Bill and Jeffery dig into where creative legitimacy actually comes from now that gatekeepers like ASMP and Magnum have lost their grip, and talk about why they stopped chasing metrics and just make the show for its own sake. They also swap stories about a QR-code standoff at the Air and Space Museum and their shared guilt over unfinished projects and letting themselves have fun, before closing with Photographer of the Week Hiromix, whose 1990s film self-portraits look decades ahead of Instagram.

<a href="https://v1.zonezero.com/magazine/articles/canon/news_canon_ad.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">VII Canon ad</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@drali" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dr Ali Mattu on YouTube</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAGTX6d92SA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clyde Lawrence “Guy I Used To Be” on piano</a>

<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/10/ios-27-apple-reference-image/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple Reference Image</a>

<a href="https://sabukaru.online/articles/hiromix-shaping-the-identity-of-90s-japanese-female-youth" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hiromix article</a>

<a href="https://global.canon/en/newcosmos/gallery/grandprix/1995-hiromix/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hiromix on Canon</a>

Bill and Jeffery dig into where creative legitimacy actually comes from now that gatekeepers like ASMP and Magnum have lost their grip, and talk about why they stopped chasing metrics and just make the show for its own sake. They also swap stories about a QR-code standoff at the Air and Space Museum and their shared guilt over unfinished projects and letting themselves have fun, before closing with Photographer of the Week Hiromix, whose 1990s film self-portraits look decades ahead of Instagram. VII Canon ad Dr Ali Mattu on YouTube Clyde Lawrence “Guy I Used To Be” on piano Apple Reference Image Hiromix article Hiromix on Canon

Bill and Jeffery dig into where creative legitimacy actually comes from now that gatekeepers like ASMP and Magnum have lost their grip, and talk about why they stopped chasing metrics and just make the show for its own sake. They also swap stories about a QR-code standoff at the Air and Space Museum and their shared guilt over unfinished projects and letting themselves have fun, before closing with Photographer of the Week Hiromix, whose 1990s film self-portraits look decades ahead of Instagram.

<a href="https://v1.zonezero.com/magazine/articles/canon/news_canon_ad.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">VII Canon ad</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@drali" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dr Ali Mattu on YouTube</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAGTX6d92SA" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clyde Lawrence “Guy I Used To Be” on piano</a>

<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/10/ios-27-apple-reference-image/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple Reference Image</a>

<a href="https://sabukaru.online/articles/hiromix-shaping-the-identity-of-90s-japanese-female-youth" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hiromix article</a>

<a href="https://global.canon/en/newcosmos/gallery/grandprix/1995-hiromix/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hiromix on Canon</a>

378: X-Wing not the X-1

Bill and Jeffery talk through a buggy macOS beta, a $10 thrift-store flatbed scanner, and the endless search for a good digital asset manager, then get into why they both might be pulling back from Instagram and just taking photos for themselves again. They also swap stories about vintage audio gear, dream up a DJ-style internet radio show, wrestle with headphone pad mysteries, and close with Photographer of the Week Szilveszter Mako's whimsical, paper-textured portraits.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEp3UYshdCU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Qwestlove with Barry Manilow</a>

<a href="https://pixlpath.com/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PixlPath</a>

<a href="https://classicreceivers.com/harman-kardon-430" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Harman Kardon 430 Receiver</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/MendItMark" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘Mend It Mark’ on YouTube</a>

<a href="https://cbplatinumproperties.com/listing/CA/San-Bernardino/4051-Shahen-Drive-92404/189487162" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cool House Jeffery Used to Visit</a>

<a href="https://tom-hoops.kit.com/9a6a0899b3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Hoops’ “Underexposed”</a>

<a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MixCloud</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/szilvesztermako/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PotW SZILVESZTER MAKÓ on Instagram</a>

Bill and Jeffery talk through a buggy macOS beta, a $10 thrift-store flatbed scanner, and the endless search for a good digital asset manager, then get into why they both might be pulling back from Instagram and just taking photos for themselves again. They also swap stories about vintage audio gear, dream up a DJ-style internet radio show, wrestle with headphone pad mysteries, and close with Photographer of the Week Szilveszter Mako's whimsical, paper-textured portraits. Qwestlove with Barry Manilow PixlPath Harman Kardon 430 Receiver ‘Mend It Mark’ on YouTube Cool House Jeffery Used to Visit Tom Hoops’ “Underexposed” MixCloud PotW SZILVESZTER MAKÓ on Instagram

Bill and Jeffery talk through a buggy macOS beta, a $10 thrift-store flatbed scanner, and the endless search for a good digital asset manager, then get into why they both might be pulling back from Instagram and just taking photos for themselves again. They also swap stories about vintage audio gear, dream up a DJ-style internet radio show, wrestle with headphone pad mysteries, and close with Photographer of the Week Szilveszter Mako's whimsical, paper-textured portraits.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEp3UYshdCU" rel="noopener noreferrer">Qwestlove with Barry Manilow</a>

<a href="https://pixlpath.com/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">PixlPath</a>

<a href="https://classicreceivers.com/harman-kardon-430" rel="noopener noreferrer">Harman Kardon 430 Receiver</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/MendItMark" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘Mend It Mark’ on YouTube</a>

<a href="https://cbplatinumproperties.com/listing/CA/San-Bernardino/4051-Shahen-Drive-92404/189487162" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cool House Jeffery Used to Visit</a>

<a href="https://tom-hoops.kit.com/9a6a0899b3" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Hoops’ “Underexposed”</a>

<a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">MixCloud</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/szilvesztermako/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">PotW SZILVESZTER MAKÓ on Instagram</a>

377: Touching The Backstop

Bill and Jeffery ramble from brushes with celebrities and growing up before the internet to a deep dive into old Mold-A-Rama toy machines, vanishing physical media, and why modern life feels so overwhelming, before wrapping up with this week's featured photographer, Arthur Elgort.

