Street Shots Photography Podcast

Antonio and Ward discuss what it means to take photos of artwork. Whether it's an Ancient Greek sculpture or a modern design building, can we actually call the photos we make of these objects "art?" Can we take credit for the new creations or do we consider it a "collaboration" with the known or unknown artist? It's a question that dates since the advent of photography itself. Image Gallery - http...

Last episode, Antonio and Ward asked why we would want to take black and white images. Well, of course, this episode they now ask the same question of color. Walker Evans once called color photography "vulgar" but he ended his photographic life embracing the color images he shot with his Polaroid instant camera. Antonio and Ward discuss the idea that maybe we take color photography for granted. Th...

(image courtesy ©ward rosin)   Antonio and Ward ask the question: Why do we choose to photograph in black and white? There is no simple answer and this episode opens the door to explore what it means to create images not in color.    Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website , Twitter and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s  Website,   Instagram feed  and  Facebook page . Ornis Photo Website  Street Shots I...

Life has gotten in the way again and while we tend to personal matters, please enjoy this rerun of episode #99 "Let Us Now Praise." This episode, Ward Rosin and I get to talk about a childhood photography hero of mine: Walker Evans. We take a little dive into Evans' life, his stint at the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression and some of his other photographic endeavors during h...

(image courtesy ©ward rosin) We spend a lot of our time looking at, and composing for, the center of the image. But what about the edges of the frame? Are they the Forbidden Zone? No, they are most certainly not! Antonio and Ward are living on the edge by discussing and exploring the edges of the frame. Just what are they for and what can you do with them? Photo Gallery: http://streetshots.photogr...

  Antonio's lone wolfing it again with some personal stuff at Green-Wood. Oh, and he talks about another cool photo book he's reading.   Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website , Instagram feed and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s  Website,   Instagram feed  and  Facebook page . Ornis Photo Website  Street Shots Instagram Good Pictures: A History of Popular Photography 1st Editionby Kim Beil  (Author)...

Antonio and Ward consider why we have an insatiable appetite for viewing more and more new images. What are we trying to fill in in our lives by constantly looking at new images? Do we risk losing ourselves amongst all the images we seek on a daily basis? Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website , Instagram feed and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s  Website,   Instagram feed  and  Facebook page . Ornis...

On this first episode of the New Year, Antonio and Ward ponder the statement that your photographs are not only about you. The idea that somehow the work we create is not only for our self enjoyment or artistic purposes but also serve something larger. Photographs preserve the world in which we inhabit and leave a mark on the world, but what does that mark mean? Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's We...

(image ©Ward Rosin) On this 150th episode of Street Shots, Ward and Antonio turn the tables as they each interview each other. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website , Instagram feed and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s  Website,   Instagram feed  and  Facebook page . Ornis Photo Website  Unusual Collective Essay by Ward Rosin Street Shots Instagram Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts S...

  Ward and Antonio are joined by their friend and fellow Unusual Collective member, Mark Reierson to talk about the feelings they're experiencing as they've been photographing during this time of the Covid pandemic. Consider this episode another "black couch" session.  (galleries can be seen at this link: http://streetshots.photography/2021/12/17/street-shots-ep-149-happiness-is-a-warm-camera/ ) S...

  Due to all the tumult of Thanksgiving and work, Antonio and Ward are taking a small break and presenting this rerun of their popular episode called "Lost in Lartigue." Here are the show notes from the original 2019 broadcast:   In this episode, I'm joined by my buddy  Ward Rosin  and we do a deep dive into the photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue.  Ward and I touch on many aspects of Lartigue's w...

(image courtesy of shane balkowitsch) Antonio and Ward speak with North Dakotan photographer/ambrotypist Shane Balkowitsch. In 2012, Shane started his photographic journey using the almost forgotten technique known as the "Wet Plate Collodion" process. This 1851 process which applies pure silver onto glass or tin, wet plate collodion photography is an arduous technique requiring patience and skill...

  Stephen Shore said in a YouTube video that he wants to take photos that "feel like seeing, just the way when people write they use a different language than they use when they speak." Antonio and Ward invited their fellow Unusual Collective brother-in-light, David Szweduik to riff off of Shore's statement and see how it relates to their work and photography in general.  Photo gallery can be seen...

