Best Valerie Jardin Podcasts (2025)

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TCF Ep. 635 - Lana Z Caplan 1:00:03

9d ago1:00:03

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Lana Z Caplan works across various media – including single-channel films or videos in essay form, interactive installations, video art, and photography. Her recent photographic monograph, Oceano (for seven generations) published by Kehrer Verlag in 2023, contrasts the historic inhabitants of California’s Oceano Dunes – the Indigenous Chumash and a…

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TCF Ep. 634 - Dana Stirling 54:09

1M ago54:09

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Dana Stirling is a fine art photographer and the Co-Founder & Editor In-Chief of Float Photo Magazine since 2014. Originally from Jerusalem Israel, Dana is now based in Queens New York. She received her MFA from The School Of Visual Arts in Photography, Video, and Related Media in 2016 and her BA from Hadassah College Jerusalem in Photographic Comm…

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TCF Ep. 633 - Jacque Rupp 1:01:46

2M ago1:01:46

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Jacque Rupp is a documentary and fine-art photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A visual storyteller, Rupp uses the camera to challenge and question, offering a unique perspective on the world around us. In her most recent work, Rupp focuses on womanhood, using herself and experiences. As the subject matter, Rupp ventures off into the i…

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TCF Ep. 632 - Michael Rababy 1:03:33

2M ago1:03:33

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Michael Rababy documents US American gambling culture in his new book, Casinoland - Tired of Winning. Rows of shrill slot machines, glowing billboards, and gaudy splendor appear alongside exhausted faces, tired looks, and lost games. Rababy’s realistic camera view scrutinizes the glamorous appearance of the gleaming gambling halls and exposes their…

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TCF Ep. 631 - David Hobby 1:07:05

3M ago1:07:05

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David Hobby is the lead instructor for all X-Peditions trips. He spent 20 years as a staff photojournalist, completing more than 10,000 assignments before leaving The Baltimore Sun in 2006 to found . Over the following 15 years, Strobist grew to be the world’s most popular resource for professional-level photographic lighting education. David has t…

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TCF Ep. 630 - Valerie Jardin 1:01:40

3M ago1:01:40

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Valérie Jardin is an award-winning French photographer who has developed a unique style that is both evocative and authentic. Her work is characterized by a strong sense of narrative, capturing candid moments that reveal the human experience in all its complexity and beauty. With a discerning eye for composition and a keen understanding of light an…

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TCF Ep. 629 - Rob Hammer 1:10:56

5M ago1:10:56

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Rob Hammer is a photographer based in Denver, Colorado, who shoots for commercial clients like Nike, Adidas, Foot Locker, Fox Sports, and Smithsonian and produces other personal documentary exemplary art projects, including American barbershops, basketball culture, duck hunting, and real Cowboys in the American West. Resources Rob Hammer Websites P…

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TCF Ep. 628 - Mikko Takkunen 1:07:41

5M ago1:07:41

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Mikko Takkunen is a photo editor at The New York Times’s Foreign desk, where he spent more than five years between 2016 and 2021 in Hong Kong as the desk’s Asia photo editor. He began taking these photographs in early 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued until the summer of 2021 when he left Hong Kong. Resources Mikko Takkunen W…

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TCF Ep. 627 - Ivan McClellan 1:08:35

5M ago1:08:35

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Ivan McClellan is a photojournalist and designer based in Portland, Oregon. His work reveals marginalized aspects of black culture and challenges broad assumptions and myths about racial identity in America. In 2015, photographer Ivan McClellan attended the Roy LeBlanc Invitational in Oklahoma, the country’s longest-running Black rodeo, at the invi…

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TCF Ep. 626 - Jay Silverman 55:24

6M ago55:24

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For over 40 years, Jay Silverman has excelled as a leading Director, Producer, and Photographer specializing in award-winning films, television, digital, and print campaigns. Jay’s narrative films have been awarded numerous Best Feature and Audience Awards at festivals nationwide. His current dramatic feature ‘Camera’, stars Golden Globe, Emmy, and…

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TCF Ep. 625 - Petronella Lugemwa 1:13:25

6M ago1:13:25

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Petronella Lugemwa is a storyteller, speaker, educator, and Creative Director of Petronella Photography – an award-winning destination wedding and family photography studio based out of the New York area. She specializes in helping multicultural, interracial, or mixed couples celebrate their love in a modern way and believes that what makes you dif…

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TCF Ep. 624 - Martin Parr 52:01

7M ago52:01

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Martin Parr CBE (born 23 May 1952) is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist, and photobook collector. He is known for his photographic projects, which take an intimate, satirical, and anthropological look at aspects of modern life. He particularly documents the social classes of England and, more broadly, the wealth of the Western wor…

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TCF Ep.623 - Alex Kilbee 1:38:51

