LPV Show

In this episode, photographer Cait Oppermann joined us to discuss her recent travels to Thailand, her book Sea Blues which was a collaboration with Yael Malka, making portraits for editorial gigs, the illusion of Instagram followers, roaming around cities making photos, the importance of travel in her work and much more!Cait has a BFA in photography from Pratt and her clients include Bloomberg Businessweek, WIRED, Buzzfeed, Fast Company, Dwell, Bon Appétit, Uber, Wilder Quarterly and Urban Outfitters.  For the photobook segment, we talked about The Sochi Project: An Atlas of War and Tourism in the Caucasus by Rob Hornstra, Viviane Sassen: Parasomnia, Sketches. Polaroids of Africa (2002-2010) by Viviane Sassen, and Joel Sternfeld: American Prospects. We were once again joined by the talented Brett A. Davis as a co-host and in episode portrait maker. Thanks Brett! Recorded February 7th, 2016 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn. For the book spreads and behind the scenes photos, visit our blog http://blog.lpvshow.com

In this episode, photographer Brad Ogbonna joined us to discuss how he got started in photography, growing up in Minnesota, shooting film, making books, photographing in Nigeria and War is Beautiful by David Shields. We were joined by Brett A. Davis who introduced us to Brad’s work a few months earlier. It was interesting to talk to Brad about his ambitions for his project Jisike which focuses on his trips to Nigeria after his father passed away. For his commercial work, he’s shot for Addidas Originals, JCPenny, VFiles, Paper Magazine, Marley Natural and The Rocketts. For the phobook discussion, we talked about War is Beautiful by David Shields. Recorded January 24th, 2016 at Stockholm Studios. For the book spreads and behind the scenes photos, visit blog.lpvshow.com

For this episode, we were invited by the team at 10x10 Photobooks to record a show during their salon with Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas and newly appointed Executive Director of the Magnum Foundation Kristen Lubben.

We would like to thank Russet Lederman, Olga Yatsketvich, Mathew Carson for the amazing opportunity as well as photobook collector extraordinaire David Solo for graciously hosting the event. A nice crowd of around 35 photobook lovers joined us for the event and recording, which made the show all that more enjoyable.

With these two amazing guests, we could have recorded for hours. There was a lot to cover as you can imagine. In the first half of the show, we covered Susan’s books In History and Encounters with the Dani, which were both edited by Kristen. For the second half, we discussed the Magnum Foundation, as well as Negative Publicity: Artefacts of Extraordinary Rendition By Edmund Clark and Crofton Black (Thanks to Aperture Creative Director Lesley Martin for her comments on the book), Afghanistan by Larry Towell, as well as the Magnum Foundation Legacy Series. Recorded February 24th, 2016 at the 10x10 Photobook Salon in Brooklyn Heights. 

For spreads from the photobooks and behind the scenes photos, visit our blog. 

In this episode, photographer John Francis Peters joins us to discuss his journey’s around the world photographing, covering the drought in California, photo editing at The Fader, and three awesome photobooks. JFP is from the Hudson Valley in New York and currently lives in Los Angeles. He received his BFA in Fine Arts and Print Design from The School of Visual Arts, was selected for PDN 30 in 2013 and spent five years on staff as a photo editor at The Fader. For the photobooks discussion, JFP brought Zona: Siberian Prison Camps by Carl De Keyzer, The Grand Trunk Road: A Passage Through India by Raghubir Singh and Nicolas Faure: Landscape A. Recorded January 17th, 2016 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn

In this episode, photographer Elle Perez joins us to discuss photographing underground wrestling in the Bronx, getting an MFA, teaching, and three wonderful photobooks. Receiving a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2011, and an MFA from the Yale School of Art in 2015, Elle was awarded Theo Westenberger Prize for Photography, a Bronx Council of the Arts artist grant, and the Jane Meyer Photography Fellowship. Elle currently teaches at Williams College (Williamstown, MA) as an invited Visiting Lecturer in Art. For the photobooks discussion, Elle brought Burn the Diaries by Moyra Davey, Larry Fink (Phaidon 55’s) by Laurie Dahlberg and Papersafe Issue #05: Turbulent Bodies / A Cross, A Wild Sea. Recorded January 16th, 2016 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn

