Visual Revolutionary

Fine artist and commercial photographer/director Tim Tadder returns to the show to continue the conversation about AI generated artwork and what it could mean for the future of the creative community.  During our conversation Tim talks about what initially attracted him towards the technology and how he began implementing it into his own workflow, why it seems to lend itself better to certain arti...

Photographer / Director Jacob Pritchard returns to the podcast as the first guest in a two part series discussing the controversial rise of AI generated artwork and what it could mean for the future of visual artists. During our conversation Jacob talks about some of his own experimentations with different software and the benefits of at least understanding the technology, his frustration with so...

Photographer, skateboarder, and most recently North Shore documentarian Arto Saari returns to the podcast to talk about how finally deciding to shoot everyday life around him in his adopted home of the North Shore of O'ahu would re-inspire his passion for photography and turn into a beautiful ongoing body of work that was recently featured by The Surfer's Journal in a feature and short video piece...

To celebrate another collective lap around the sun and hopefully manifest some positivity for 2023, I'm joined by my friend and fellow podcaster/photographer Alex Gagne from the Photo Banter Podcast to talk about some of the highs and lows of 2022 and what we are planning for the next year moving forward.  During our conversation we talk about the creative inspiration and motivation we both receiv...

Celebrity portrait, editorial, commercial, and fashion photographer/director Victoria Will joins the podcast to talk about how she went from growing up in DC with an obsession for field hockey and a desire to pursue an athletic career, to studying at Princeton and falling in love with photography, to working at the New York Post, to finally heading out on her own and slowly creating the body of wo...

On this episode of the podcast I'm joined by photographer and creative evangelist for Blurb Inc. Daniel Milnor to talk about his journey from photojournalist, to magazine editorial photographer, to Kodak employee, to wedding photographer, to the public face and well spoken voice of Blurb Books where he has been for many years while continuing to pursue his own personal long-term projects, as well...

Artist, commercial director, filmmaker, and all around American stuffmaker Mac Premo joins the podcast to talk about how a kid growing up in DC with a love of skateboarding and punk rock ended up studying at RISD, moving to New York, and creating the amazing and diverse body of work he is known for today.  From carpentry work, to stop animation, to Ford truck commercials, to gallery walls, Mac has...

Commercial photographer/director Jon Enoch joins the podcast from his London studio to talk about how deciding to enter a competition to travel the world while he was still in college would completely change the course of his life, and take a kid from a small rural town in the UK studying geography and set him out on a journey that would introduce photography and visual storytelling to his life an...

Photographer and filmmaker Dennys Ilic joins the podcast to tell an inspiring story of finding photography later in life while working jobs he wasn't happy with, to building a career that would take him from retail camera sales to shooting with subjects like Jason Momoa and Daniel Radcliffe.  During our conversation Dennys talks about growing up in Australia with a passion for cinema and televisio...

Adventure and documentary filmmaker Roo Smith joins the podcast to talk about his new series "The Goat Surf Club" shot with Outside Magazine, and how a kid growing up in Orcas Island with dreams of one day becoming a diplomat would end up taking a political science degree and turning it into a creative career as a filmmaker right out of college, working on everything from Netflix shows to his own...

Renowned architectural photographer Ema Peter joins the podcast to talk about her journey from growing up in Bulgaria as the daughter of filmmakers who wanted more for her than a life in the arts, to working as an intern at Magnum and finding a passion for photojournalism and conflict photography, to falling in love with architecture after being introduced to the work of Le Corbusier by her uncle,...

Celebrity portrait and hospitality photographer Josh Telles joins the podcast to talk about how he went from a valley kid growing up in the shadow of Hollywood with no real direction on what he wanted to do when he got older, to taking portraits of some of the biggest named celebrities in the world, all because of stumbling into the right community college photo class and having the drive to chase...

