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Carolyn Drake (Vallejo, CA), grew up in Maryland and studied Media/Culture and History at Brown University. Following her graduation in 1994, Drake moved to New York where she worked as an interactive designer for many years before departing to engage with the physical world through photography. She worked on projects in Turkey, Ukraine, and Central Asia for many years before moving back to the US...

Mimi Plumb (Berkeley, CA) has served on the faculties of the San Francisco Art Institute, San Jose State University, Stanford University, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She currently lives in Berkeley, California. Since the 1970s, Plumb has explored subjects ranging from her suburban roots to the United Farm Workers movement in the fields as they organized for union elections. Her...

Kim Høltermand is a Danish photographer, based in Copenhagen.  Kim’s client list includes Apple, Adidas, and Instagram Design.  His work has been featured in publications such as Wallpaper*, Dwell and T: The NYTimes Style Magazine. Kim is also the founder and curator of the highly popular Nowhere Diary where he promotes the work of other photographers and tells their inspiring stories.

Janet Delaney (Berkeley, CA) is a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow. She has received numerous awards, including three National Endowment for the Arts grants.  In this episode, we will discuss the key life moments that have shaped her as a person, a mother, and an artist.   Photo by Ekevara Kitpowsong 

Bryan (Austin, TX) and I talk about influences, photobooks, cinema, and much more. http://www.bryanschutmaat.com/Related Articles: https://invisiblephotographer.asia/2012/09/17/watabe-yukichi-a-criminal-investigation/https://trespasser.pub/

Christopher McCall is the Director of Pier 24 Photography in San Francisco, one of the largest exhibition spaces devoted to photography. In 2002, McCall received his MFA in Photography from California College of the Arts, studying under Jim Goldberg and Larry Sultan. After teaching for 7 years, he joined Pier 24 Photography in 2009 as the inaugural Director, assisting in the conceptualization of t...

Kim Holtermand is a Danish photographer based in Copenhagen and is the creator of "Nowhere Diary." 

Carolyn Drake’s work began in the documentary tradition and has expanded from there. Drake often collaborates with her subjects and is interested in the ways photography works on the imagination.  Her work has been recognized and supported by the likes of the Guggenheim Foundation, SFMOMA, Aperture, Pulitzer Center, and the Peter S Reed Foundation to name a few, and she is a member of Magnum...

Born and raised in the suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area, Mimi Plumb has recently released some of the most captivating and important photobooks.

Christopher McCall is the Director of Pier 24 Photography in San Francisco, one of the largest exhibition spaces devoted to photography. In 2002, McCall received his MFA in Photography from California College of the Arts, studying under Jim Goldberg and Larry Sultan. After teaching for 7 years, he joined Pier 24 Photography in 2009 as the inaugural Director, assisting in the conceptualization of t...

Rahim Fortune (United States) is a documentary and fine art Photographer based between Austin Texas and Brooklyn New York working for clients like New York Times Magazine, TIME, Sony, and Converse. In this episode, Rahim and I discuss how he got into photography, his progression for acquiring major clients, the key components needed to sustain a career in art, and much more. Photo by Miranda Barne...

Rahim Fortune (TX/NY) is a documentary and fine art Photographer based between Austin Texas and Brooklyn New York working for clients like New York Times Magazine, TIME, Sony, and Converse. Photo by Miranda Barnes

In Episode 2 I will be speaking with photographer, Eli Durst about his new book, The Community.  Stay tuned for that episode next Friday.

A recent recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship Award, Bryan and I talk about his path from turning his passion in photography into a successful career as well as coping with being kept from making the work he wants to most during these times. We talk about his past projects, music, art, and more.

Janet Delaney (Berkeley, CA) is most known for her first project which documents the 1980s gentrification of a working-class neighborhood in San Francisco. Our discussion will air this Friday at 12 pm. See you then!

Kennedi Carter (Durham, NC) is a fine art photographer and creative director with a primary focus on Black subjects. Her work highlights the aesthetics & sociopolitical aspects of Blackness as well as the overlooked beauties of the Black experience: skin, texture, trauma, peace, love, and community. Her work aims to reinvent notions of creativity and confidence in the realm of Blackness.

Mark Mahaney (El Cerrito, California) is an American photographer whose clients include Nike, IBM, The New Yorker, and Time Magazine.  Mark is represented by Claxton Projects in New York and he works with Kominek Gallery in Berlin.  He recently published his first book, Polar Night, which focuses on the two-month dark period of the landscape in Alaska’s northernmost town of Utqiagvik.  

Mark Mahaney (USA) is a commercial and fine art photographer whose clients include Nike, IBM, The New Yorker, and Time Magazine. Mark is represented by Claxton Projects in New York and he works with Kominek Gallery in Berlin.  He recently published his first book, Polar Night, which focuses on the two-month dark period of the landscape in Alaska’s northernmost town of Utqiagvik. Join us as we...

Kennedi Carter (Durham, NC) and I talk about her process, the significance of how art is mostly seen today, and her plans for working through the creative slump caused by the pandemic.

Eli Durst (Austin, TX) recently published a book called The Community, which follows the group activities that take place in church basements.  We will talk about his path to becoming an artist, how his teaching has influenced his work, and the choices and struggles he went through to create his first book. Website: www.elidurst.com Instagram: @durzt Related Articles: https://aperture.org/blog/eli...

Colby Deal (Houston, TX) speaks about his work, his recent success as an artist, and his thoughts regarding recent events in our country. To see more of Colby's work check out his website: https://theartistcolbydeal.wixsite.com/colbydeal Instagram: @monsieur_tist Articles: https://www.lensculture.com/colby-deal https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/updates-from-the-2020-magnum-photos-annual-genera...