🔘 Documentary and Street Photographer, Steve IrbyBrooklyn-born and Queens-raised, Steven John Irby, also known as Steve Sweatpants, is a photographer, creative director, and co-founder of Street Dreams Magazine. For over a decade, he has built Street Dreams into a global creative community, recently expanding with Street Dreams Tokyo.Steve’s work is deeply rooted in the raw authenticity of city life, with a profound love for black-and-white photography that honors family connections and amplifies underrepresented perspectives. Influenced by legendary photographers such as Gordon Parks, Ricky Powell, Jamel Shabazz, and Joseph Rodriguez, his imagery captures timeless moments that resonate both personally and culturally.A Sony artist for eight years, Steve contributed his talents to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Part 2 and has work in the permanent collection at the Museum of the City of New York. In his TED Talk on photography, he explores the saying his father engrained in his memory, “don’t live to pay your rent”. Photography’s power to foster empathy, connection, and storytelling—reminding others to pursue their passions and cherish the bonds that shape them. The timeless moments that last forever and cost nothing.In 2020, Irby was awarded a citation from the borough of Brooklyn for his contribution to the arts, music and cultural landscape of Brooklyn and the city of New York from the president of the borough of Brooklyn.🔘 Host, Seth MirandaSeth Miranda is a New York City photographer known for commercial, editorial portrait, and SFX makeup photography. His work has been featured in MakeUp Artist Magazine and IMATS, as well as billboard and print ads for agencies like Deutsch. Seth is a content producer and host on AdoramaTV and has been a speaker at conventions such as ImagingUSA, Photokina, ShutterFest, PhotoPlus, and WPPI.Join host Seth Miranda (@LastXwitness) LIVE on Wednesdays at 11 AM ET from the Event Space at Adorama in NYC for an insider conversation with fellow creators, professionals, industry peers, and more.Thank you to Tenba, Pelican, and Gotham Coffee Roasters for sponsoring this episode ✨https://www.adorama.com/brands/Tenbahttps://www.adorama.com/brands/Pelicanhttps://www.gothamroasters.com/SUBSCRIBE AND BE PART OF THE ADORAMA FAMILY: ➥ https://www.youtube.com/user/adoramaTV __________________________________Be the first to shop our great deals and sales by signing up for emails from Adorama!https://www.adorama.com/MyAccount/Login__________________________________✘ GEAR STEVE USED:Used Sony a7R III Mirrorless Digital Camera Bodyhttps://www.adorama.com/used-sony-a7r-iii-mirrorless-digital-camera-body/p/imcsoa7r3Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM Lens for Sony Ehttps://www.adorama.com/iso8514gm.htmlZeiss 25mm f/2.0 Batis Series Lens for Sony Ehttps://www.adorama.com/zi252e.html#SteveIrby #photography #adorama__________________________________ ❐ LET'S GET SOCIAL ❏➥ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@adoramanyc➥ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/adorama/ ➥ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adorama/ ➥ Twitter https://twitter.com/adorama❐ MORE ADORAMA ❏➥ Shop https://www.adorama.com/➥ Blog https://www.adorama.com/alc/➥ Adorama Events https://www.youtube.com/@AdoramaEvents __________________________________More of Steve Irbyhttps://stevesweatpants.com/https://www.instagram.com/stevesweatpants/__________________________________THANKS SO MUCH FOR LISTENING!