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Episode 15: Black History Month

Welcome everyone to Midwest Photo’s podcast 2 Weird Camera Dudes. Midwest is excited to bring another form of photography education to our community. Every other week your hosts Tom Wright and Kevin Deskins will be sharing tips, stories, new releases, and even some bad jokes all about photography and the gear that surrounds it. Subscribe and stay tuned for a wild ride.

Visit us at:

https://mpex.com/

2887 Silver Drive, Columbus, OH 43221

(614) 261-1264

Gear used:

RODEcaster Pro Podcast Studio

https://mpex.com/rode-rodecaster-pro-integrated-podcast-production-studio.html

Rode Podmic

https://mpex.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=rode%20podmic

Music by:

Ray Schierloh

https://rayschierloh.bandcamp.com/

Podcast Homework/Challenges

Challenge yourself to have these difficult conversations. Find some new artist, read some new books and support local black artists, businesses and communities. Send us your feedback and any other recourses you think we need to know about! You can always DM us or send us an email.

This week we are doing a Black History Month episode. We will be touching on topics such as race relations, the history of black communities, and more. If this conversation makes you uncomfortable we URGE you to continue listening and begin understanding that the best time to learn is when you are uncomfortable. We do want to mention that we know we are not perfect and if we make a mistake with vocabulary or misrepresentation we encourage you to message or email us so we can continue to learn. We recognize that we are two white men and understand our privilege based and we recognize the position we are in.

Meet the Artists (Sources and Names)

Roy DeCarava Images

https://citygallery.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SIS_0048-1024x806.jpg

https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2009/10/30/duke_ellington_slide-b4925359d51e43497eb1dd95ddef1f0e8a359809-s800-c85.jpg

https://thevinylfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Lingerie-lr_96.jpg

Resources:

http://decarava.org/

Don Hogan Charles Images

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Hogan_Charles#/media/File:Don_Hogan_Charles.jpg

http://syllabusmagazine.com/here/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/don-hogan-charle2-700x1146.jpg

http://syllabusmagazine.com/here/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/don-hogan-charle2-700x1146.jpg

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/58570

https://www.mocp.org/detail.php?type=related&kv=52&t=objects

Featured in our Community

1. Tariq Tarey: @tariqtarey

2. Maykell Araica: @maykellaraica or @peakandsparrow

3. Brooke Muhumad: @_brookenicolephotos_

4. Taylor Cubbie: @taycube

5. Sterling Carter: @cartereffect

6. Shiann Banks: @_shishoots

7. Aaron Talib: @talib_maaaaan

8. Ben Willis: @lowrcaseb (visit him at Parable Coffee)

9. Kodjo: @Kodjoarts_videography

10. Hakim Callwood @hakimsartnstuff

11. Alexander Dreamer: @alexandrdreamr

12. Jeffrey Clark Jr.: @jefferyclarkjr

Book/Movie/Educational Recommendations:

1. Planet Money Podcast: How Desi Invented Television

2. Just As I Am by Cicelly Tyson (a parting gift as she passed just after it came out)

3. A Promised Land by Barack Obama

4. The African Lookbook by Cantherine McKinley

5. Ida B. The Queen by Michelle Duster

6. Finish the Fight by the NYT

7. Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (the movie as well)

8. Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires

Places to donate and support:

1. Brown Girls Mentoring

2. Columbus Freedom Project

Linking Social Media and Thank you:

Share your photos with us on Instagram at @2WeirdCameraBeards or @Mpex_photo_video! You can also send any images or questions to our email at [email protected]

Special thanks to:

• Our magical and marvelous Executive Producer Madi O’Neill

• President of Midwest Photo Moishe Appelbaum

• VP of Midwest Photo Ken Lewis