A Photographic Life

In episode 160 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed announcing that the doctor will see you now, considering the importance of Tik Tok and not getting left behind, being working class and photographers moving into teaching.

Plus this week photographer Mark Steinmetz takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’

Mark Steinmetz was born in New York City and raised in the Boston suburbs of Cambridge and Newton until he was 12. He then moved to the midwest before, aged 21, he went to study photography at the Yale School of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. He left that MFA program after one semester and in mid 1983, aged 22, moved to Los Angeles in search of the photographer Garry Winogrand, whom he befriended. Steinmetz makes photographs "of ordinary people in the ordinary landscapes they inhabit", and "in the midst of activity". He finds many of his subjects whilst walking around but he has also spent time at Little League Baseball and summer camps. His work has been exhibited in many major institutions, including Museum of Modern Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Georgia; Art Institute of Chicago; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Public collections featuring his work include Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Art Institute of Chicago; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Yale University Art Gallery; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Nazraeli Press has published nine monographs of his work, including South Central (2006); South East (2008), Greater Atlanta (2009), The Players (2015); and Angel City West (2016). Among other awards, Mark Steinmetz was the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 1994. Mark Steinmetz resides in Athens, Georgia. www.marksteinmetz.net

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Dr. Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, documentary filmmaker, BBC Radio contributor and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019).

Grant's book What Does Photography Mean to You? including 89 photographers who have contributed to the A Photographic Life podcast is on sale now £9.99

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In episode 159 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering age and the subject matter we seek, accessing the personal and the importance of simplicity when writing about photography.

Plus this week photographer Jill Beth Hanes takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which she answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’

Jill Beth Hannes was born in Hawaii and graduated from The Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California in 2010 with a B.F.A. in Photography. She started taking photographs in elementary school when she was given a disposable camera for a class project and has been obsessed with creating images ever since. Her work is cinematic, dream-like and most of her images stem from her personal experiences and are inspired by her struggles with identity and her journey as a woman. She was recently shortlisted for the Next Photography Award by the D&AD and her work has been published in publications around the world including in GUP, VICE, The Wild Magazine, Schon, The Photographic Journal and Contributor.  Hannes work has been exhibited globally including in Japan, France and she is currently working on a number of short films and a photographic series with her creative partners Duplicity Studios, whilst pursuing an MFA from the University of North Carolina. She lives and works in North Carolina. www.jillbethhannes.com

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Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, documentary filmmaker, BBC Radio contributor and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019).

Grant's book What Does Photography Mean to You? including 89 photographers who have contributed to the A Photographic Life podcast is on sale now £9.99 https://bluecoatpress.co.uk/product/what-does-photography-mean-to-you/

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In episode 158 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering the importance of research, reading a listener's email, and reflecting how the camera we have informs the work that we make.

Plus this week photographer Nolan Ryan Trowe takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’

Nolan Ryan Trowe was born in Maryland in 1993 and raised in California and describes himself as an American author whose work has focused on stories around disability. In 2015 Trowe received a B.A in Creative Writing from California State University, Long Beach but he suffered a spinal cord injury in 2016 and was diagnosed with incomplete paraplegia. In 2019, he received an M.A. in Experimental Humanities and Social Engagement from New York University, where he focused on human rights and photojournalism. Nolan is currently a VII Photo Mentor Program Photographer and a Magnum Foundation Fellow in the Photography and Social Justice program. He has been awarded a first prize in the Getty Images Creative Bursary and his work has been published in The New York Times Lens Blog and The New York Times Exposures. www.nolanryantrowe.com

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Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, documentary filmmaker, BBC Radio contributor and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019).

Grant's book What Does Photography Mean to You? including 89 photographers who have contributed to the A Photographic Life podcast is on sale now £9.99 https://bluecoatpress.co.uk/product/what-does-photography-mean-to-you/

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In episode 157 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering the fact that the podcast has reached the 'troublesome two's' with its second birthday, whilst reflecting on some of the key themes, dreams and schemes that have developed over the last 157 episodes.

