The Photo Banter

On toady's podcast I speak with director and photographer Jacob Rosenberg. In this interview we discuss Jacob's new book titled "Epicenter" a series of photographs, essays, and Interviews documenting the historic skateboard spot EMB located in San Francisco,CA Use Promo Code "Banter" for 2 months free at picdrop.com www.picdrop.com/go/banter Purchase a copy of Jacob's book : https://www.jacobrosen...

On today's episode I welcome on photographer Chip Kalback. Chip is a commercial / editorial photographer based in Denver,Colorado and has worked with clients such as Red Bull,United Airlines,Target,and Rolling Stone to name a few. In this interview I speak to Chip about how he got into photography through his love of music and the outdoors as well as how he has approached building a business. Use...

On today's episode I welcome on photographer Ryan Schude. Ryan is a photographer based in Los Angeles,CA area and is most well known for his cinematic productions known as Tableau Vivant's. Ryan has worked with clients such as Apple,AT&T,Vanity Fair, and Honda to name a few. Use Promo Code "Banter" for 2 months free at picdrop.com www.picdrop.com/go/banter Peep Ryan's Work : www.ryanschude.com IG...

On today's podcast I speak with photographer Ray Potes. Ray is a California based photographer who is also the founder of Hamburger Eyes magazine which is a magazine dedicated to black & white documentary photography. Hamburger Eyes just celebrated their 25th anniversary with an exhibit at the SF Main Library in San Francisco,CA. The show is on exhibit through September 24, 2026 with a 25 year ham...

On today's podcast I welcome on photographer Rich-Joseph Facun who is based in the Appalachian foothills of Southeast Ohio. In this interview I speak to Rich about his experience working as a photojournalist for newspapers around the world. I also speak to Rich about his current work that focuses on the geography,economics,culture, and people in his local community of southeast Ohio. Use Promo Cod...

On today's podcast I welcome on photographer Amanda J. Cain who is the current team photographer for the Detroit Pistons basketball team. Prior to working in the NBA Amanda was the team photographer for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL. In this interview I speak to Amanda about getting her start working at Newspapers before deciding to pursue her passion of photography. Use Promo Code "Banter" for 2...

On today's podcast I welcome on photographer Danny Clinch. Danny has spent over three decades photographing musicians such as Bob Dylan,Johnny Cash,Green Day,NAS,and Willie Nelson to name a few. His work is a mix of portraits and reportage and has appeared in publications such as Vanity Fair,Rolling Stone,GQ,and SPIN. Use Promo Code "Banter" for 2 months free at picdrop.com www.picdrop.com/go/bant...

On today's podcast I welcome back photographer Dan Winters. Dan has photographed everyone from Barack Obama ,Tom Hanks ,Tupac ,and Angelina Jolie to name a few. Dan has exhibited his work around the world and has worked with publications such as The New Yorker,WIRED,Esquire and Vanity Fair to name a few. In this interview I speak to Dan about his approach to environmental portraiture, aging as a p...

On today's episode I speak with commercial advertising photographer Keena. Keena has worked with brands such as Converse,Visa,Kona Beer,and Nike to name a few. Keena specializes in lifestyle and portrait work. Use Promo Code "Banter" for 2 months free at picdrop.com https://www.picdrop.com/picdrop/dNexNBeJMR Photo Banter Merch : https://www.thephotobanter.com/shop Peep Keena's work : www.keenaphot...

On today's podcast I welcome on photographer Raymond Alva. Raymond is based in Riverside,California and has worked with clients such as Billboard magazine, Nike SB, and NPR to name a few. Use Promo Code "Banter" for 2 months free at picdrop.com for all first time customers. Podcast Merch available now : https://www.thephotobanter.com/shop Peep Raymonds Work : www.raymondalva.com IG - https://www.i...

On today's podcast I welcome on photographer Bryan Birks who is based in St Louis,Missouri . Bryan is well known for his large format portraiture and documentary work as well as his popular YouTube channel where he discusses all things photography. Use Promo code "banter" to receive 2 months free for first time users at https://www.picdrop.com/go/banter Peep Bryan's work: www.bryanbirks.com IG - h...

On today's episode I welcome on photographer Sinna Nasseri who goes by Strange Victory on Instagram. Sinna has worked for the New York Times, GQ,Vanity Fair , and Vogue to name a few. His work spans everything from politics, pop culture, fashion, and environmental issues with a unique perspective and approach to storytelling. Use Promo Code "Banter" and receive 2 months free at picdrop.com www.pic...