  Antonio offers some personal updates as he wanders the grounds of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn as part Dispatches from Green-Wood series.  Link to photo gallery can be found here: http://streetshots.photography/2021/10/17/street-shots-ep-145-dispatches-from-green-wood-12/   Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website , Instagram feed and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s  Website,   Instagram feed  and...

Antonio and Ward wrap up the summer with an informal chat about some gear and trips and pretzels. Photo galleries can be seen here: http://streetshots.photography/2021/09/29/street-shots-ep-144-gear-and-pretzels/ Buy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AntonioRosario   Show Links: Paris Changing: Revisiting Eugene Atget's Paris New York Changing: Revisiting Berenice Abbott's New York Antonio...

(image ©Sandra Cattaneo Adorno) In this episode, Antonio and Ward had the privilege of interviewing Brazilian-born photographer, Sandra Cattaneo Adorno. Sandra began photography career eight years ago when her daughter enrolled her in Alex and Rebecca Webb's street photo workshop in Barcelona for her 60th birthday. Since then, she has traveled the world photographing people in her own unique way....

  Ward and Antonio discuss what they are grateful for in this thing we call Photography.   Show Links: David Youn Photography Podcast: https://www.davidyounphotography.com/viewfinder   Beer and cameras https://beersandcameras.com/   Shuttertime with Sid and Mac (archived)   Antonio M. Rosario's Website , Instagram feed and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s  Website,   Instagram feed  and  Facebook page ....

(image © ward rosin)   Ward and Antonio are together this week to discuss their small summer photographic adventures. Ward went to get his sea legs back on a trip to Vancouver with his son and Antonio took on the roll of sports photographer at a friend's league softball game. This episode's photo gallery can be seen here: http://streetshots.photography/2021/08/16/street-shots-ep-141-first-base-and...

A short, solo episode this week with Antonio sharing some of his photo related anxieties and accomplishments for the past month or so. Here's the gallery of images Antonio took this past weekend: http://streetshots.photography/2021/07/31/street-shots-ep-140-i-photographer/     Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website , Instagram feed and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s  Website,   Instagram feed  and ...

This show is a rerun of an episode published in May 2020 called "Book Day." Here are the notes from that episode: I've got my buddy Ward Rosin on the show again. We're catching up on what we're doing during lockdown, including going through our back catalog of images and books we're recommending. Show notes: http://streetshots.photography/2021/07/16/street-shots-ep-139-book-day-redux/ David Szwedu...

(image courtesy of ©mark reierson) This episode, Antonio and Ward speak to Ward and Mark Reierson about their book on a small-town rodeo in East-Central Alberta, Canada. Yes, Ward is both a host and a guest this week! Mark and Ward go into a deep dive on the conception, creation and self-publication of this amazing collaborative photo book. If you ever thought about publishing your own photo book,...

  Antonio reads an essay originally published at The Unusual Collective's website and leads to a contemplation of what he calls "Photo DNA." Tune in to hear what that means exactly. Also, this essay is published on YouTube in a video slideshow format , for those interested in seeing the images Antonio is referring to.   Show Links: The Unusual Collective / photographer group Ward Rosin’s  Website,...

This week, Antonio and Ward are joined by Alex Kilbee of YouTube's "The Photographic Eye." In this conversation, the Street Shots guys talk to Alex about his love of sharing the "whys" of photography with the world via his incredibly popular YouTube channel.    Show Links:   The Photographic Eye with Alex Kilbee Muse Portraits T. Hopper YouTube Channel Alec Soth YouTube Channel Sean Tucker YouTube...

  It's Antonio alone this episode and while he meant it to be another Dispatches from Green-Wood, the audio gremlins acted up and, well... Antonio is asking about how everyone archives their work and also ponders those "then and now" images. Also, a quick "review" of some crazy software. Note: The show "The Alienist was broadcast on TNT network and not on AMC as Antonio mentioned. Oops.    Links:...

(© antonio m. rosario) Ward and Antonio do a quick post mortem to last episode's interview with Melissa Breyer and talk about Antonio's guest spot on Bart Busschot's "Let's Talk Photography" podcast. Then they discuss why some folks just love shallow depth of field.   Links: Let's Talk Photography podcast Ward Rosin’s  Website,   Instagram feed  and  Facebook page . Ornis Photo Website      (Anton...