Plus this week photographer David Eustace takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’

Photographer and Director David Eustace left school aged 16 and undertook various jobs including on a Royal Navy Minesweeper and as a prison officer, at HM Prison Barlinnie in Glasgow. At 28, he returned to full time education as a mature student and studied photography at Edinburgh Napier University. For the following 8 years he was primarily based in London creating celebrity portraits for GQ, Vogue and Tatler magazines as well as international advertising clients. In 2001 he based himself in New York and in 2008 he participated in USA Networks high profile Character Project for which he traveled Highway 50 from the Pacific to the Atlantic.  In 2009 he was invited to launch Anthropologie’s Who Inspires Us online arts initiative and decided to go on a road trip with his daughter, Rachael to create a journal that would celebrate love, family, hope, inspiration and a personal family bond. On the success of this project he was asked in 2010 to create another portfolio in Scotland titled Highland Heart. In 2011 he was honoured with an Hon Dr of Arts by Edinburgh Napier and in 2012 and 2014 Panasonic based their national Lumix TV and print campaign around his work and featured him in their cinema and tv commercials. Eustace's work has been exhibited in both private galleries and national museums, and he was the subject of a 30 minute BBC documentary. In 2015 he was the first photographer to have an exhibition in The Scottish Gallery’s 173-year history and in the same year he became Chancellor of Edinburgh Napier University. In 2020 he exhibited two exhibitions in Glasgow: Unique NYC Polaroids at SWG3 and Mar a Bha at The Royal Glasgow Institute for The Fine Arts. He currently serves on The Scottish Government’s Creative Industries Advisory Group. www.davideustace.com

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Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, documentary filmmaker, BBC Radio contributor and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019).

Grant's book What Does Photography Mean to You? including 89 photographers who have contributed to the A Photographic Life podcast is on sale now £9.99 https://bluecoatpress.co.uk/product/what-does-photography-mean-to-you/

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In episode 156 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering the importance of rigorous debate, focusing once again on post-production manipulation controversy and reflecting on the importance of honesty in photography.

Plus this week photographer Benedict Redgrove takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’

Born in 1969 near Reading, England and attended the Berkshire College of Art and Design. Redgrove is a graphic designer by trade, and has spent his career “obsessing” over technology and innovation. As a photographer, he has cut his teeth photographing campaigns and editorials for clients such as BMW, Audi, Aston Martin, British Airways, IBM, Sky, Sony and T-Mobile. However, his love of sci-fi and space exploration has intuitively led him to creating personal projects based on his client base of the most advanced companies in the world, granting him access to secret and often hidden divisions at organisations such as Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence, the Royal Air Force, European Space Agency, British Aerospace and NASA. His book NASA: Past & Present, Dreams of the Future, was nine years in the making and contains over 200 images of space exploration’s most iconic objects. http://benedictredgrove.com

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Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, documentary filmmaker, BBC Radio contributor and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019).

Grant's book What Does Photography Mean to You? including 89 photographers who have contributed to the A Photographic Life podcast is on sale now £9.99 https://bluecoatpress.co.uk/product/what-does-photography-mean-to-you/

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In episode 155 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering the curse of the pedant within photography, embracing the new, and photography on television.

Plus this week photographers Tatsiana Chypsanava and Esther Ruth Mbabazi take on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which they answer the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’

Belarusian born Tatsiana Chypsanava is a documentary photographer currently based in Nelson, New Zealand. She is a  member of Women Photograph and has been a multiple winner and finalist in the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of The Year Awards. In 2020 Chypsanava was commissioned to create images by the Wellcome Photography Prize in which alongside four other international photographers she created a body of work for their COVID-19 Anxiety Project. Her images have been published and exhibited internationally. https://tatsiana-chypsanava.format.com

Esther Ruth Mbabazi was born in Uganda in 1995 and is now based in Kampala. Her documentary work explores changing conditions on the African continent, with a focus on the social, physical and emotional aspects of daily life. Mbabazi is a National Geographic Explorer, a Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellow and a contributor to Everyday Africa. She is one of six photographers in the 2020 cycle of the World Press Photo 6x6 Africa. Her work has received support with grants from the Pulitzer Center, National Geographic, Magnum Foundation and the IWMF. www.esthermbabazi.com

Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, BBC Radio contributor and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019).

His book What Does Photography Mean to You? including 89 photographers who have contributed to the A Photographic Life podcast is on sale now £9.99 https://bluecoatpress.co.uk/product/what-does-photography-mean-to-you/

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In episode 154 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering his manifesto for photographers, the manipulation of images, when things go 'wrong' they often go 'right' and the death of stock.

Plus this week photographer Rachael Wright takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which she answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’

Originally from a village in Northamptonshire, Rachel Wright moved to London and worked in the music industry (mainly as a Publicist) for most of her 20s. She moved to New York and, using her contacts in music and magazines, began working as a photographer. Aside from a couple of courses at the Institute of Contemporary Photography, New York on studio lighting and colour darkroom printing, she is self-taught. Wright got her break by going on tour with bands and working for music magazines such as Q and the NME. She has worked with all of the major record labels and with bands such as Coldplay and Mumford & Sons. Her images have been published in The Times, The Guardian, GQ, Elle, Billboard, MOJO and The Sunday Times Magazine and her work has been selected to appear in the American Photography archive for the last two years. She recently received an Honourable Motion in the International Photography Awards 2020. Wright's commercial campaigns include work for Marc Jacobs, Converse, Barclaycard, and Michelin. She lives in Los Angeles, California. https://rachaelwright.com

Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019).

