We end the 2017 season of The Candid Frame with a live panel on street photography that was recorded live at this year’s Miami Street Photography Festival. Led by TCF host, Ibarionex Perello, emerging photographers Forrest Walker, Niki Gleoudi and Chris Suspect to discuss what drives each photographer to create the kinds of image that they do in the genre of street photography. Resources: Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here t...
Jan 01, 2018•54 min•Ep. 402
This special episode of The Candid Frame was recorded live on the 2017 Miami Street Photography Festival. Led by TCF host, Ibarionex Perello, photographer Lauren Welles, Richard Sandler, Joseph Michael Lopez and Larry Fink discussed their personal relationships with the city and how its informed and inspired the work that they created in one of the world’s most iconic cities. Resources: Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to ...
Dec 27, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 401
Arthur Meyerson is recognized as one of America’s finest photographers. Since 1974, this native Texan has traveled throughout the world, creating award-winning advertising, corporate and editorial photographs, as well as an extensive body of fine art imagery. A three-time winner of Adweek’s “Southwest Photographer of the Year” award, he is on Communication World’s list of top 10 corporate photographers and was named one of the 30 best advertising photographers by American Photo. His awards are n...
Dec 18, 2017•55 min•Ep. 400
Colin Westerbeck is a writer, curator, and teacher of the history of photography. He is also the co-author along with Joel Meyerowitz of , which has recently been released in a new edition. We sat down with Colin to talk about how street photography has changed since the decades since the release of the first version of the book and how he and Joel approached this new edition. Resources: Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to...
Dec 10, 2017•53 min•Ep. 399
Veronica G. Cardenas is a documentary photographer based in the Rio Grande Valley. Migration issues are a recurring theme that she explores. Her work has been shown at the United Nations, Long Island City Arts in New York City, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley-UTRGV, Festival of International Books and Arts, FESTIBA, South Texas College, and Festival Internacional de Poesia Latinoamericana, FEIPOL among others. Publications where her work has been featured, including El Mundo, Juxtapoz,...
Dec 04, 2017•54 min•Ep. 398
Reg Campbell is a San Antonio based photographer. A comedian at heart, he has a penchant for documenting people in their environment and showcasing their individual personalities. With these values in mind, Reg would love to take your ideas and turn them into visual representations. Reg faced a more personal challenge earlier this year when he was diagnosed with leukemia. He joined Ibarionex on the stage of 4x5 Photo Fest in San Antonio, just weeks after receiving a bone marrow transplant. Resou...
Nov 27, 2017•57 min•Ep. 396
Dixie Dixon has always been inspired by the allure, magic and unique challenge of creating fashion photography. As one of the sixteen original Nikon Ambassadors in the United States, Dixie has spent the last decade bringing creative visions to life and educating others about the latest cutting-edge photography techniques and technology. Texas born-and-bred, she has followed her passion around the world, shooting in locations such as such as Cannes, Toronto, Vancouver, New York, Miami, Los Angele...
Nov 20, 2017•50 min•Ep. 396
Juan Martinez is the co-founder of Beers & Cameras. Beers And Cameras is a bi-weekly meet-up group that meets at local breweries and restaurants, bouncing from one to the other every 1.5 hrs. All while taking pictures, geeking-out on gear, and enjoying delicious indie-beer. The meet-ups are attended by photographers, videographers and creatives looking to build a stronger local community. Generally speaking these meet-ups are for photowalks, photoshoots or workshops. Much like our Beers And ...
Nov 13, 2017•45 min•Ep. 395
Ada Trillo is a Philadelphia-based artist who was born and raised on the Mexican/American border. She had long wanted to do a body of work which focused on the social problems in Mexico to raise awareness and try to make a difference. Several years ago, she was afforded the opportunity to capture a series of photographs centering on the lives of prostitutes in her hometown of Juarez, Mexico. This series was meant to depict and problematize the adversity these women must overcome in their daily l...
Nov 07, 2017•42 min•Ep. 394
A few years ago Jim Harmer was a law student in Florida, and a passionate photographer on the side. He started his blog, , while pretending to listen to his law school professors, and it changed his life. Before long, millions of photographers from around the world were visiting his blog and he became a full-time photographer. Although he did finish law school and passed the bar to be an attorney, he dedicated all his time to photography and his blog. Now, over a million photographers follow him...
