On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Jared Soares. Jared has worked with clients such as Apple, Nike, Time magazine, and Wired to name a few. In this interview I speak to Jared about starting out working as a newspaper photographer , transitioning to freelancing full time, and also speak to Jared about a recent test shoot and how he approaches working with a team. I’ve been following Jared’s work for awhile so I was excited to get him on the podcast to hear about his journey with photogr...
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's podcast I speak with photographer / director Matthew Salacuse. Matt has worked with clients such as Nike,Snapchat,ESPN, and Billboard to name a few. In this interview I speak to Matt about growing up in NYC, memorable assignments such as getting to spend a day with DMX. www.salacuse.com @salacuse
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Travis Carroll. Travis is a commercial photographer based in Kansas City, Missouri where he has worked with clients such as Bose, Energizer, Gatorade, and Cadillac to name a few. In this interview I speak to Travis about his passion for automotive photography, working as a retoucher, and how he made the transition from assisting to shooting full time. I’ve gotten to know Travis over the last year and really respect the passion and attention to detail ...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's podcast I welcome back returning guest photographer / director Dan Winters. Dan just recently finished a new short film titled TONE , so I was excited to have him back on the show to hear about his process making the film. Dan has worked with clients such as TIME, Esquire, National Geographic, and Netflix to name a few. www.danwintersphoto.com @danwintersphoto
Oct 28, 2021•2 hr 36 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Shelby Gordon. Shelby has worked with clients such as Conde Nast Traveler , Spanx, and Atlanta Magazine to name a few. In this interview I speak to Shelby about her recent project photographing people with their RV’s and Vans. I also speak to Shelby about her journey with photography and what led her to Los Angeles as well as some of her travel photography. I met Shelby earlier this year while I was visiting LA so I was excited to have her on the podc...
Oct 22, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's podcast I welcome photographer Sandra Cattaneo Adorno who just released a new book with Radius Books. www.sandracattaneoadorno.com @sandracattaneoadorno
Oct 05, 2021•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Peep Josh's Work www.joshtelles.com @joshtelles
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's podcast I welcome back returning guest photographer Chris Buck. Chris recently published a new book titled "Gentlemen's Club, Partners Of Exotic Dancers". In this interview I speak to Chris about the process of working on this book and how he approached editing. Chris is someone who's work I've looked up to for a long time so I was happy to get him back on the podcast again to discuss his work. Peep Chris's work : www.chrisbuck.com @the_chris_buck
Aug 19, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Liz Nemeth by Alex Gagne
Jul 19, 2021•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's podcast I welcome back returning guest photographer Matt Day. Matt is a photographer based in Chillicothe,Ohio. Matt is well known for his popular YouTube channel where he talks about all things photography related. www.mattdayphoto.com @mattdayphoto https://www.youtube.com/user/mattdayphotofilmshow
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with photographer / director Sean Murphy. Sean has worked with clients such as Google, Microsoft, Rolling Stone, and Toyota to name a few. In this interview I speak to Sean about growing up in Florida, studying photography at NESOP in Boston, and his experience photographing the band Weezer for decades. Sean spent years based in Los Angeles,CA photographing everyone from Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Jack Black, and Green Day to name a few. These days Sean is based in the Florida...
Jun 14, 2021•2 hr 41 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I welcome back returning guest photographer & Director Estevan Oriol. Estevan welcomed me to his home to experience his daily routine of 60 minutes in the Sauna and ice baths before we recorded the podcast. In this interview I speak to Estevan about his recent documentary titled LA Originals which is available on Netflix which documents is more than 25 year career and longtime collaborator Mr. Cartoon. I also speak to Estevan about his transition to a Vegan lifestyle and how i...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak to photographer Trevor Traynor. Trevor has worked with clients such as Billboard, VIBE, Adobe, NASA, and Amazon to name a few. In this interview I speak to Trevor about growing up in New York , how he first discovered photography through his passion for music. Trevor’s work was published in the Contact High book which documented the history of hip hop through the Lenses of legendary photographers and has been exhibited in the traveling gallery show. I also speak to Tre...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s episode I speak with photographer, writer, educator and podcaster Ibarionex Perello. Ibarionex has over 25 years of experience in the photographic industry having worked for companies and institutions such as Nikon, Rangefinder publishing, and Art Center College of Design to name a few. Ibarionex has a passion for street photography and photographing people and can often be found documenting the streets of Los Angeles,CA where he currently resides. Ibarionex is also the host of the lo...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Tommy Garcia. Tommy has worked with clients such as Netflix,AT&T,Beats, and FOX to name a few. In this interview I speak to Tommy about how he first discovered photography, working as a Digital Tech for some of the top working photographers prior to making the jump to shoot on his own. I also speak to Tommy about how he approaches portrait shoots and his love of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tommy is someone who has a wealth of knowledge and experience in ...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with Ed Varites. Ed is one half of the photo representation agency John X Ed where along with his business partner John Kenney they represent top working commercial photographers and directors such as Gary Land, Chris Crisman, Kate Woodman, and Sam Barker to name a few. In this interview I speak to Ed about his path to becoming a photo Rep, partnering with John Kenney, and I also speak to Ed about how he and his roster of photographers have been approaching marketing t...