The Photo Banter

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Mike Blabac. Mike is one of the most respected skateboard photographers working today having spent over 25 years shooting with some of the best skaters in the world such as Danny Way, Josh Kalis, Stevie Williams,Colin McKay,and Ryan Gallant to name a few. In this interview I speak to Mike about his experience photographing legendary Skateboarder Danny W...

On today’s podcast I speak to photographer / director Heather McGrath. Heather has worked with clients such as Bose, Jack Daniels, Reebok, Sony, and Sam Adams beer to name a few. In this interview I speak to Heather about how she went from working as a retoucher to becoming a full time photographer and I also speak to her about a recent fashion project for the agency Soilder Unlimited. Heather has...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer / director Elizabeth Weinberg. Elizabeth has worked with clients such as Netflix,Target,Rolling Stone,Pepsi, and is a regular contributor to the NYT’s. She has photographed everyone from John Mayer, Selena Gomez,DJ Kahled,and Danny Devito to name a few. In this interview I speak to Elizabeth about her approach to marketing, some of her early assignments...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Dan Winters. Dan has worked with clients such as Wired Magazine,GQ ,ESPN, and Netflix to name a few. Dan has photographed everyone from Barack Obama, Tupac Shakur, and Sandra Bullock to name a few. In this interview I speak to Dan about his love of aerospace, an early shoot of Denzel Washington for the New York Times as well as his experience photograph...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Trevor Paulhus. Trevor has worked with clients such as Apple, NIKE, Rolling Stone, and Victory Journal to name a few. In this interview I speak to Trevor about some of his early assignments , his experience hiking the appalachian trail , and how he handles challenging shoots. I’ve been following Trevor’s work for awhile now so I was excited to get a cha...

On today’s podcast I speak with legendary photographer Walter Iooss Jr. Walter has shot some of the most iconic sports photos of all time of athletes such as Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, Muhammed Ali, and Kobe Bryant. Walter Iooss got his start shooting for Sports Illustrated at the age of 17 and has contributed to the magazine for more than 58 years. Beyond shooting sports Walter s...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Jason Grow. Jason has worked with clients such as Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Microsoft, and Forbes to name a few. In this interview I speak to Jason about his early days working as a newspaper photographer in California and I also speak to Jason about his recent assignment for Poltico where he photographed the newly elected woman of Congress inc...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Christopher Payne who specializes in architecture and industry. In this interview I speak to Christopher about how he went from a career in architecture to a career in photography where he is now a regular contributor to the New York times. I also speak to Christopher about his recently published special feature in the NYT’s titled “The Daily Miracle” w...

On today's podcast I speak with photographer / director Magdalena Wosinska. Magdalena has worked with clients such as Wrangler,RVCA,DELL,and Adidas to name a few. www.magdalenawosinska.com Instagram- @magdawosinskastudio SPONSORED BY : PicDrop 3 Months free when you use promo code "photobanter" https://www.picdrop.com PROMO CODE "photobanter"

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Robert Maxwell. Robert has worked with clients such as Outside Magazine, TIME, ESPN the Magazine, and Nike to name a few. Robert has spent years photographing people such as David Bowie, Leonardo DiCaprio , Gordon Parks, Hillary Clinton, Kelly Slater, and Lebron James to name a few. Robert has been one of my favorite photographers for years so I was exc...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Andrew D. Bernstein. Andy is a legendary sports photographer having spent over 30 years photographing the NBA,NHL,MLB, as well as advertising campaigns for brands such as NIKE,REEBOK,PEPSI,and Adidas to name a few. In this interview I speak to Andy about his experience being a team photographer for the Los Angeles Laker, Clippers, and LA Kings to name f...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer William Coupon. William has worked with clients such as The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Nike, and Esquire to name a few. William became very well known for his formal portraits of well known people such as Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Miles Davis, and Jean Michel Basquiat to name a few. Beyond shooting for top editorial and commercial clients William...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Jeff Lipsky. Jeff has worked with clients such as Men’s Journal, Vanity Fair, Verizon, GQ, and Eddie Bauer to name a few. In this interview I speak to Jeff about his approach to portraiture and some of experiences photographing people such as Lady Gaga, Francis Ford Coppola, and Larry David to name a few. Jeff is a very talented talented photographer an...

On today’s podcast I speak with photo journalist Santiago Lyon. Santiago spent years documenting conflicts in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Croatia, and El Salvador to name a few. Santiago later went on to become vice president and director of photography for the Associated Press where he worked for 13 years and earned several pulitzer prizes under his leadership. Currently Santiago is the director of edit...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Jessica Deeks. Jessica is a commercial / editorial photographer based in Ottawa,Canada. She has worked with clients such as Reader’s Digest, The Washington Post, and MAC Cosmetics to name a few. In this interview I speak to Jessica about her experience photographing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for Maclean’s magazine, and I also speak to Jessica about...

Welcome to the photo banter podcast, I’m your host Alex Gagne and on today’s podcast I speak with Rob Haggart. Rob is a former photo editor at Outside Magazine, Men’s Journal, and the founder of the popular photo industry blog aphotoeditor.com that reports on various topics in the commercial, editorial, and fine art photography industry. Currently Rob is the CEO & founder of Photofolio a company t...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Joe McNally. Joe is an extremely accomplished photographer having worked with clients such as National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, ESPN,and LIFE magazine to name a few. Beyond shooting for top clients while traveling to nearly 70 countries on assignment , Joe has spent years teaching photography workshops across the world as well as being a Nikon ca...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Mark Hartman who has worked with clients such as The new york times, Esquire,Dwell,and Nike to name a few. In this interview I speak to Mark about his approach to portraiture , his travels to India and Japan, and I also speak to him about his portrait series shot in Coney Island. I’ve been following Mark’s work for years so I was excited to get a chance...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer John Kealey. John has worked with clients such as ESPN the magazine,SLAM,Men’s Fitness,and Victory Journal to name a few. In this interview I speak to John about some of his early assignments, his approach to motion work, and some of his most recent projects. I really enjoy John’s work so I was excited to speak with about his work so I hope you enjoy it...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Amanda Freidman. Amanda is a Los Angeles based photographer who has worked with clients such as American Express,Apple, GQ, and Vanity Fair to name a few. In this interview I speak to Amanda about how she got her start, her approach to marketing and her experience photographing a pimp named Don Magic Juan. Amanda is a great photographer and I really enj...

Today I have a special Super Bowl edition episode. On this podcast I speak with veteran sports photographer Rob Tringali who has photographed more than 20 super bowls. Rob has been a working photographer for over 30 Years having photographed for clients such as Sports Illustrated,ESPN, the players tribune, and Nike to name a few. Rob has a wealth of knowledge and experience so I was excited to sit...

On today's podcast I speak to Marianne Campbell who is a commercial photography representative. She currently represents photographers Randal Ford,Jamie Kripke, Margaret Lampert,and Shaun Fenn to name a few. www.mariannecampbell.com INSTAGRAM - @mariannecampbell

On today's podcast I speak with Chris Chambers who is the current photo editor of Sports Illustrated.

On today's podcast I speak with photographer Josh Campbell who specializes in Sports / fitness photography. He has worked with clients such as Nike,Reebok,Astin Martin,and LL Bean. www.joshcampbell.com Instagram - @joshcampbellphoto

On today's podcast I speak with photographer Christaan Felber. He has worked with clients such as Rolling Stone,North Face,New York Times,and Victory Journal. www.christaanfelber.com Instagram - @christaanfelber