The Photo Banter

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Michael D Wilson. Michael is an editorial and commercial photographer based in New England and has worked with clients such as Yankee Magazine, Walmart, Down East Magazine, and NetJets to name a few. In this interview I speak to Michael about how he got his start by assisting well known photographer Martin Schoellor and also how he branched off and star...

On today’s podcast I speak with photo director Thomas Payne. Thomas is the Current photo director of both Popular Science and Saveur magazines. In this interview I speak to Thomas about how he got into photography, what he looks for when hiring new photographers, and also how he balances editing two different magazines. Thomas is someone who has a wealth of knowledge about photography and the phot...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Sasha Israel. Sasha has worked with clients such as Teen Vogue,Elle,SELF Magazine,and Good Company Magazine to name a few. In this interview I speak with Sasha about her approach to portraiture as well as her love of cooking and the culinary world. Sasha as a talented photographer with a wealth of knowledge and experience so I was excited to get a chanc...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Joe Toreno. Joe is a Los Angeles based editorial and commercial photographer with a focus in environmental and celebrity portraits. Joe has photographed everyone from Snoop Dogg,Bill Maher,Floyd Mayweather,and Steve-O to name a few. He has worked with clients such as ESPN,Fortune,RVCA clothing, and Variety Magazine to name a few. Joe is a photographer w...

On today’s podcast I speak with Art Producer Lisa Oropallo who is the current director of Art Production for the Advertising agency Digitas. Lisa has spent much of her career working with photographers, illustrators and various creatives producing large scale Campaigns for brands such as American Express and various Fortune 500 companies. Lisa has a true passion for the arts and has a wealth of kn...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Billie Weiss. Billie is currently the Manger of Photography for the Boston Red Sox where both shoots and oversees the photography Dept and staff. In this interview I speak to Billie about covering the Boston Red Sox 2018 season that ended in a World Series victory. Beyond working with the Boston Red Sox Bille has also worked with The New York Times,Gett...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Simon Bruty. Simon Bruty spent nearly 20 years as a staff photographer for Sports Illustrated where he photographed athletes such as Michael Phelps,Floyd Mayweather, Danica Patrick,and Russell Westbrook to name a few. Simon has spent much of his career photographing sporting events such as The Masters,The Super Bowl, as well as the winter / Summer Olymp...

On today’s podcast I speak with Karen Frank who is the current director of photography for ESPN the Magazine. Karen has worked with publications such as GQ,The Oprah Magazine,Time Magazine,and Bloomberg Business week. In this interview I speak to Karen about her experience working with photographers such as Dan Winters,Chris Buck,Phillip Lorca Dicoria,and Herb Ritts to name a few. Karen is someone...

On today's podcast I speak with photographers Kareem Black,Matthew Salacuse,and Chad Griffith. www.salacuse.com www.kareemblack.com www.chadgriffith.com

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer and director Sophy Holland. Sophy has worked with clients such as Vogue,Elle,The WWE,ESPN the Magazine,and Harper’s Baazar to name a few. In this interview I speak with Sophy about how she began her career working as an Art Director as well as an agent before pursuing her own photography career. I also speak to Sophy about her experience directing a ful...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Kohjiro Kinno. Kohjiro is an editorial & Commercial photographer based in Southern California who has worked with clients such as Sports Illustrated,Golf Magazine, and The Players Tribune to name a few. Kohjiro is also the current photo editor of The Golfers Journal which is quarterly publication focused on golf culture. Kohjiro is a photographer who’s...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Patrick James Miller. Patrick is a commerical and editorial photographer based in NYC and has worked with clients such as Golf Magazine,Men’s Health,Esquire,and American Express to name a few. In this interview I speak to Patrick about how he partnered with his new agent, some of his early assignments, and I also speak to Patrick about his experience ph...