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Train" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Freedom Train</a>

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold-A-Rama" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mold-A-Rama</a>

<a href="https://www.mold-a-rama.com/Gorilla-Milwaukee-County-Zoo-p187609519" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mold-A-Rama Gorilla</a>

<a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/been-there-bonus-version/1442534588" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ebba Forsberg Album on Apple Music</a>

<a href="https://www.arthurelgort.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PotW Arthur Elgort</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWeSJlsEdoy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Estella Warren in bucket picture</a>

Bill and Jeffery ramble from brushes with celebrities and growing up before the internet to a deep dive into old Mold-A-Rama toy machines, vanishing physical media, and why modern life feels so overwhelming, before wrapping up with this week's featured photographer, Arthur Elgort. Freedom Train Mold-A-Rama Mold-A-Rama Gorilla Ebba Forsberg Album on Apple Music PotW Arthur Elgort Estella Warren in bucket picture

Bill and Jeffery ramble from brushes with celebrities and growing up before the internet to a deep dive into old Mold-A-Rama toy machines, vanishing physical media, and why modern life feels so overwhelming, before wrapping up with this week's featured photographer, Arthur Elgort.

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Train" rel="noopener noreferrer">Freedom Train</a>

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold-A-Rama" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mold-A-Rama</a>

<a href="https://www.mold-a-rama.com/Gorilla-Milwaukee-County-Zoo-p187609519" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mold-A-Rama Gorilla</a>

<a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/been-there-bonus-version/1442534588" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ebba Forsberg Album on Apple Music</a>

<a href="https://www.arthurelgort.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">PotW Arthur Elgort</a>

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWeSJlsEdoy/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Estella Warren in bucket picture</a>

376: Shrink-wrapped In Anxiety

Episode 375 opens with a personal reflection on the death of photographer William Coupon, a friend Bill made through the show years ago, and a broader conversation on grief and mentorship. Bill also describes vibe-coding a custom Mac app with Claude Code to automate uploading episodes and drafting WordPress posts. The back half covers David Hockney's photographic collage work and how scale affects whether a piece works as a print versus a wall-sized object, plus a preview of an upcoming episode on the new Spielberg film.

<a href="https://pals.fireside.fm/11" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pals with Coupon</a>

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/arts/design/william-coupon-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pVA.9rJ8.yvRWoD0nHOS4&smid=url-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">William Coupon NYT Obituary</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DQJPL9Yuq0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael Jackson “She’s Out Of My Life”</a>

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/arts/design/duane-michals-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Duane Michals NYT Obituary</a>

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantel_Paintbox" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Quantel Paintbox</a>

<a href="https://www.hockney.com/index.php/works/photos/photographic-collages" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">David Hockney Photographic Collages</a>

Episode 375 opens with a personal reflection on the death of photographer William Coupon, a friend Bill made through the show years ago, and a broader conversation on grief and mentorship. Bill also describes vibe-coding a custom Mac app with Claude Code to automate uploading episodes and drafting WordPress posts. The back half covers David Hockney's photographic collage work and how scale affects whether a piece works as a print versus a wall-sized object, plus a preview of an upcoming episode on the new Spielberg film. Pals with Coupon William Coupon NYT Obituary Michael Jackson “She’s Out Of My Life” Duane Michals NYT Obituary Quantel Paintbox David Hockney Photographic Collages

Episode 375 opens with a personal reflection on the death of photographer William Coupon, a friend Bill made through the show years ago, and a broader conversation on grief and mentorship. Bill also describes vibe-coding a custom Mac app with Claude Code to automate uploading episodes and drafting WordPress posts. The back half covers David Hockney's photographic collage work and how scale affects whether a piece works as a print versus a wall-sized object, plus a preview of an upcoming episode on the new Spielberg film.

<a href="https://pals.fireside.fm/11" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pals with Coupon</a>

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/arts/design/william-coupon-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pVA.9rJ8.yvRWoD0nHOS4&amp;smid=url-share" rel="noopener noreferrer">William Coupon NYT Obituary</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DQJPL9Yuq0" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael Jackson “She’s Out Of My Life”</a>

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/arts/design/duane-michals-dead.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Duane Michals NYT Obituary</a>

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantel_Paintbox" rel="noopener noreferrer">Quantel Paintbox</a>

<a href="https://www.hockney.com/index.php/works/photos/photographic-collages" rel="noopener noreferrer">David Hockney Photographic Collages</a>

375: Don’t Get Sucked Into The Battle

Does seeing the work of Saul Leiter or Herb Ritts hurt or help? What kinds of criticism can you handle and which tear you down? Less news and lots of philosophy, opinion, and deep conversation on this week's show.

Does seeing the work of Saul Leiter or Herb Ritts hurt or help? What kinds of criticism can you handle and which tear you down? Less news and lots of philosophy, opinion, and deep conversation on this week's show.

6: Inspiration & Criticism

Every week, Jeffery Saddoris and Bill Wadman take on the art, science, and philosophy of photography and explore how they play out behind the camera in the process of making images. Insider insights for the novice, shop talk for the professional, and opinionated discussion for the interested observer of the field's trends and legacy. Hosted by Bill Wadman and Jeffery Saddoris.

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