The Photo Banter

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Rachel Bujalski. Rachel has worked with clients such as National Geographic, The New York Times, ESPN, and WIRED to name a few. In this interview I speak to Rachel about her experience living on a sailboat for 3 years and photographing a project about people living off the grid in alternative housing which was published by National geographic. I also sp...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Jai Lennard. Jai has worked with clients such as The New York Times, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Warby Parker, and Sony to name a few. In this interview I speak to Jai about his recent cover shoot for The Hollywood Reporter where he had to photograph George Clooney and several other subjects completely remotely due to Covid-19 safety precautions....

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer William Albert Allard. Bill started his career at National Geographic in 1964 and has contributed to 44 Geographic articles as a staff, freelance, and contract photographer & writer. In this interview I speak to Bill about his first assignment for Nat Geo documenting Amish culture in rural Pennsylvania as well as his approach to gaining the trust of his...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Gabriela Herman. She has worked with clients such as The New York Times, WIRED, Air BNB, and Google to name a few. In this interview I speak to Gabriela about how she discovered photography, photographing farms on Martha’s Vineyard, and how she approaches marketing her work. I also speak to Gabriela about what she’s been working on recently during this...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographic Agent John Kenney. John is the co founder of John X Ed a firm representing commercial photographers and directors. In this interview I speak to John about how he discovered photography, studying at the Parsons school of Design, and how he first got into representing commercial photographers. I also speak to John about what he looks for when bringing on...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer and Director Greg Hunt. Greg Hunt has worked with brands such as Vans Footwear, DC Shoes, Levi’s , Alien Workshop skateboards , and Patagonia to name a few. Greg has directed and produced some of the most influential skateboard videos of all time such as Transworld’s Sight Unseen, The DC Video, Mindfield, and Vans first full length video Propeller. He h...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer, actor, and former pro skateboarder Jason Lee. In today’s podcast I speak to Jason about his new book titled “In the Gold Dust Rush” published by Stanley Barker featuring a selection of Lee’s unpublished B&W film photographs of the American Landscape. I also speak to Jason about his career as a professional skateboarder having appeared in the legendary...

On today’s podcast I welcome back returning guest photographer Dan Winters. Dan has worked with clients such as TIME Magazine, Netflix, WIRED, National Geographic, and Smithsonian magazine to name a few. He has photographed everyone from Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Brad Pitt, and Bernie Sanders to name a few. Dan has published several books including “Road to Seeing” where he shares his journey to be...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Chona Kasinger. Chona has worked with clients such as The New York Times, Rolling Stone, GQ, and Bloomberg Businessweek to name a few. In this interview I speak to Chona about how she discovered photography, photographing live music in the Seattle area , as well as a recent cover the shoot for Bloomberg Businessweek. Chona is someone who’s work I discov...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Spencer Lowell. Spencer has worked with clients such as National Geographic, WIRED, TIME, GQ, and Golf Digest to name a few. In this interview I speak to Spencer about his early days in photography working at camera stores and photo labs in the Los Angeles area and what motivated him to pursue a career in photography. Much of Spencer’s work documents th...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Alexei Hay. Alexei Hay has worked with clients such as Rolling Stone, Esquire, Elle, and Glamour to name a few. In this interview I speak to Alexei about some of his photographic influences, personal projects, as well as his approach to portraiture. Alexei is someone who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the photo game and has a true apprec...

On today's podcast I speak with returning guest photographer Jeff Vallee who is currently out in Korea under a 14 day quarantine before the start of his production. We talk about all things photography and filmmaking. www.jeffvallee.com @jeffvallee Apostrophe Reps Mentorship Program : https://www.apostrophereps.com/mentorship-program

On todays podcast I speak with photographer Gregory Crewdson. Gregory Crewdosn studied photography at SUNY Purchase and the Yale University school of Art where he is now the director of studies in photography. Gregory has exhibited his work around the world and published several books of his photography. Much of his work takes place in small town America and specifically in the Western Massachuset...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Michael Cevoli. Michael Cevoli has worked with clients such as Filson, Hill Holiday, and Anglers Journal to name a few. In this interview I speak to Michael about his early days of photography , attending the Rhode Island School of Design to get his MFA in photography, and some of his early assignments. Michael has spent years documenting the commercial...

Welcome to the photo banter podcast, I’m your host Alex Gagne and on today’s podcast I speak with photographer Carell Augustus. Carell is a commercial and editorial photographer based in Los Angeles,CA. In this interview I speak to Carell about his early days of photography as well as attending the Brooks Institute of Photography after serving his country in the US Army. In this interview I speak...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Dana Neibert. Dana has worked with clients such as American Express, Ram Trucks, Four Seasons hotels, and Range Rover to name a few. In this interview I speak to Dana about how he went from a career as an art director to pursuing his passion of photography. I also speak to Dana about his approach to marketing and what has worked for him over the course...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Celeste Sloman. Celeste has worked with clients such as The New York Times, National Geographic, Time Magazine, Netflix, and The Wall Street Journal to name a few. In this interview I speak to Celeste about her early days of photography shooting for her colleges news paper “The Saint” at Saint Andrews university in Scotland. I also speak to Celeste abou...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Yu Tsai. Yu Tsai has worked with clients such as Apple,Coca Cola,Victoria’s secret, and Sports Illustrated to name a few. In this interview I speak to Yu about how he started off his career working in film production and what led him to pursue a career in fashion / commercial photography. Yu has worked with everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio,Nicole Kidman,...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Glen E. Friedman. Glen E. Friedman got his start in photography photographing the legendary Dogtown skate crew with skaters such as Jay Adams and Tony Alva to name a few. Glen is also well known for his photographs of punk rock groups such as Fugazi, Minor Threat, Suicidal Tendencies, and Bad Brains. Beyond Glens photographs of skateboarding and punk ro...

On today’s podcast I speak with Bridget Harris. Bridget Harris is the current head of photography for AirBnb creative. Previous to AirBnb Bridget has worked at Time Magazine as a Senior Photo producer , and also as a senior producer for photographer Norman Jean Roy. In this interview I speak to Bridget about how she got into photography , interning at the Boston Globe newspaper while in college, a...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Pete Thompson. Pete just released a new book titled “93 Til” a photographic journey through skateboarding in the 1990’s. Pete has documented some of the most legendary skateboarders such as Tony Hawk, Neil Blender, Tom Penny, Danny Way, and Arto Sarri to name a few. He spent much of the nineties and early 2000’s working as a staff photographer for skate...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Andrew Caulfield also known as Ando. Ando is a San Francisco based photographer who recently published a book titled “REAL SF” which documented the homeless community in San Francisco,CA. All of the proceeds of Ando’s new book are being donated to the Larkin Street Youth Services organization which helps get people off the streets at a young age. In thi...

On today's podcast I speak with current Vice President of photography for the WWE wrestling organization. Brad has worked as a photo editor and director of photography for publications such as The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and as photo director for The White House. Brad is also teaching an upcoming online course for anyone interested in pursuing a career as a photo editor. Brad's Online...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Jessica Chou. Jessica has worked with clients such as Rolling Stone, Wired, The New York Times,and Billboard to name a few. In this interview I speak to Jessica about how she got into photography, some of her early assignments, how she approaches portraiture, and I also speak with her about her shoot with Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook. Jessica is someone...

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer David Hume Kennerly. David Hume Kennerly is a pulitzer prize winning photographer for his images documenting the Vietnam and Cambodia wars, refugees escaping from East Pakistan to India, and the Ali vs. Frazier “Fight of the Century”. David worked as the official white house photographer for President Gerald R. Ford where he had unrestricted access to t...