestalten 2016). In addition to working for editorial, corporate, and advertising clients, Rose is the exclusive photographer for the Met Opera’s style blog . Resources: Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to download for Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with co...
Dec 20, 2016•52 min•Ep. 352
Russell Frederick is a photographer from Brooklyn, New York whose global world view and compassion for the human condition informs his work. He produces his photographs primarily with medium format black and white film. For years, he has been documenting the people of the community of Bedford-Stuyvesant, which is second only to Harlem in terms of African-American pop culture. Bed-Stuy, as the place is affectionately called is also the place that Russell Frederick calls home. Frederick has also p...
Dec 13, 2016•55 min•Ep. 351
Andrea Francolini is an photographer who is best known for his amazing photographs of yachting and sailing. His work has been in demand in both the editorial and commercial world. My-First-School is a personal project for Francolini, who has a keen interest in Pakistan's diverse society. Away from the struggles reported by the media, Pakistani people are open, friendly and family-oriented but face serious challenges in everyday life just to make ends meet. Children can be affected more than most...
Dec 06, 2016•48 min•Ep. 350
Castro Frank is one of today’s premier contemporary street photographers. His style fuses a journalistic approach with an artistic eye to create imagery that is raw and speaks powerfully of our time. His compassion and empathy for the disenfranchised within our society has prompted him to capture them in such a way which attempts to restore the humanity and dignity of those often forgotten. Castro turns his lens toward systematic and societal issues that plague our nation i.e. homelessness, pros...
Nov 28, 2016•49 min•Ep. 349
Euan Forrester lives in Vancouver, BC and spent 9 months photographing 2 trailbuilders as they built a new mountain bike trail from scratch. He chose 20 photos and made big prints of them that he hung along the trails. He found a place that printed them with UV-resistant ink on a hard plastic material and then laminated them. It took some back-and-forth to make prints that are visible in the dim light of the forest. Forrester enjoys photographinghow people in different subcultures curiously and ...
Nov 21, 2016•52 min•Ep. 348
A professional photographer, author, and public speaker, Khara Plicanic’s unique teaching style and playful sense of humor have endeared her to audiences around the globe. She’s the author of several books, including Getting Started in Digital Photography, Wicked Fast Workflow, and Album Moxie, where Khara rescues photographers from themselves with the magic of InDesign. Her latest book is The Enthusiast's Guide to Composition. She believes in good design, an efficiently effective workflow, and ...
Nov 14, 2016•49 min•Ep. 347
Known for her intense and sensitive work, Lynn Johnson has been capturing the subtleties of the human condition for 35 years. A regular contributor to publications such as National Geographic, Johnson brings a fresh perspective to fearsome issues—the scourge of landmines, the erosion of threatened languages, rape in the US military ranks, the daily challenge for African women of carrying water or the dangers of global zoonotic disease. Her compassionate photographs honor everyday people and thei...
Nov 07, 2016•50 min•Ep. 346
Hannah Reyes Morales is a Filipina photojournalist whose work focuses on individuals mired in complex situations created by inequality, poverty, and impunity. This includes photographing human trafficking at sea for The New York Times, reporting on war crimes against Cambodian women for Al Jazeera America, and documenting changing indigenous cultures in the Philippines for a grant from National Geographic. Her personal projects also follow a similar vein, and her latest work looks at the intimat...
Oct 31, 2016•50 min•Ep. 345
Andrea Penteado is a Brazilian-born photographer whose work has transitioned from commercial work into the world of fine-art. He increasingly has made his personal projects a larger part of his photographic life. The suicide of his father inspired him to use the camera to not only contend with his own grief, but also to explore how such tragedies affect the families and friends that are left behind. Penteado’s numerous personal projects have allowed him to explore a wide variety of genres examin...
Oct 25, 2016•52 min•Ep. 344
Tony Di Zinno has worked in over 43 countries and on six different continents, this Los Angeles based photographer is as comfortable on Hollywood studio back lots as he is on the foothills of the Himalaya. Tony assisted a milieu of Hollywood’s A-list of celebrity shooters before transitioning into the ‘athlete meets aesthete’ genre with the likes of Nike and Adidas. Tony's reputation was built as a specialist in niches as diverse as Adventure Racing in Patagonia to F1 cars in Monaco. Over the la...
Oct 18, 2016•47 min•Ep. 343