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Karl Ferguson Jr. Karl has worked with clients such as Rolling Stone, Billboard,Vibe,Samsung, and Target to name a few. In this interview I speak to Karl about his love of music, his experience working in the music business and how he first discovered photography. I also speak to Karl about his approach to portraiture , his experience photographing Chris Rock for the Cover of The Hollywood Reporter. I really enjoyed speaking with Karl about his work a...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Wesley Verhoeve. Wesley has worked with clients such as AirBnb, National Geographic, Squarespace, and Wired Magazine to name a few. In this interview I speak to Wesley about his newly published book titled “Notice” which was photographed during the pandemic in Vancouver, British Columbia. I also speak to Wesley about how he went from working in the music industry to pursuing a career in photography and what advice he has for photographers looking to s...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Maarten De Boer. Marteen has worked with clients such as Time Magazine, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, and Samsung to name a few. In this interview I speak to Maarten about growing up in Scotland and Norway before moving to the United States where he went to college to study education before pursuing his passion of photography. I also speak to Maarten about his experience assisting / Digital Teching for legendary photographers such as Peter Lindbergh befor...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with photographer John Loomis. John has worked with clients such as ESPN, Golf Digest,UPS,WIRED ,and Nike to name a few. In this interview I speak to John about his recent cover for ESPN magazine , how approaches portraiture , and I also speak to John about his newly founded creative studio named Runway 4 in partnership with photographer Rob Tringali and veteran photo director Jim Surber. John is also the host of the Eyeball podcast where he speaks with a variety of cr...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Gulnara Samoilova. Gulnara is a photographer based in NYC having studied photography at ICP in Manhattan. In this interview I speak to Gulnara about growing up in Russia, how she discovered photography , as well as her approach to street photography. I also speak to Gulnara about her newly published book titled “Women Street Photographers” which showcases women street photographers from around the world ranging from veteran photographers as well as ne...
Apr 05, 2021•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s I speak with photographer Brad Trent. Brad has worked with clients such as Variety,Time Magazine, Pepsi, Esquire and HBO to name a few. Brad has photographed notable people such as Barack Obama, Spike Lee, Tony Bennett, and Patti Smith to name a few. In this interview I speak to Brad about growing up in Canada where he started his photography career before making the jump to NYC. I also speak to Brad about his approach to portraiture and how he handles challenging shoots such has his ...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Cayce Clifford. Cayce has worked with clients such as Rolling Stone, Airbnb,WIRED, and Time magazine to name a few. In this interview I speak to Cayce about studying photojournalism at Ohio University , her approach to portraiture , as well as one of her recent assignments for Rolling Stone photographing Joan Baez. I also speak to Cayce about her experience photographing the California wildfires in Paradise,CA and how she approaches photographing peop...
Mar 29, 2021•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with Photo Art Director Karen Williams. Karen earned her MFA in photography at the Savannah College of Art and Design and has worked with publications / brands such as AARP, AirBnB, San Francisco Magazine, Square, and now at Masterclass. In this interview I speak to Karen about her experience working with magazines as well as with big tech brands and what goes into producing commercial photography work. Karen also gives advice to photographers who are trying to market ...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I welcome back returning guest photographer Jesse Dittmar. Jesse Is a Commercial / editorial photographer based in NYC and has worked with clients such as Vanity Fair, The New York Times, Spotify, and Apple to name a few. In this interview I speak to Jesse about his new work in the NFT digital art space. Jesse explains what an NFT is , his experience turning his work into NFT’s, the process of buying / selling NFT’s and much much more. I also speak to Jesse about some of his n...
Mar 20, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Jesse Rieser. Jesse Has worked with clients such as ESPN, Coca Cola, Esquire, The NBA, and Adidas to name a few. In this interview I speak to Jesse about his recent cover shoot with NBA player Devin Booker for ESPN , I also speak to Jesse about his approach to assignment work and how he balances the worlds of Art & Commerce. I’ve always enjoyed Jesse’s use of color in his photographs so I was excited to get a chance to speak with him about his recent ...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Ab Sesay. Ab has worked with clients such as Universal Records, Loreal, Vibe Magazine, and X-Rite to name a few. Beyond being an accomplished photographer Ab is also the creative director and executive producer at MAC Group where he works with brands such as Sekonic meters. In this interview I speak with Ab about how he discovered photography , some of is photographic influences such as Roy DeCarava, and I also speak to Ab about how approaches adverti...
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with digital capture specialist George Brooks. George owns and operates his Los Angeles based digital capture company called “Brooks Digi” which specializes in digital capture, post production, and other digital image related services. George has worked with photographers and brands such as Mark Seliger, Alexandra Gavillet, Dana Scruggs, Billboard, and Nike to name a few. In this interview I speak to George about studying photography at NYU, what led him to pursue a ca...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Justin Sisson. Justin has worked with clients such as Patron, Hendricks Gin, Esquire, and Maxim to name a few. In this interview I speak to Justin about his experience working in the fashion industry prior to getting into photography as well as his experience writing about wine. I also speak to Justin about moving to NYC to pursue photography as well as his approach to photographing Still life work. Justin is someone who is constantly working on perso...
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Sam Jones. Sam has worked with clients such as Vanity Fair, Men’s Journal, Fortune, and Rolling Stone to name a few. In this interview I speak with Sam about growing up skateboarding in California and what led him to pursue a career in photography. I also speak to Sam about his popular Netflix show titled “Off Camera” where he sits down with the likes of Robert Downey Jr. , Jeff Bridges, Cindy Crawford, and Tony Hawk to discuss their respective journe...
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