8M ago1:38:51

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Alex Kilbee has over 20 years of professional photography experience. He received his formal education in South Africa at the prestigious Pretoria Technikon Photography School. He runs The Photographic Eye, one of the most respected photography YouTube channels. Resources Alex Kilbee’s The Photographic Eye YouTube Channel Alex Kilbee’s Instagram We…

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TCF Ep. 622 - Jesse Lenz 1:25:55

8M ago1:25:55

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Jesse Lenz is a self-taught photographer and multidisciplinary artist. As an illustrator he has created images for the most well-respected publications around the world, including TIME, The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and many others. He is the founder and director of Charcoal Book Club, Charcoal Press, and the Chico Hot Sprin…

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TCF Ep. 621 - Chris Gampat 1:09:36

9M ago1:09:36

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational p…

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TCF Ep. 620 - Elinor Carucci 1:09:30

10M ago1:09:30

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Elinor Carucci (born 1971) is an Israeli American photographer and educator living in New York City. She is noted for her intimate portraits of her family's lives. She has published four monographs: Closer (2002), Diary of a Dancer (2005), Mother (2013), and Midlife (2019). She teaches at the in New York. Shortly after RBG’s passing in September 20…

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TCF Ep. 619 - Barbara Peacock 1:07:37

10M ago1:07:37

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Barbara Peacock is a photographer and director living in Portland, Maine. Since having started American Bedroom in 2016, she has won the Getty Editorial Grant, the Women Photograph/Getty Grant, three LensCulture Awards, four Top 50 Critical Mass Awards, and was named one of the Top 100 Photographers in America 2020. American Bedroom is an unfiltere…

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TCF Ep. 618 - Nick Carver 1:10:28

11M ago1:10:28

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Nick Carver is a working photographer and photography instructor based in Southern California with over eighteen years shooting experience and a professional career spanning more than a decade. Although his teaching and commercial work hinges primarily on digital photography, his passion is fueled by a love for analog film and creating fine art pri…

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TCF Ep. 617 - Robbie Quinn 1:33:38

11M ago1:33:38

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Robbie Quinn is an award-winning, New York–based commercial photographer specializing in environmental portraits. His work, which has brought him to more than a dozen countries, speaks to current issues, including race, immigration, gender identity, and sexual orientation, with an emphasis on promoting diversity and inclusion. In a world where stor…

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TCF Ep. 616 - Rachelle Steele 1:08:14

1y ago1:08:14

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Rachelle Steele is a Master Photographer based out of Northern California. She is most known for dynamic black and white environmental portraiture and her ability to fill a single frame with design elements of intense storytelling and passionate compositions. Her unique background brings depth and power to her images, communicating something from t…

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TCF Ep. 615 - Joel Meyerowitz 1:05:12

1y ago1:05:12

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Joel Meyerowtiz is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in over 350 exhibitions in museums and galleries worldwide. Celebrated as a pioneer of color photography, he is a two-time Guggenheim Fellow, a recipient of both the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities awards and The Royal Society’s Centen…

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TCF Ep. 614 - Kirsten Elstner 59:53

1y ago59:53

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Kirsten Elstner is the founder and director of National Geographic Photo Camp, whose mission is to work with youth from diverse communities worldwide, guiding them as they use photography to tell their own stories and develop meaningful connections with others. Since 2003, she has worked in over 35 countries and designed over 145 programs, intendin…

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TCF Ep. 613 - George Lange 1:09:51

1y ago1:09:51

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George Lange is a photographer whose pictures have appeared in almost all major magazines, ranging from Entertainment Weekly to Esquire. George has shot advertising photos for many movies and TV shows, including; Seinfeld, The Today Show, Cake Boss, and Jim Carrey’s movies. Most recently, he has worked with Norwest Venture Partners, Twilio, the Ric…

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TCF Ep. 612 - Michael Honegger 1:09:55

1y ago1:09:55

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Michael Honegger is a visual artist born in Germany with a B.A. in History & Spanish from Duke University, a M.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and a Professional Certificate in Visual Arts from Maine Media College. His practice as a fine art and documentary photographer explores the performative nature of self-portraiture, the com…

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TCF Ep. 611 - Barbara Mensch 1:07:44

1y ago1:07:44

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Barbara Mensch is a fine art photographer who probes her subject matter with the curiosity and stamina of a detective. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she began to draw at an early age, attending classes at The Brooklyn Museum Studio School and the Art Students League as a teenager. Mensch has published two books on New York’s legendary Fulton Market, …

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TCF Ep. 610 - James Payne 1:10:27

1+ y ago1:10:27

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James Payne is a social documentary photographer based in Los Angeles, California. He is fascinated by how people interact with the places they inhabit, particularly in their homes and on the streets. He has been capturing images of both for decades. American Portraits (in 3D) is a unique series of environmental portraits rendered in three dimensio…

