Because we are interested in people's story, and not what type of gear they use, we introduce a new much needed podcast in the world of photography and cinematography. Featuring in-depth conversations with some of the world's leading photographers, filmmakers, and other visual revolutionaries, we are bringing you the backstory on how some of your favorite artists got to where they are today.
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Episode #265: Olivia Bee/Photographer/Director/Artist/Agrarian
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Photographer, director, artist, and agrarian Olivia Bee joins the podcast to talk about her newest role as a mother and what rural life has been like with her fellow photographer husband Joseph Haeberle on their idyllic Oregon farm. During our conversation Olivia talks about finding photography at the early age of 11 years old, and how by 14 she wo…
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Episode #264: Harry Talbot / Photographer
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Cycling photographer Harry Talbot joins the podcast straight off a stop on the world tour to talk about growing up in New Zealand with an early love of cycling and photography and how a conversation with a retired professional cycling photographer would give him the courage to travel all the way to Europe, sleep in his car for months, and slowly be…
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Episode #263: Richard Bernabe / Photographer
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Travel, wildlife, and landscape photographer, world traveler, entrepreneur, author, and host of the "Beyond The Lens" podcast Richard Bernabe joins the show to talk about growing up in New Jersey and his early love of exploring nature and how that would lead him to pursue photography and one day have him walking away from a six figure job with a co…
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Episode #262: Rick Wenner / Photographer / Director
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Photographer/Director Rick Wenner joins the podcast to talk about how he went from growing up in Long Island and working as a graphic designer for his family's bread company, to shooting iconic portraits of some of the most well known actors, artists, and influencers in the world. During our conversation Rick tells me about falling in love with the…
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Episode #261: Julian Lennon / Singer-Songwriter / Photographer / Filmmaker
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Singer songwriter, producer, documentary filmmaker, fine art photographer, philanthropist, and New York Times best selling author Julian Lennon joins the podcast to talk about his beautiful coffee table book "Life's Fragile Moments", as well as the many other creative endeavors he's been involved in over the years. During our conversation we talk a…
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Episode #260: Jacob Rosenberg / Director / Photographer
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Commercial director, photographer, and skateboard lifer Jacob Rosenberg joins the podcast to talk about his beautiful new book "Right Before My Eyes: 1988-1998" that traces his amazing journey through his early creative career working with his mentor Mike Ternasky and the ground breaking films they made together that would eventually lead to him wo…
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Episode #259: Mac Premo / Artist / Filmmaker / American Stuffmaker
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Artist and Filmmaker Mac Premo returns to the podcast to talk about his new show opening this Friday January 30th at Atelier Jolie in New York and what went into the cathartic process of deconstructing old pieces of his own artwork to reimagine elements of them in the form of collage. During our conversation we talk about parenting and how we appro…
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Episode #258: Kevin Painchaud / Photographer
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Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Kevin Painchaud joins the podcast to tell his story of growing up in Santa Cruz, CA and how a terrible car accident when he was in high school that left him in a coma for four days would end up giving him an incredible new outlook on life and an insatiable appetite for other people's stories, which would work …
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Episode #257: Darren Heath / Photographer
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Legendary Formula 1 photographer Darren Heath joins the podcast from his home base in Auckland New Zealand to talk about the story of a young boy growing up in London with a passion for F1 Racing and photography, and how he would combine those two loves, along with years of hard work and persistence, to create a storied career of more F1 Grand Prix…
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Episode #256 / Visual Banter Holiday Special With Alex Gagne
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Alex Gagne, host of the Photo Banter Podcast and editorial/commercial photographer, returns to the podcast for our 3rd annual holiday special and year-end recap. During our conversation we talk about what we've been up to this year, some of our favorite episodes we've recorded, how stepping outside of our comfort zones is a good practice, the 3 cam…
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Episode# 255: Will Saunders / Photographer / Director
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Advertising and documentary photographer/director Will Saunders returns to the podcast to catch up and talk about all the amazing shoots and adventures he's been on since his first appearance on the show in 2020, and how his career has continued to evolve and grow. During our conversation Will gives a behind the scenes look at some recent shoots wi…
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Episode #254: Jason Roman / Photographer / Filmmaker
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Photographer, Filmmaker, and Leica Ambassador Jason Roman (aka Stockezy) joins the podcast to talk about his journey growing up in New York City and a young life that was mostly dedicated to surviving until finding a job at the Bowery Hotel which would lead him to acting and slowly but surely to photography and filmmaking. During our conversation J…
