F-Stop Collaborate and Listen - A Photography Podcast

Welcome to episode 231 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Cody Schultz , a black and white landscape photographer living in Pennsylvania who has chosen to work in the medium of film. Cody and I talked a lot about the impact of social media and other factors on our mental health and how we can use our work to overcome these challenges. On today's podcast we...

Welcome to episode 230 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by  James Lane , a landscape photographer and physics teacher living in Wakefield in the United Kingdom. James is the kind of photographer I deeply admire - he focuses on local subjects and has a keen eye for incredibly personal and emotionally impactful intimate work that is jaw dropping. I highly encou...

Welcome to episode 229 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Claude Fiddler . Claude spent much of his life deeply exploring and photographing the High Sierra of California after being inspired by the likes of Galen Rowell and Ansel Adams. Most of Claude's images were created using a large format film camera in extremely remote locations in the Sie...

Welcome to episode 228 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by  James Rodewald . James is a photographer and science teacher residing in the State of New York. He started his photographic journey back in the early 1980s with a 35-mm film camera. Although his portfolio of film and digital work spans many years, one can see a few common themes emerge. O...

Welcome to episode 227 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Brynn Schmidt ,  Alex Noriega , and  Alex Nail  to talk about the most controversial and divisive topics in the landscape and nature photography community at the present moment - NFTs. In today's episode, you can expect to hear four adults have a very respectful and cordial conversation a...

Welcome to episode 226 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Jordan Inglee , a landscape photographer living in Portland, Oregon who has an extensive background in video production and live event production. I was fortunate to meet Jordan at last year's Out of Chicago Live conference and have been enjoying bantering with him on Twitter. Jordan and...

Welcome to episode 225 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Scott Wilson , a landscape, wildlife, cityscape, and portrait photographer who recently has overcome a stage 4 Colon Cancer diagnosis. Scott leveraged his love for photography to overcome his diagnosis and has leveraged his recovery as a catalyst to take his artwork to new levels. On toda...

Welcome to episode 224 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Chris Murray , a professional full-time nature photographer living in Syracuse, New York. Chris' photography predominately features the the woods, lakes, mountains, and streams of New York State. Chris is a geologist by training and his lens is typically focused on quiet scenes of nature...

Welcome to episode 223 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by  Danielle Hayden , who owns Kickstart Accounting. While Danielle is not a photographer, she's an expert in helping entrepreneurs think about and attain their financial goals. As photographers, many of us are independent creators and therefore entrepreneurs, but some of us are hobbyists who...

Welcome to episode 222 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by a photographer living in France and originally from the United Kingdom:  Julian Elliott . Julian and I discuss a wide variety of topics this week, including: The advantages of generalizing across many forms of photography vs. sticking to just one. Julian's thoughts and experiences in colla...

Welcome to episode 221 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with your host Matt Payne.   This week on the podcast I was joined by a landscape photographer and YouTube creator who recently quit his full-time job to pursue photography full-time: Mark Denney .   Mark and I discuss his brave journey into photography and what compelled him to make the leap as well as all of the challenges that lay before a...

Welcome to episode 220 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast! This week on the podcast I was joined by a photographer and digital artist who lives in Quebec, Canada:  Cath Simard . Cath is a self-proclaimed composite artist whose work has a very consistent look and feel. Her artwork combines various elements from spectacular locations across the globe. Perhaps what is most refreshing about...

Welcome to episode 219 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by a wildlife and nature photographer who spends most of her time leading workshops based out of sea vessels -  Lisa LaPointe . Lisa is a naturalist with a huge passion for sea expeditions, wildlife photography, conservation, and education programs designed to spark the same passions in others. She leads...

Welcome to episode 218 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by a nuclear physicist and night photographer extraordinaire,  Paul Schmit . Paul is one of the first people I became aware of using an interesting night photography technique known as  Deepscapes , which we talk about on this week's show. He's also a father of two and is busy working on a way to provide...

Welcome to episode 217 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week on the podcast I was joined by a Filipino-American photographer living in Southern California -  Zoe Pamintuan . Zoe is a full-time teacher for middle-school children and has been a photographer since she was a child. Her photography has been heavily influenced by Joshua Tree National Park as well as architectural structures. Of la...

Welcome to episode 216 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week I hosted a special panel conversation on mental health and landscape photography with my guests  Brian Rueb ,  Bryan Pezman , and  Len Metcalf . In 2019, there were an estimated 51.5 million adults aged 18 or older in the United States suffering from mental illness. This number represents 21% of all U.S. adults. The  statistics for...

Welcome to episode 215 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen!   This week's guest is Camille Seaman .   Camille was born in 1969 to a Native American father and African American mother. Her photographs have been published in National Geographic Magazine and countless other publications. Her photographs have received many awards including: a National Geographic Award, 2006; and the Critical Mass Top Mon...

Welcome to episode 214 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week's guest is a black and white landscape photographer from Minnesota.  Joel Truckenbrod  is someone most people have never heard of before, and he likes it that way. I was lucky enough to be introduced to his work through our former guest and a great photographer in his own right, Chuck Kimmerle.  Joel's photography is really somethi...

Welcome to episode 213 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week's guest is a  landscape  and  underwater  photographer living in Franklin, Tennessee. Matt McGee  practices dentistry and spends his free time searching for his subjects under the sea. He's also got quite an eye for fine art underwater photography and a massive interest in conserving our oceans. In this week's show, you can expect...

Welcome to episode 212 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week I was joined by a photographer living in one of my favorite places on Earth - Ireland. Welcome  Bernard Geraghty  to the podcast! Bernard is a 34-year-old ball of lightning who has emerged onto the landscape photography scene in a flash. I first came to know about Bernard over on Clubhouse, where we connected in some clubs and got...

Welcome to episode 211 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! Today's guest,  Carolyn Cheng , is an emerging artist in the nature and landscape photography world. I've been really loving her work and I have been really eager to sit down and have a chat with her. Carolyn  lives in Toronto, Canada and uses photography as an artistic release from her responsibilities in the corporate real estate world. He...

Welcome to episode 210 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week I hosted a special panel discussion with three incredibly talented photographers who have spear-headed a wonderfully thoughtful approach to photography called the  Slow Photography Movement  or SPM. Created by  Ernesto Ruiz , SPM is a philosophical approach to landscape and nature photography that has incredible benefits to you, th...

Welcome to episode 209 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week I was joined by a photographer living in the Bay Area in California -  Richard Wong . Richard has been a prolific landscape photographer for over 20 years and has seen the industry shift significantly over that time. He also happens to be an expert in search engine optimization. Richard began his journey in the film days and his ap...

Welcome to episode 208 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week I was joined by a photographer from Halifax, Nova Scotia -  Krista McCuish . Krista has lived a life filled with a variety of interests, jobs and curiosities which she has leveraged and turned inwards into the creation of some very personally expressive photographs of intimate subjects very close to home. Krista has an innate abili...

Welcome to episode 207 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen! This week I was joined by a photographer from Lubec, Maine - Adam Woodworth . Adam was a guest on the show way back on  Episode 45  and a lot has changed in his life since then. Adam is a master of night photography and prides himself on capturing scenes in a more natural style. He also recently returned from a cross-country trip in his RV w...