 In this episode, photographer Richard Bram joins us to talk about the book he’s working on, the bad brand of street photography, the late great Christophe Agou and much more! Over the years I’ve had several conversations with Richard about photography both online and in person. He’s been making thought photographs for a long time and always interesting insights about photography and life in general. He’s currently working on a book of color photographs taken on the streets of Lower Manhattan, so it was interesting to hear about his process, especially some of the challenges he’s facing making a book dummy. I’m sure many people will be able to relate. For the photobook discussion, we talk about Shoreditch Wild Life by Dougie Wallace, ‘Columbia Road’ by Johanna Neurath and LES FAITS SECONDAIRES by the late Christophe Agou. Recorded December 11th, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Recorded January 9th, 2016 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn

In this episode, photographer Qiana Mestrich (Founder of Dodge & Burn), joins us to discuss her new book Hard to Place, blogging in photoland, art and motherhood, diversity in photography and much more. Qiana is a graduate of the ICP-Bard College MFA in Advanced Photographic Practice, and received her B.A. with a concentration in photography from Sarah Lawrence College.  She is currently the Associate Director of Digital Content and Engagement at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York. In 2007, Qiana started the blog Dodge & Burn: Diversity in Photography History “to provide a more inclusive version of photography history, featuring contributions to the medium by underrepresented cultures.“ She’s currently working on a book version of the blog which will be out in 2017. For the photobook discussion, Qiana brought Yinka Shonibare MBE: Magic Ladders, Imogen Cunningham Photographs, Emmet Gowin Photographs, and How We Do Both: Art and Motherhood.

Recorded November 13th, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn

 In this episode, photographer Sacha Lecca (Deputy Photo Editor of Rolling Stone), joins us to discuss life working at an iconic magazine, photographing concerts, Instagram, the news business and a few stellar photobooks from his collection. We thought it would be nice to play a few tracks so Sacha reached out to the bands for us to get permission to share. Thanks to the The Heaters and Surfbort for supplying the songs! For the photobook discussion, we talked about The Geometry of Innocence by season two guest Ken Schles, Made In The UK: The Music of Attitude, 1977-1983 by Janette Beckman, Black and Blue by Martin Andersen, and Bedknobs & Broomsticks, by Trent Parke.

Welcome to Season 3! In our opening episode, Hin Chua joined us to discuss his project ‘After the Fall’ which he’s been steadily working on for 10 years. I met Hin on Flickr and have always considered him a mentor (in fact I call him sensei in the episode!) . He’s pointed me to a lot of good photography over the year and his thoughtful writing about his experiences, failures and motivations are always illuminating. For the book discussion, I brought Lago by Ron Jude, and The Last Cosmology by Kikuji Kawada which I picked up at the New York Art Book Fair. Both books are brilliant and offer plenty to discuss. Hin brought Colors by Yoshinori Mizutani, a great Japanese photographer whose Tumblr feed I’ve enjoyed over the years. It was a great selection for the start of the season. To view the spreads from the books, go to blog.lpvshow.com and if you want to support the show please consider buying a $20 subscription which will gain you access to our newsletter with a weekly bonus conversation Recorded September 28th, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Recorded June 26, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn

This is the final episode of season 2. We’ll be back with season three at some point in the future, when exactly, we’re not sure yet. It was a busy season, and we were lucky to end it with a great episode. I’d seen Noel Camardo’sphotographs on a blog several years ago but it wasn’t until he started sending me his zines that I began to follow him more closely, primarily through Tumblr. He’s one of the obsessive photographers, always out photographing, always working, always hustling. He’s the type of photographer I gravitate towards, and after thinking about it for a few days, I’v realized that all of the photographers on the show have been similar in that regard. 

Be obsessed, work hard, and reach out to people. A simple formula. 

It was great to hear Noel’s stories about RIT and photographing on the road. We’ve seen so many good books this season, and this episode was no exception. 

Thanks for following along! We hope you enjoyed the conversations and books.