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Camera and Inspiration #40 | PPN | How can photographers find their place in the art market? - with Thomas Werner 57:36

1+ y ago57:36

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On this PPN Camera and Inspiration episode, Marco interviewed a photographer, professor of photography, former gallery owner, and consultant for the creative industry, Thomas Werner. Thomas is also the author of the book. “The Business of Fine Art Photography”. This show is sponsored by MPB.com: www.MPB.com Inspirational Photographer of the Month: …

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TCF Ep. 609 - The Raw Society: Jorge Delgado-Ureña & Christelle Enquist 1:14:13

1+ y ago1:14:13

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Jorge Delgado-Ureña is a photographer and the co-founder of The Raw Society. Originally a commercial and fashion photographer, an assignment in Nepal opened up a whole new world of photography to him and sparked the inspiration to found The Raw Society. Christelle Enquist is a photographer and co-founder of The Raw Society. She speaks four language…

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TCF Ep. 608 - Sandy Sugawara and Catiana Garcia Kilroy 1:11:24

1+ y ago1:11:24

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Sandy Sugawara and Catiana Garcia Kilroy collaborate on a book project titled Show Me the Way Home. It is an immersive, visual journey through the incarceration camps that held 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War 2. Sugawara and Kilroy tell the story of each camp through original and archival photographs, personal stories, and government do…

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Camera and Inspiration #39 | PPN | How we deal with change in photography with Valérie Jardin 58:15

1+ y ago58:15

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On this PPN Camera and Inspiration episode, Marco interviewed French-born photographer Valérie Jardin. She is probably best known for her street photography, and she has workshops in many places all over the world, she is also a photo book author. This show is sponsored by MPB.com: www.MPB.com Inspirational Photographer of the Month: Valérie picked…

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TCF Ep. 607 - Jason Langer 1:26:51

1+ y ago1:26:51

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Jason Langer is an American photographer best known for his psychological and noirish visions of contemporary photography of urban life. Langer apprenticed with renowned photographers, including Ruth Bernhard, Arthur Tess, and Michael Kenna. Langer is known his fine-art black-and-white photography. His latest book is titled Berlin. Resources Jason …

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TCF Ep. 606 - Richard Sandler 1:11:36

1+ y ago1:11:36

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Richard Sandler is a street photographer and documentary filmmaker. He has directed and shot eight non-fiction films, including “The Gods of Times Square,” “Brave New York” and “Radioactive City.” Sandler’s still photographs are in the permanent collections of Brooklyn Museum, Center for Creative Photography - University of Arizona, Houston Museum …

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Camera and Inspiration #38 | PPN | Water People Stories - The creation process for meaningful photo projects with Dr. Pia Parolin 1:00:18

1+ y ago1:00:18

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On this PPN Camera and Inspiration episode, Marco interviewed the biologist, photographer, and author Dr. Pia Parolin on the show. Pia has published different books in the field of biology and in the field of photography. With her latest photo project “Water People Stories”, she uses the access and skills that she has in both professions, to make h…

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TCF Ep. 605 - Nina Welch Kling 1:08:04

1+ y ago1:08:04

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Nina Welch-Kling is a New York City-based photographer originally from a small town in southern Germany. Her background in fine art and architecture combined with a love for roaming the city streets inform her photographic depictions of everyday life. Welch-Kling holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1990) a…

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Camera and Inspiration #37 | PPN | How to publish your photo book with Martin U Waltz 43:43

1+ y ago43:43

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On this PPN Camera and Inspiration episode, Marco interviewed the photographer, author, and educator Martin U Waltz on the show. Martin has published three different photo books with three different publishers in the past 12 months and shared his different experiences and tips as a photographer about the process of photo book publishing. Martin was…

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TCF Ep. 604 - Raquel Natalicchio 1:13:16

1+ y ago1:13:16

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Raquel Natalicchio is a photographer from Los Angeles, CA, now based in Houston, TX as a staff visual journalist for The Houston Chronicle. Raquel documents social issues, community-driven stories, political mobilization, and migration across the US/Mexico border. Her work focuses on the universality of humanity, including themes of love, struggle,…

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TCF Ep. 603 - Bob Patterson 1:17:25

1+ y ago1:17:25

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Bob Patterson is the founder and publisher of Street Photography Magazine. For the past 10 years, Bob has produced a magazine dedicated to showcasing a diverse range of street photography and documentary photographers. An early adopter of digital publications, Bob combined his savvy for web design with his personal love for photography. After a suc…

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Camera and Inspiration #36 | PPN | Motivation to start new photo projects with Sean Tucker 53:00

1+ y ago53:00

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On this PPN Camera and Inspiration episode, Marco invited the inspiring photographer, author, and YouTuber Sean Tucker who has been on Marco’s interview wishlist the longest and who has been requested to be a guest the most by PPN listeners. Sean was invited to this show because Marco had the feeling, that we all could use an inspirational jump-sta…