His book What Does Photography Mean to You? including 89 photographers who have contributed to the A Photographic Life podcast is on sale now £9.99 https://bluecoatpress.co.uk/product/what-does-photography-mean-to-you/

© Grant Scott 2021

In episode 153 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering nostalgia through a remembrance of things past, emotional connection with an image and whether we will want to see Covid related work in the future.

Plus this week Connie Hanson, one half of Guzman, takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which she answers the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’

The Guzman consists of the award-winning husband and wife image making duo Connie Hansen, a sculpture student at the Pratt Institute from 1969- 1971, and English born Russell Peacock who helped define the look of the 90s with a series of iconic album and magazine covers for everyone from Fishbone to En Vogue. The couple got their start in music photography with the cover of Debbie Harry’s 1986 album, Rockbird, collaborating with the likes of Stephen Sprouse and Andy Warhol and three years later, they hit the big time, when they photographed the cover of Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814. By the mid-90s, Guzman had achieved recognition for creating unconventional advertising campaigns based on their highly sophisticated photographic style and their affinity for the eccentric. The New York-based pair have worked across just about every category of photographic practice with a concentration in advertising, fashion conceptual photography, nudes, sports and recreation, and celebrity portraits. Their clients include Tag Heuer, Louis Vuitton, MTV, Tod's, Puma, GQ and The Sunday Times magazine. They live in Hudson Valley, in Upstate New York www.lesguzman.com

Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019).

His book What Does Photography Mean to You? including 89 photographers who have contributed to the A Photographic Life podcast is on sale now £9.99 https://bluecoatpress.co.uk/product/what-does-photography-mean-to-you/

© Grant Scott 2021

In episode 152 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering NFT's, photography, the digital art market and the importance of having fun. He also has some thoughts on recent events staged on Clubhouse to share.

Plus this week photographer Mona Kuhn takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which she answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’

Born in São Paulo, Brazil to parents of German ancestry, Mona Kuhn began taking photographs at age 12, when her parents gave her a Kodak camera for her birthday. She moved to the United States in 1992 to attend Ohio State University and then furthered her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. Kuhn's first monograph titled Photographs was published by Steidl in 2004 which was followed by Evidence in 2007. Her next project, released in 2010, was a return to her homeland of Brazil, with a series titled Native and an accompanying monograph of the same name. In 2011, Kuhn released her Bordeaux Series, also with a monograph published by Steidl. Kuhn has released three monographs, including She Disappeared into Complete Silence and Bushes & Succulents . Her most recent book Works was published this month by Thames & Hudson. In addition to fine art photography, Kuhn has an extensive career with fashion and editorial work. She has collaborated with both Chanel and Dior and photographed for numerous publications, including Numéro, Le Monde, Harper's Bazaar, and W. Since 1998, she has been an independent scholar at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. her work is held in several collections including the J. Paul Getty Museum, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Hammer Museum and the Pérez Art Museum Miami. Mona Kuhn lives and works in that city. www.monakuhn.com

Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019).

His book What Does Photography Mean to You? including 89 photographers who have contributed to the A Photographic Life podcast is on sale now £9.99 https://bluecoatpress.co.uk/product/what-does-photography-mean-to-you/

© Grant Scott 2021

In episode 151 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering photographer's making photo books, looking at photo books without paying for them, 'pay to play' online workshops and the reality of virtual online photography exhibitions.

Plus this week photographer Melissa O'Shaughnessy takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which she answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’

Melissa O’Shaughnessy was born in 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and studied at Georgetown University and the University of St. Thomas, graduating with a degree in journalism. She is now a photographer based in New York City and her work has been featured in numerous international exhibitions and publications and included in the book Bystander: A History of Street Photography and the recently published Women Street Photographers. She is a member of UP Photographers, a collective of 27 international street photographers and her first monograph, Perfect Strangers: New York City Street Photographs, was published by Aperture in October 2020. https://melissaoshaughnessy.com

Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019).

His book What Does Photography Mean to You? including 89 photographers who have contributed to the A Photographic Life podcast is on sale now £9.99 https://bluecoatpress.co.uk/product/what-does-photography-mean-to-you/

© Grant Scott 2021