Oct 30, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 11
Paul Friedman is the founder of the camera equipment rental service Lens Pro to Go. He always had aspirations of having his own business and being his own boss, but there were a host of challenges when he launched his now thriving business. It was both his passion for photography and an ideal about how to service his customers that have allowed him to succeed. We also speak out the company's EQUIP program that allows photographers and videographers to have access to equipment for their special p...
Oct 23, 2017•44 min•Ep. 392
Josh Coombes is a UK-based hairdresser and when he started to reach out to the homeless in his city and offer them free haircuts, he started the hashtag #dosomethingfornothing. It wasn’t long before he decided to take this idea to more than just his native city. The idea is that as the hashtag and online presence grow, others will be inspired to ‘do something for nothing’. Whether that may be to people sleeping rough or basically anyone in need of some love. He recently collaborated with US-base...
Oct 16, 2017•49 min•Ep. 391
Born in the rural town of Hammanskraal, South Africa in 1974 and having grown up on several farms since then, Alastair McLachlan’s early work was particularly influenced by his “sense of place”, by the land itself and the primary elements of fire, earth, water and air. Living on a farm in Zwartkops, on the Hennops river made him increasingly aware and alarmed by what seemed a ruthless and ill conceived invasion by industry and development – large tracks of land and vegetation seemed to disappear...
Oct 09, 2017•40 min•Ep. 390
Anton Bosman is a South African photographer based in Johannesburg who specializes in both natural and urban landscapes. However, it is images of Downtown Johannesburg that demonstrate his passion for the city. Through his photographs he reveals the urban center’s beauty and history, while countering the often negative perception of the district. Resources: Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to downloa...
Oct 01, 2017•47 min•Ep. 389
Fadi BouKaram was born and raised in Beirut and never wanted to be a photographer. Growing up in a war-torn country, photos often were -- and still are -- the only remnant of the many people who don't exist anymore. These people unwittingly became mythical, for each photo of them hid fantastical stories that only the adults lived and told; it was magic. But magic wears off with age, and a strictly scientific education, graduate degrees in Engineering and Business, and a corporate career wiped ou...
Sep 27, 2017•43 min•Ep. 388
Catherine Just is an award winning photographer, artist and mentor living in Los Angeles, California with her son, Max. She travels the globe capturing the Breath, Heartbeat and Pulse of the planet with her 4x5 camera, Polaroid, Pinhole and other alternative film cameras. Her career began in 1987 studying photography, film and video at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Catherine's work has been published on the cover of National Geographic Magazine, inside Oprah.com and PDN.com as well ...
Sep 19, 2017•44 min•Ep. 387
Doug Menuez is an award-winning photographer whose career over 30 years has ranged from photo journalism to commissioned work, personal book projects and documentary film. The driving concern of all his work is to explore and reflect the realities of the human condition. After launching his career as a photojournalist in 1981 at The Washington Post, he became a regular assignment photographer for Time, Newsweek, LIFE, USA Today, Fortune, and many other publications worldwide. Menuez has photogra...
Sep 11, 2017•45 min•Ep. 386
is the founder/publisher of Yoffy Press. She is also the creator/director of , a non-profit organization whose mission is to engage new audiences with art. Jennifer owned a fine art photography gallery in Atlanta () for five years, and she co-founded , a photographer-focused collaborative venture and publishing company. In the spring of 2013, she traveled around the country in a 1977 VW bus, engaging audiences with photography. Her book, was published in March 2014. Resources: Download the free ...
Sep 06, 2017•51 min•Ep. 385
An internationally published and award winning photo artist from Ukraine now based in New York, Anya Anti has been into photography since 2009. She’s always been a creative person – as a child she was good at painting and crafts. As her passion for art grew she fell in love with photography and started shooting the world around her. As a self-taught photographer, she gained all her knowledge and inspiration through social media and online photography communities. A year-and-a-half later, she sta...
Aug 27, 2017•42 min•Ep. 384
Ken Hermann’s images are pathways, connecting us to micro worlds and challenging us to rethink ideas of photographic representation. Ken doesn’t worry about trends, staying true to his point of view as an image-maker. It’s exciting to see a young photographer with such a strong singular vision and approach. Passionate about individuals and their unique histories, he explores the fragile balance between people and their environment, between tradition and modernity. Ken’s photography seamlessly we...