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TCF Ep. 602 - Larry Niehues 56:24

1+ y ago56:24

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Larry Niehues is a French-born author and photographer who immigrated to the United States in 2010. While working as a commercial photographer for a variety of brands and publications, Mr. Niehues has tended to his passion for motorcycles, music, and the open road, traveling intensively over the last seven years creating the images that compose Not…

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TCF Ep. 601 - Mark Edward Harris 1:24:33

1+ y ago1:24:33

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After graduating from California State University, Los Angeles with a Master of Arts Degree in Pictorial/Documentary History, Mark Edward Harris started his professional photography career doing the stills for the Merv Griffin Show and various television and movie companies. When the show ended in 1986 he set off on a four-month trek across the Pac…

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TCF Ep. 600 - Matthew Jordan Smith 1:13:21

1+ y ago1:13:21

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Matthew Jordan Smith is an American photographer based in Tokyo, Japan, and works between Tokyo, New York City, and Los Angeles. He has photographed some of the world's most famous celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Queen Latifah, Angela Bassett, Tyra Banks, and more. His advertising clients include Olay, Pantene, Revlon, Showtime, and HBO. Matt…

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Camera and Inspiration #35 | PPN | AI and Toy Photography a fun discussion with Scott Bourne 57:40

1+ y ago57:40

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After a longer than anticipated break, Marco invited back his friend and PPN co-founder Scott Bourn to the 6. PPN birthday anniversary show. They did some catching up on what they had been up to since the last episode aired and then covered Scott’s new photo genre “toy photography” which later transitioned into covering the good, the bad and the im…

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TCF Ep. 599 - Kyeong Jun Yang 50:19

2y ago50:19

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KyeongJun Yang is a photographer from South Korea. Born and raised in Jinhae, South Korea. Yang came to the United States at 18 and studied journalism and philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. His works focus on how individuals and small communities are impacted by society and culture. His ongoing personal project, Men Don't Cry, is an i…

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TCF Ep. 598 - Rollence Patugan 1:02:04

2y ago1:02:04

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Rollence Patugan is an American Photographer based out of Los Angeles, CA. Identity, diversity, and visibility are undercurrents of Rollence’s work. Having originally come from Baldwin Park, CA, a small but diverse town in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles. Rollence wants his work to serve the underrepresented. Growing up in the 1980s as an Asi…

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TCF Ep. 597 - Anouk Krantz 1:16:35

2y ago1:16:35

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Born and raised in France, Anouk Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. Living in New York City, she completed high school at the Lycee Francais and earned her bachelor’s degree while working for a lifestyle magazine. Following college, she worked at Cartier’s corporate office in New York that, oversees the Americas. Anouk later studi…

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TCF Ep. 596 - Harvey Stein 1:10:55

2y ago1:10:55

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Harvey Stein is a professional photographer, teacher, lecturer, author and curator based in New York City. He currently teaches at the International Center of Photography. He returns to the show to discuss his latest book Coney Island People: 50 Years. Resources Harvey Stein Days of Punk Margarita Mavromichalis Websites Sponsors Charcoal Book Club …

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TCF Ep. 595 - Michael Grecco 1:01:56

2y ago1:01:56

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Michael Grecco is an award-winning commercial photographer and film director noted for his iconic celebrity portraits, innovative magazine covers, editorial images, and advertising spreads for NBC/Universal, GE, Pfizer, HBO, Kodak, ABC, IBM, Yahoo!, ESPN, Wired, Time, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Premier and more. His distinguished work is regula…

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TCF Ep. 594 - Debe Arlook & Lori Sandler 1:06:24

2y ago1:06:24

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Debe Arlook is an award-winning American artist working in photography. Arlook’s conceptual and documentary work is a response to her surroundings and the larger environment. Her projects depict the inner and outer worlds of human relationships, informed by her studies in filmmaking, psychology, and spiritual practices. Arlook’s latest project, one…

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TCF Ep. 593 - Mike Poggioli 50:34

2y ago50:34

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Mike Poggioli came to see photography as a serious creative outlet when he moved to Chicago in 2015 and became enamored by the beauty of the city’s architecture. He was particularly drawn to the L trains, experiencing every ride through The Loop, Chicago’s downtown center, as a complimentary architecture tour. Mike then brought his newfound love fo…

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TCF Ep. 592 - Sean Tucker & Jeffrey Saddoris 1:03:29

2y ago1:03:29

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We wrap up the year with a special conversation with photographer Sean Tucker and painter/podcaster Jeffery Saddoris. Through their respective YouTube channel and podcasts, they have helped educate and inspire countless photographers and other creatives. This conversation revolves around a discussion of what defines success and how we each assess w…

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