On today's podcast I welcome on photographer Lanna Apisukh a NYC based photographer who has worked with clients such as Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and HBO to name a few. In this interview I speak to Lanna about her creative process and how she approaches photographing celebrity parties as well as some of her personal projects. Use Promo Code "Banter" and receive 2 months free at picdrop.co...

On today's podcast I speak with photographer Shaughn Crawford. Shaughn is one half of the photo team known as Shaughn and John who have worked with clients such as Apple,GQ,Levi's ,and Beats by Dre to name a few. In this episode discusses his recent work volunteering with the non profit organization Water Wells For Africa where they are building water wells. Use Promo Code "Banter" and receive 2 m...

On today's podcast I speak with Mike Mandel and Chantal Zakari about their new book titled "Accidental Evidence". Their new book is a collection of make ready sheets they discovered in the process of printing a new edition of Mike's well known book "Evidence" which he created with his long time creative partner Larry Sultan back in the 1970's. Use Promo Code "Banter" and receive 2 months free at p...

On today's podcast I speak with Sean Pressley who is a photographer,Painter,Sculptor, and YouTube creator based in NYC. Sean has worked with clients such as ESPN,The Wall Street Journal,Architectural Digest, and The Atlantic to name a few. In this interview I speak to Sean about his journey with photography as well as how how he approaches his painting work. USE Promo Code "Banter" for 2 months fr...

On today's podcast I welcome photographer Wesaam Al Badry an Investigative photojournalist based in Nebraska. Wesaam studied photography at the San Francisco Art Institute and received his MFA from UC Berkeley. In this interview I speak to Wesaam about his documentary work documenting farmworkers as well as covering politics. I also speak to Wesaam about his experience living in a refugee camp in...

On today's episode I speak with photographer Nat Butler who has been photographing for the NBA for over 40 years. Nat has photographed everyone from Michael Jordan,Kobe Bryant, Lebron James,The Dream Team, and Bill Russell to name a few. Nat just recently published a book titled "Courtside" 40 years of NBA Photography that is available for purchase now. It was a true honor getting a chance to spea...

On today's podcast I speak to photographer Sean Murphy about his new book titled "My Friend Weezer" a collection of photographs from his nearly 25 year working relationship with the band Weezer. In this interview I speak to Sean about how he first started working with Weezer, some of his memorable shoots, and the process of putting this book together. Get 2 months of Picdrop free using the promo c...

On today's podcast I welcome photographer Matt Sharkey. Matt Sharkey is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and got his start working with the band No Doubt before working in the skateboard industry. Matt has gone on to work as a marketing director for brands such as The North Face, Levi's, Clif Bar, and Chrome to name a few. In this interview I speak to Matt about his new book American Denim as w...

On today's episode I speak with photographer Michelle Watt. Michelle has worked with clients such as NIKE, Netflix, Vogue ,and HBO. In this interview I speak to Michelle about how she approaches her big productions, her recent key art shoot for HBO's The White Lotus, and I also speak to her about writing treatments for jobs. Use Promo Code "Banter" for 2 months free at picdrop.com Peep Michelle's...

On today's podcast I speak with photographer Michelle Mishina who is based in Honolulu,Hawaii. In this interview I speak to Michelle about her recent assignment for The New York Times, her approach to assignment work, growing up in Hawaii as well as some of her on going personal projects. Use Promo Code "Banter" for 2 months free at PicDrop.com Peep Michelle's Work : www.michellemishina.com @miche...

On today's episode I speak to photographer Kenny Smith who is a commercial photographer based in Australia. In this interview I speak to Kenny about his new book titled "Of Nomads" a collection of photographs that he took on a trip to Mongolia where he photographed the people , landscape and some of the nomadic traditions of Mongolia. I also speak to Kenny about his journey to making photography h...

On today’s episode I welcome on Toby Huss a photographer, Actor and painter. In this episode I speak to Toby about his new book titled “American Sugargristle” a body of work taken on his travels around America where he documented abandoned shopping malls, bingo halls, diners, and many other forgotten corners of this country. The photos in the book are accompanied by text from Toby and the photos o...

On today's podcast I speak with Nora Lalle a San Francisco,CA based photographer and also the founder and editor of Pamplemousse Magazine a magazine completely dedicated to Film photography. In this interview I speak to Nora about her love of film photography, her experience working in fine art galleries as well as her journey publishing Pamplemousse magazine. Use Promo Code "Banter" for 2 months...