On today’s podcast I speak with Jesse Reiter who is the current photo editor of Golf Magazine. Jesse has spent over ten years working in the Golf Magazine photo department where he began as an intern and worked his way up to Senior Photo editor. In this interview I speak with Jesse about how he got into photography, some of his early experiences working at the magazine, and also how he finds new p...

Welcome to the photo banter podcast, I’m your host Alex Gagne and on today’s podcast I speak with photographer Jesse Dittmar. Jesse is a commercial & editorial photographer based in NYC who has worked with clients such as The Washington Post,Rolling Stone,Vanity Fair,and Apple to name a few. Much of Jesse’s work is centered around celebrity portraiture where he has photographed people such as Tom...

Welcome to the photo banter podcast, I’m your host Alex Gagne and on today’s podcast I speak with photographer Chris Buck. Chris is an editorial & Commercial photographer who has worked with clients such as Google,Old Spice,GQ,and ESPN the magazine to name a few. In this interview I speak to Chris about some of his early assignments, his approach to marketing ,as well as his various personal proje...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer and photographic educator Nick Brandreth. Nick is currently the historic process specialist at The George Eastman Museum where spends much of his time teaching students about historic and alternative processes such as tintypes,ambrotypes,and wet and dry collodion negatives to name a few. When nick isn’t teaching students you can find him working on vari...

On today’s podcast I speak with legendary sports photographer Brad Mangin. Brad Mangin is a sports photographer based in San Francisco,CA who has worked with clients such as Sports Illustrated , Major League Baseball, and the PGA Tour to name a few. Much of Brad’s work has been covering the game of baseball where he has photographed legendary players such as Barry Bonds, Derek Jeter, Pedro Martine...

On today's podcast I speak with photographer Peter Yang. He has worked with clients such as GQ,Rolling Stone,Variety,Levi's,and Ray Ban to name a few. www.peteryang.com Instagram - @yopeteryang

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Benedict Evans. Benedict has worked with clients such as ESPN,Esquire,Variety,Wired magazine to name a few. In this interview I speak to Benedict about how he went from studying film to pursuing a career in photography. I also speak to Benedict his experience assisting legendary photographer Platon and how he broke off on his own to start shooting. Bene...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Nick Onken. Nick is a commercial and editorial photographer who has worked with clients such as Nike,Coca Cola,Conde Nast Traveler,and Addidas to name a few. In this interview I speak to Nick about some of his early assignments , his approach to marketing and I also speak to Nick about his own podcast “Nion Radio” where he interviews people such as Ushe...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Gina LeVay. Gina is a NYC based photographer who has worked with clients such as ESPN,Vanity Fair,Fortune,and the WWE to name a few. In this interview I speak to Gina about her personal project “Sandhogs” which documented the underground miners of NYC. I also speak to Gina about her approach to marketing which has allowed her to work with a broad range...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Dylan Coulter. Dylan is a Los Angeles based photographer who has worked with clients such as ESPN the Magazine,GQ,Adidas,and Apple to name a few. In this interview I speak with Dylan about how he made the transition form working as an Art director to becoming a photographer , his experience shooting for ESPN’s The Body Issue, and I also speak to him abo...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Matt Day. Matt Day is a photographer based in Chillicothe,Ohio who is well known for his youtube channel “Matt Day Photo” where he talks about everything from film photography, different cameras, and projects he’s working on. Much of Matt’s personal photography is based around documenting is family and the town of Chillicothe,Ohio. Matt is someone who h...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Matt Thomas who is the current staff photographer for the Boston Red Sox baseball team. In this interview I speak to Matt about how he went from an intern to a Staff photographer for the Boston Red Sox, his approach to retouching, and I also speak to him about his experience working at the Purdue University student newspaper. Being someone who is a fan...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographers Jeremy & Claire Weiss who go under the name DAY 19. Jeremy & Claire have worked with clients such as Levi’s ,Nike, Pepsi,Verizon,and Addidas to name a few. In this interview I speak to Jeremy & Claire about how they got into photography , some of there early assignments, and I also speak to them about some of their most memorable shoots. I’ve been foll...