Commercial and editorial photographer, director, and model Rachael Galipo joins the podcast to talk about her latest art show and project called "To Be Frank" and how the gift of a 4X5 Cambo from her late uncle would end up sending her on a visual journey and help her to establish herself in the creative community of Salt Lake City. During our conversation Rachael talks about growing up as a Jerse...

Photographer, co-founder of Street Dreams Magazine, and Sony Alpha Collective member Steven John Irby, better known to many as Steve Sweatpants, joins the podcast to talk about his journey from working at jobs like Game Stop and REI with no real plan in life other than paying the bills, to finding a like minded creative community through Instagram and falling in love with visual story telling and...

Interior Design Photographer Stephen Karlisch joins the podcast to talk about growing up all over the world with an early dream of one day becoming an architect, and how he finally ended up in Texas to pursue an education based on that dream, only to find out his true passion was in the darkroom.  Since then he has gone on to make a name for himself in the competitive world of interior photography...

Renowned fine art photographer and Hasselblad ambassador Julia Fullerton-Batten joins the podcast to talk about her early love of photography and the journey that would take her from assisting commercial photographers and working night jobs, to finding her own voice as an artist and creating the beautiful cinematic style she is known for today, with large scale personal projects that have graced t...

Commercial and editorial photographer Emily Shur joins the podcast to talk about how she went from a kid growing up in Houston Texas with an early love of photography and a dream of one day working for Rolling Stone, to shooting some of the most recognizable faces in the world for a huge list of clients that most people would dream of working with.  During our conversation Emily talks about how sh...

Director of Photography and Cinematographer Gregory Middleton joins the podcast to talk about working on Marvel's newest series "Moon Knight" and how his many years of shooting on hit shows like Game of Thrones and Watchmen helped him approach this new mind bending and visually stunning story.  During our conversation Gregory talks about how his early love of film and how him and his friends turne...

Photographer Mathieu Chaze comes on the podcast to talk about his new book "Rock, Paper, Scissors" and his journey from a job in banking and the never ending corporate ladder climbing that comes with it, to leaving it all behind to home school his two sons and go all in with a dream of becoming a photographer.  During our conversation Mathieu talks about how we all must sometimes where different m...

Legendary sports photographer and Hall of Famer Andrew D. Bernstein joins the show to talk about growing up in Brooklyn, NY with a love of sports and how his father introduced him to photography at an early age and his immediate desire to marry those two passions together and create the memorable career he is known for today.  During our conversation Andrew talks about his early days as the team p...

Photographer, designer, and creative collaborator Daniel Rojas (aka: Fog Again) joins the podcast to talk about how he went from a kid growing up in a rough neigborhood in Los Angeles with a passion for art, to finding his early tribe in skateboarding and music, as well as a love for photography, to finally creating a relationship with one of the most famous drummers of all time Travis Barker that...

Ray Barbee is not only one of the most influential street skateboarders in history, he's an amazing photographer, musician, and creative thinker.   During our conversation we talk about what it was like to tour the world as a professional skateboarder, his early influences in photography, what made him embrace the Leica M6 and black and white film, what it's been like having a relationship with su...

Photographer and frequent National Geographic contributor David Liittschwager joins the podcast to talk about his latest book "Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish" and the challenges he faced over years of capturing stunning detailed photographs of very elusive and shy creatures.  During our conversation David talks about growing up in Eugence, Oregon and his early love of photography, how he ended up wo...

Director of Photography and Cinematographer Jendra Jarnagin joins the podcast to talk about working on the full length feature film "Asking For It" and the journey she took from a suburban town in Rhode Island, to film school at NYU, to working as an electrician on shows like Sex and the City and Law and Order, to finding her own voice as a cinematographer and DP and building the career she is kno...

Outdoor adventure and hunting photographer Bianca Germain joins the podcast to talk about how a kid growing up in Albany, NY with a love of art and a passion for sports ended up living a life of adventure in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and becoming a sought after photographer by brands like Sitka, Yeti, Orvis, and more.  During our conversation Bianca talks about how she found her way to photo...