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Episode #253: Arto Saari Returns / Photographer / Skateboarder
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The one and only Arto Saari returns to the podcast to talk about his new sold out book "Bike Path" and how a personal project that helped make him fall back in love with photography turned into a beatiful new book published by Super Labo. During our conversation Arto talks about his recent photo exhibition "Concrete Currents" at the beautiful Aalto…
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Episode #252: Russell Shakespeare / Photographer
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Photographer and Leica Ambassador Russell Shakespeare joins the podcast from his home on Austrailia's Gold Coast to talk about how he found his way from carpentry to photography and how a terrible car accident would end up changing the course of his life and send him on a creative journey through India that continues to this day and can be seen in …
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Episode #251: Drew Smith / Photographer
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Photographer, brand ambassador, and mountain athlete Drew Smith joins the podcast to talk about his wild journey of growing up on a ranch in Montana and working jobs that varied from welding, to construction, to commercial fishing, to guiding, to search and rescue, to finally ending up with a camera in his hand and documenting the amazing adventure…
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Episode #250: Arturo + Lauren / Photographers / Filmmakers
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Architectural and Interior photography and filmmaking team Arturo + Lauren join the podcast to talk about their individual journeys into the space of architectural image and motion capture and how they would end up coming together as creative partners, as well as a couple, to form the brand and portfolio they are known for today, as well as the soc…
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Episode #249: Tom Oldham / Photographer
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Celebrity portrait and commercial photographer and Sony Ambassador Tom Oldham joins the podcast from his London studio to talk about his journey from growing up in the small rural town of Dorset to photographing some of the most recognizable faces in the world, and earning awards like Amateur Photographer Magazine's 2023 "Hero Of Photography" and S…
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Episode #248: Sam Jones Returns / Director / Photographer
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Director/Photographer Sam Jones returns to the podcast to talk about some of the amazing projects he has worked on since his first appearance on the show back in 2019, like his documentary film about Tony Hawk "Until The Wheels Fall Off", his documentary film on singer songwriter Jason Isbell "Running with our Eyes Closed", and his 6 part series sh…
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Best Of VR: Danny Clinch / Photographer / Director
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Legendary music photographer and Grammy nominated director Danny Clinch joins the podcast to talk about how he went from a kid growing up in a blue collar family in Toms River, NJ to falling in love with photography and music at an early age, to pursuing an education at the New England School of photography, to working with and assisting Annie Leib…
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Episode #247: Sven Martin / Photographer
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Renowned mountain bike photographer Sven Martin joins the podcast to talk about the journey from his early days as a pro skateboarder, to racing downhill mountain bikes, to transitioning into a full time photographer and all the adventures in between. Growing up in South Africa, Sven's father had a camera in his hand at an early age and helped him …
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Filmmaker and artist David Donnelly joins the podcast to talk about his newest documentary film "The Cost of Convenience" that sheds light on the pervasive impact of surveillance capitalism on our privacy, autonomy, and democracy. David has spent many years creating documentary films in the classical music realm, but when Covid came along and shut …
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Episode #245: Alison Conklin / Photographer
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Photographer and Fujifilm Ambassador Alison Conklin joins the show to tell her inspiring story of perseverance after a doctor gave her the news that she had 6 months to live if she didn't get a new heart, and the transplant surgery that would soon follow and give her a new lease on life and a new appreciation for the selfless kindness of strangers.…
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Episode #244: Alex Potter / Photographer / Journalist
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Photographer, journalist, trauma nurse, wildland firefighter, and all around badass Alex Pottter joins the podcast to talk about her journey from growing up in a small town in the midwest to living and working in Yemen and throughout the middle east as a photojournalist, to working as a trauma nurse on the front lines of the war in Mosul, to her ye…
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Episode #243: Krystle Wright Returns / Photographer / Director
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Photographer/Director Krystle Wright returns to the podcast to talk about the new National Geographic series "Photographer" premiering on March 18th where she is featured alongside an amazing list of other photographers. We also catch up on what she's been up to since she was last on the show, talk honestly and openly about her financial struggles …
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Best Of VR: Ed Templeton / Skateboarder / Photographer / Artist
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Ed Templeton joins the podcast to talk about how he went from being one of the most influential street skaters of his generation to showcasing his paintings and photography in highly respected galleries and collections. Although Ed's story has been told many times in some great interviews and documentaries, I get the chance to trace his history of …
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