This week, a discussion around the work of painter Jeremy Mann, via the documentary A Solitary Mann by Loic Zimmermann. How much does happenstance figure into your creative output? Is your current style intentional or the result of a “happy accident” that you now continue to refine? The recent killing of an NPR photojournalist in Afghanistan sparks a conversation around photojournalism and the multiple areas where importance figures into making. Plus, remembering Muhammad Ali through the incredible photographs of his life and career. Nick Brandt is our Photographer of the Week.

Links for this episode:

• On Taking Pictures - Google+ - Assignment: #dirty
  
• a Solitary Mann_trailer on Vimeo
  
• Derren Brown - Svengali Speed Painting Effect - YouTube
  
• Official Website Of Syd Mead 2015
  
• Syd Mead, Still Designing The Future After 50 Years : NPR
  
• Gerhard Richter | artnet
  
• HBO: Documentaries | Witness: Juarez | Home
  
• David Gilkey - Photographing Haiti - YouTube
  
• '70s High School Art Project Mistakenly Valued At $50K On 'Antiques Roadshow' : The Two-Way : NPR
  
• Muhammad Ali was the greatest in one of sports’ most iconic photos, too - The Washington Post
  
• The King and I: Neil Leifer on Photographing Muhammad Ali | GQ
  
• Muhammad Ali, 1966/1970 - Archive - The Gordon Parks Foundation
  
• Muhammad Ali: SI's 100 Greatest Photos of The Greatest
  
• 2014 Samsung Flexible OLED Display Phone and Tab Concept - YouTube
  
• Muhammad Ali, 1966/1970 - Archive - The Gordon Parks Foundation
  
• ROBB KENDRICK
  
• Nick Brandt: Photography
  
• NICK BRANDT | Inherit the Dust: Nick Brandt Photographs
  
• Nick Brandt: Photography
  
• Look3 Conference
  
• Ask Bill & Dan Episode 15
  

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