Kim Holtermand is a Danish photographer based in Copenhagen and is the creator of "Nowhere Diary."
Carolyn Drake’s work began in the documentary tradition and has expanded from there. Drake often collaborates with her subjects and is interested in the ways photography works on the imagination. Her work has been recognized and supported by the likes of the Guggenheim Foundation, SFMOMA, Aperture, Pulitzer Center, and the Peter S Reed Foundation to name a few, and she is a member of Magnum Photos. Drake recently published a photobook with TBW Books titled “Knit Club,” which focuses on a small community of women in Water Valley, Mississippi. In this episode, Drake discusses the challenge of making a living in photography, her reasons for choosing photography as her key medium, and the events that shaped her journey as an artist.
Born and raised in the suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area, Mimi Plumb has recently released some of the most captivating and important photobooks.
Christopher McCall is the Director of Pier 24 Photography in San Francisco, one of the largest exhibition spaces devoted to photography. In 2002, McCall received his MFA in Photography from California College of the Arts, studying under Jim Goldberg and Larry Sultan. After teaching for 7 years, he joined Pier 24 Photography in 2009 as the inaugural Director, assisting in the conceptualization of the organization’s mission and operating principles. Since opening the doors of Pier 24 in 2010, McCall has overseen the presentation of ten exhibitions and spearheaded the creation of the Larry Sultan Visiting Artist Program, a program in collaboration with California College of the Arts. In 2015 he implemented the Larry Sultan Photography Award in partnership with the Headlands Center for the Arts.
Rahim Fortune (United States) is a documentary and fine art Photographer based between Austin Texas and Brooklyn New York working for clients like New York Times Magazine, TIME, Sony, and Converse. In this episode, Rahim and I discuss how he got into photography, his progression for acquiring major clients, the key components needed to sustain a career in art, and much more. Photo by Miranda Barnes
Rahim Fortune (TX/NY) is a documentary and fine art Photographer based between Austin Texas and Brooklyn New York working for clients like New York Times Magazine, TIME, Sony, and Converse. Photo by Miranda Barnes
In Episode 2 I will be speaking with photographer, Eli Durst about his new book, The Community. Stay tuned for that episode next Friday.
A recent recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship Award, Bryan and I talk about his path from turning his passion in photography into a successful career as well as coping with being kept from making the work he wants to most during these times. We talk about his past projects, music, art, and more.
Janet Delaney (Berkeley, CA) is most known for her first project which documents the 1980s gentrification of a working-class neighborhood in San Francisco. Our discussion will air this Friday at 12 pm. See you then!
Kennedi Carter (Durham, NC) is a fine art photographer and creative director with a primary focus on Black subjects. Her work highlights the aesthetics & sociopolitical aspects of Blackness as well as the overlooked beauties of the Black experience: skin, texture, trauma, peace, love, and community. Her work aims to reinvent notions of creativity and confidence in the realm of Blackness.
Mark Mahaney (El Cerrito, California) is an American photographer whose clients include Nike, IBM, The New Yorker, and Time Magazine. Mark is represented by Claxton Projects in New York and he works with Kominek Gallery in Berlin. He recently published his first book, Polar Night, which focuses on the two-month dark period of the landscape in Alaska’s northernmost town of Utqiagvik.
Mark Mahaney (USA) is a commercial and fine art photographer whose clients include Nike, IBM, The New Yorker, and Time Magazine. Mark is represented by Claxton Projects in New York and he works with Kominek Gallery in Berlin. He recently published his first book, Polar Night, which focuses on the two-month dark period of the landscape in Alaska’s northernmost town of Utqiagvik. Join us as we talk about how he balances his commercial and personal work, what it was like making his first book, and the complexities of being an artist with a child during this time.
Kennedi Carter (Durham, NC) and I talk about her process, the significance of how art is mostly seen today, and her plans for working through the creative slump caused by the pandemic.
Eli Durst (Austin, TX) recently published a book called The Community, which follows the group activities that take place in church basements. We will talk about his path to becoming an artist, how his teaching has influenced his work, and the choices and struggles he went through to create his first book. Website: www.elidurst.com Instagram: @durzt Related Articles: https://aperture.org/blog/eli-durst-search-for-community/ https://www.booooooom.com/2020/05/06/the-community-by-photographer-eli-durst/ https://www.republik.ch/2020/04/27/dieses-beduerfnis-nach-naehe
Colby Deal (Houston, TX) speaks about his work, his recent success as an artist, and his thoughts regarding recent events in our country. To see more of Colby's work check out his website: https://theartistcolbydeal.wixsite.com/colbydeal Instagram: @monsieur_tist Articles: https://www.lensculture.com/colby-deal https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/updates-from-the-2020-magnum-photos-annual-general-meeting/ https://www.redlineart.org/colby-deal-1 https://www.bylinehouston.com/portraitist-and-street-artist-colby-deal-is-the-photographic-sage-of-houstons-historic-third-ward/ https://projectrowhouses.org/blog/beautiful-still-colby-deal http://voyagehouston.com/interview/check-colby-deals-artwork/
Episode One will air tomorrow at 12:00pm CST. New episodes will be uploaded every Friday. I hope you enjoy it! If there are any photographers you'd like me to interview, please send me a message. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/opencurtain/support
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