Photography Chat with Merlin

Matt is a film photo fanatic, third-generation kodaker, and large format shooter. Matt has been seriously shooting since 2002 on both digital and film. However, for his personal work, he tends to lean towards a film. He turned his passion for film towards resurrecting the @kodakcameraclub_roc within the hallowed halls of @kodak to help ignite the passion for film in others across the land. I had t...

JP is a fantastic film shooter and expert shit poster residing in the Bay Area. When he’s not rocking out in his moms AMG antagonizing the magats you can find him taking fine portraits and dumping spicy memes. He has mastered portraits during COVID on medium and large format film. Follow JP at https://www.instagram.com/jp.wtf/ Photography Chat is a weekly Instagram Live @merlindb hosts every Thurs...

Jessica is a marketing maven by day, restless insomniac in search of the perfect light in her free time. Most often you can find her tearing up the canyons above Los Angeles, windows down and the music cranked up. She was first bitten by the photography bug in the form of a fisher price 110 camera and has not looked back since. When Polaroid became an endangered species in 2008, she went all in. S...

Well we spent some time out East so now we’re headed back west to visit with our polapal Jana who is a film shooter from the anarchist jurisdiction of Seattle. She’s generally seen with an instant camera but is also known to cavort with pinhole and 35mm cameras. If you know her whereabouts please send her all of the laundromat photos you have in your possession. Follow Jana at https://www.instagra...

Peter is a large format wizard from Massachusetts who is now the caretaker of the infamous 'Jason Lee Lincoln large format land yacht'. Tune in to be regaled of his adventures piloting this mythical beast from California back to Massachusetts during a pandemic and his anecdotes around shooting large format on the road. Follow Peter at https://www.instagram.com/pgumaskas/ Photography Chat i...

Dave is an amazing person and brilliant photographer based in NorCal. They've taken some of my all-time favorite photos. I met Dave during Polacon 4 and we became fast friends. In this episode, we discuss large format and instant photography. Follow Dave at https://www.instagram.com/cinedar/ Photography Chat is a weekly Instagram Live @merlindb hosts every Thursday at 5pmPST/8pmEST Give me a f...

I met Eric at an event in Tulsa Oklahoma in 2019 and discovered he is really good people. He captures life on film in a really beautiful way and he is one of the curators over at Film Photographic. We talk about life and photography and are visited by his dog Weezel. Follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/ericeffinb/ Also Weezel https://www.instagram.com/weezelthedog/ Check out Film Photographic...

I met Barb in Boston at a photography workshop being held by Leica. We were the only two Canadians there so naturally, we became pals. Barb talks about her adventures abroad and about pinhole and large format photography. Follow Barb at https://www.instagram.com/thereimereason/ Photography Chat is a weekly Instagram Live @merlindb hosts every Thursday at 5pmPST/8pmEST Give me a follow if you want...

Joining me in this episode is another good Polapal David Hunter. Things get emotional as we talk about life and Polaroids. Follow David at https://www.instagram.com/davidhunter3404/ Photography Chat is a weekly Instagram Live @merlindb hosts every Thursday at 5pmPST/8pmEST Give me a follow if you want to see the episodes live https://www.instagram.com/merlindb/

This is an extra special episode. We have @tsuphotoworks aka tony joining us all the way from France!! We’re going global. Tony is a British-Nigerian filmmaker and photographer, third culture kid, and lover of crafts and analog processes. Based in Brittany France, his photography focuses on portraits and documentary work primarily as an art photographer, but also for commissioned work. Follow Tony...

Hailing from Denton Texas we've got Armand, the proprietor of the Denton Camera Exchange and one of the founders of the Instant Film Society. I'm proud to call Armand a good homie. In this episode, we talk about large format instant film and other goodies. Follow Armand at https://www.instagram.com/rmandkohandani/ Follow the store at https://www.instagram.com/dentoncameraexchange/ Check ou...

Brandy is one of my good homies from the Polacon world. I met her at Polacon 3 in Denton Texas and she's become a great pal. Join us as we talk about Instant Film and enjoy tasty beverages. Follow Brandy at https://www.instagram.com/film_diary_of_a_redhead/ Photography Chat is a weekly Instagram Live @merlindb hosts every Thursday at 5pmPST/8pmEST Give me a follow if you want to see the episod...

My guest is the infamous Brian Brooks from San Francisco. He is a creator of fine polaroid images and part of a team of passionate film enthusiasts at Underdog Film Lab in Oakland California. I met Brian through the Instant Film Society as we share a mutual love for all things Polaroid. Follow Brian on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brian_brooks/ Photography Chat is a weekly Instagram Live @m...

The very first episode of Photography Chat which came about from messing around with Instagram Live and discovering people enjoyed watching me talk with my photographer pals. In this episode, we discuss some photography related things and Nick Cage. Photography Chat is a weekly Instagram Live @merlindb hosts every Thursday at 5pmPST/8pmEST Give me a follow if you want to see the episodes live http...

Wanted to say a quick hello to everyone and introduce the chat. Thanks for joining me on this adventure. I hope y'all have a fun time hanging out with me and my guests. Photography Chat is a weekly Instagram Live @merlindb hosts every Thursday at 5pmPST/8pmEST Give me a follow if you want to see the episodes live https://www.instagram.com/merlindb/