Aug 20, 2017•48 min•Ep. 383
Laura Pannack’s art focuses on social documentary and portraiture, and seeks to explore the complex relationship between subject and photographer. She is driven by research led, self-initiated projects that push her both as an artist and as an individual. She needs to question what she doesn’t understands and gain access to worlds closed off to her. She is drawn to adventure, and wants to roam and play with the limitations and dynamics of photography as an art and as an act. She largely shoots o...
Aug 14, 2017•47 min•Ep. 382
Robert LeBlanc is a documentary photographer who sees the world through a different lens. He has captured the grittiness of the world and the results are gaining attention in the world of photography. His work has been shown in Greece, Seattle, and Los Angeles, it also has been included or discussed in numerous magazines, both online and in print. His book Unlawful Conduct, which pre-sold out in 8 countries, has been carried in leading art bookstores including MoMA PS1, the Frye Art Museum, Arca...
Aug 07, 2017•1 hr•Ep. 381
Anna Gunn is co-director of , a photography and multimedia company based in Maia, Portugal. Born in Birmingham, UK, Anna moved to Portugal in 2009 and has been enjoying the sunny weather ever since. Anna teaches photography, film, as well as lighting and sound. are currently filled with over 900 students. Last year she ran Porto Photography Experiences to a group of international photographers visiting Porto. Anna is also organizing the first which will be held in September 2017. She is bringing...
Jul 31, 2017•49 min•Ep. 380
Tracy Barbour lives in Brooklyn, NY. A US Army veteran, Tracy was attending Rose Bruford College as a distance honors student in Theatre Studies when she dropped out to join a media group as a freelance photographer and journalist. From 2005 to 2008, she documented the growing Omaha music scene as well as covering international musicians such as Evanescence, Finger Eleven, Chevelle, Sick Puppies and Flyleaf while on tour. In 2009 she was nominated as an emerging artist in portraits and documenta...
Jul 24, 2017•42 min•Ep. 379
Seth Joel and Charlie Holland are a husband and wife team that produce natural looking images of people for commercial, advertising work and stock. They combine a life-long passion for making photographs and a keen awareness and knowledge of business to create successful photographic careers. For the past 2 years, they have been collaborating on a personal project which they call Ranch Raised Kids. The photographs capture the world of young men and women who are being raised in the tradition of ...
Jul 10, 2017•59 min•Ep. 378
Earlier this year, a group of photographers gathered at the for LA Street Week, a celebration of street photography. Two days were dedicated to presentations by these photographers about their experience and approach to the art of working on the street. The Candid Frame was graciously given permission to record the presentations and in this episode, we are proud to feature portion of some of those presentations from photographers David Ingraham, John Free, Michelle Groskopf, Kevin Weinstein, Iba...
Jul 03, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 377
David Patrick Valera is a professional artist (photographer/digital-cinematographer/cameraman) based in Los Angeles. “I grew up in Silverlake, CA.” Not the Forbes Magazine hippest neighborhood known for an invasion of Teslas, horizontal wood fencing and lumber-sexuals, but the mid-city graffiti urban grit and grime it once was back in the 70’s-80’s.” A latch-key kid, David would jump on his BMX and ride down Sunset Blvd., slaloming around Hollywood street walkers, hair-bands, and the undesirable...
Jun 19, 2017•50 min•Ep. 376
Kenna Klosterman is likely a familiar face to anyone who has taken a course through CreativeLive, one of the best resources for learning about photography. However as well as serving as a senior host and hundreds of courses, Kenna is also a travel photographer, tour guide, international Host, and culture explorer. Her personal vision is to enable change in the world through powerful imagery. Her travels have taken her to over 40 countries - the energy, friendliness and human connectivity of peop...
Jun 12, 2017•54 min•Ep. 375
Matt Odom is an award-winning editorial portrait, commercial advertising, industrial, and sports photographer out of a southern town just a few minutes south of Atlanta called Macon.He holds a Bachelors Degree from Mercer University in Human Services ( he's a people person) Back in the day, he tried his hand in TV as a commercial TV producer and was promoted to a sports reporter. During his time there he shot local news and a little photography (he stuck with the latter). When he's not on assign...
Jun 05, 2017•48 min•Ep. 374
Matt Kloskowski is mentor/coach for everything photography related (Lightroom, Photoshop and Photography). He's a and teaches photography, Lightroom and Photoshop at seminars and conferences around the world. 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 contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting or visiting the websit...
May 22, 2017•57 min•Ep. 373
