Streets Unplugged

Welcome to Streets Unplugged, the podcast about street photography in Luxembourg and photography in the wider sense. Paulo & Dirk take you through the most recent topics.

Until now, we've kept things simple. From this episode on, Streets Unplugged becomes more of a talk show. That means more conversation, more perspectives and more room to disagree about what makes a photograph work.

In this first episode of the new format, we look back at recent exhibitions in Luxembourg, what we saw, what stayed with us and what we'd question. Then we look ahead to the shows coming up that are worth putting in your calendar.

Streets Unplugged, Episode 27: Welcome to the new format

Summary: In this episode we introduce the new talk show format of Streets Unplugged. We also review recent photography exhibitions in Luxembourg and preview upcoming shows.

In this episode

• Intro and welcome

• [0:00] Why we're moving to a talk show format, and what changes for you as a listener

• [08:00] Recent exhibitions in and around Luxembourg: Light leaks festival, Phototheque summer show

• [32:50] Dirk & Paulo’s instagram recommendations

• [40:00] Book recommendations

• [47:30] Upcoming shows: Luxembourg art week, Paris Photo, Veronique Kolber

• [51:50] Luxembourg streetphoto collective slidenight in December

Links: Instagram streams: @vanmalleghem @strangevictory, info about the slidenight

Get in touch: Tell us what you'd like to hear in the new format, and send us your recommendations for exhibitions and photographers we should cover.

Instagram: @streetsunplugged

In this new episode, we meet photographer Sana Murad and explore her deeply personal approach to photography. She talks about her fascination with the strange, the unspoken and the unexpected, and about her attraction to ordinary, forgotten places that often reveal something beyond appearances. We also discuss her love of travel and the way being on the road feeds her imagination, her curiosity and her visual universe.

In this new episode, we welcome Gilles Kayser, a Luxembourg photographer whose work spans street photography, documentary photography and photojournalism.
Together, we explore his journey from teaching to professional photography, his passion for observing everyday life, his commitment to the Luxembourg Streetphoto Collective, and the stories behind his images.

Dans le cadre de la 10e édition du Light Leaks Festival, nous avons eu le plaisir d’accueillir le photographe français Nicolas Portnoï, invité à présenter son projet « Carolofornie », consacré à la ville belge de Charleroi.

Dans ce podcast, Gabrielle Duplantier interviewée par Phil Deken, nous parle de sa carrière photographique, de ses influences parmi lesquelles son père artiste dessinateur, ses études d’histoire de l’art, Julia Margaret Cameron ( pionnière de la photographie poétique et mystérieuse dès les début de cet art ), ou encore de son amour de la peinture anglaise préraphaélite. Elle nous relate ses premières expérimentations ; elle nous décrit son approche de la photographie argentique qu’elle n’a jamais quittée, ses sujets d’inspiration favoris et ses pérégrinations de photographe au Pays Basque et à l’étranger, en repartant d’une page totalement blanche chaque fois qu’un livre est publié. Un témoignage intime à écouter pour mieux comprendre toute la profondeur de son travail et toute la sincérité de ses élans poétiques, sombres dans leur rendu mais lumineux dans leur humanité.

Plus de trente ans de photographie.

Episode 23 of our Street Unplugged series is dedicated to Marie Romanova, a young photographer based in Luxembourg whose work already shows a strong sense of maturity and vision.

Pour notre nouvel épisode de podcast, nous recevons Nader Ghavami, un photographe pour qui l'image est bien plus qu'une simple esthétique. Au cœur de sa démarche, on trouve une approche profondément humaniste et un regard engagé. Chacun de ses portraits cherche à révéler la vérité de la personne, tandis que sa photographie de rue témoigne d'une réalité sociale, souvent sans concession. Son style est direct, puissant, et ne laisse jamais indifférent.

Markus Jokela's lens captures the quiet beauty and often overlooked details of the world around us. In this episode, we delve into his photographic philosophy, exploring his approach to finding compelling narratives in everyday scenes and landscapes. Join us as Markus shares his insights with Marc Erpelding on light, composition, and the art of seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary.

Imagine wandering through the neon-drenched streets of Hong Kong or the evolving skyline of Shanghai. Photographer Greg Girard has not only imagined it, he's captured it with a distinctive and evocative eye. Join us as we delve into Girard's world, discussing his decades-long journey documenting urban Asia, the stories whispered by cityscapes, and the power of a single photograph to hold a moment in time.