The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Jake Niece is a wildlife firefighter who is also a passionate photographer. He has documented his work and that of his fellow firefighters. The results are unique photographs the captures a personal perspective on wildfires and the people who fight them. After a career as an engineer, he has transitioned to working as a photographer who also captures images of snow and motor sports. Resources: http://www.jakeniece.com http://jerrydodrill.photoshelter.com/#!/index http://www.squarespace.com/stories?channel=podcast&subchannel=candidframe&source=candidframe http://thecandidframe.com [email protected]

Doug Hyun has made a career of making great still photographs for some of the best television and motion picture productions including Spiderman, Deadwood, Carnival, Six-Feet Under, Nip/Tuck and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Resources: http://www.motionpicturestills.com http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL5347YF http://www.thearcanum.com http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe/ [email protected]

Niko Kallianiotis is an educator and photographer based in Pennsylvania. He started his career as a newspaper photographer, first as a freelancer at The Times Leader, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and then as a staff photographer at The Coshocton Tribune in Coshocton, Ohio, and The Watertown Daily Times in Watertown, New York. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Photography at Marywood University in Scranton, PA and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He is also a contributing photographer for The New York Times. His work has been published and exhibited nationally and internationally. He holds a B.F.A. and M.A. in photography from Marywood University and an MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts, in New York. Resources: http://www.nikokallianiotis.com/#!/index http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL535C7T http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe/ [email protected]

Colin Westerbeck is a writer, curator, and teacher of the history of photography. He is also the co-author along with Joel Meyerowitz of Bystander: A History of Street Photography. This special two-part interview which delves into an in-depth conversation of street photography then and now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Westerbeck http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0821227262?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0821227262&linkCode=xm2&tag=thecanfra-20 http://natandvir.com http://streetphotography2015.com http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe/ [email protected]

Colin Westerbeck is a writer, curator, and teacher of the history of photography. He is also the co-author along with Joel Meyerowitz of Bystander: A History of Street Photography. This special two-part interview which delves into an in-depth conversation of street photography then and now. Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Westerbeck http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0821227262/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=0821227262&link_code=as3&tag=thecanfra-20&linkId=XC3EZJEVDOWGMWCL http://photobizx.com/candid-frame-listeners/ http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe/ [email protected]

Jenna Close is half of the duo P2. She and her partner Jon got their start shooting for the alternative energy industry and have now branched into still and motion projects for industrial and advertising clients. They’ve worked for some fun people like NBC San Diego, Sierra Club, Beta Engineering and The Cincinnati Zoo. Jon and Jenna were early adopters of remote controlled aerial photography, they particularly enjoy making composite images and they spend a fair amount of time on their surfboards. Jenna is currently a director on the national board of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) where she works to promote sustainable business practices and encourage a supportive environment for ASMP members and the photographic community at large. Resources: http://www.p2photography.net http://asmp.org http://www.keatleyphoto.com http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe/ [email protected]

Blake Andrews is a street photographer who is a member of the street photography collective In-Public. Based in the American Northwest, his invidiual images and personal projects strive to move beyond the rigidity of genre and to express something unique and personal with a camera. Resources: http://blakeandrewsphoto.com http://www.in-public.com/BlakeAndrews http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe/ [email protected] Discover what a Squarespace website can do for your web presence. http://www.squarespace.com/stories?channel=podcast&subchannel=candidframe&source=candidframe Discover the secrets of professional wedding and portrait photographers on the PhotoBix Exposed podcast. http://photobizx.com/candid-frame-listeners/

Ami Vitale’s journey as a photojournalist has taken her to 85 countries. She has witnessed civil unrest, poverty, destruction of life, and unspeakable violence. But she has also experienced surreal beauty and the enduring power of the human spirit, and she is committed to highlighting the surprising and subtle similarities between cultures. Her photographs have been exhibited around the world in museums and galleries and published in international magazines including National Geographic, Adventure, Geo, Newsweek, Time, and Smithsonian. Her work has garnered multiple awards from prestigious organizations including World Press Photos, the Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Journalism, Lucie awards, the Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting, and the Magazine Photographer of the Year award, among many others. She has been working most recently with Ripple Effect Images, an organization of well-known scientists, writers, photographers and filmmakers with a mission of creating powerful and persuasive films and stories illustrating the very specific problems women in developing countries face and the programs that can help them. In 2010, Ami was a Senior Producer for Multimedia, at the Knight Center for International Media at the University of Miami School of Communication where she got her Masters and worked on a project on women’s pregnancy and infant mortality in Sierra Leone and a feature film about migration and climate change in Bangladesh. She has been the subject of the five-part documentary series “Over the Islands of Africa” and a featured speaker and judge in more than 20 countries from China to Chile. She is on the board of the Alexia Foundation and frequently gives workshops throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Resources: http://www.amivitale.com http://www.susanmeiselas.com http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe/ [email protected] Join Ibarionex for a day of photography in Downtown Los Angeles. http://www.ssreg.com/juliadean/classes/classes.asp?courseid=26329&catid=3793 Discover the secrets of making a living with photography by listening to the PhotoBizXposed podcast. http://photobizx.com/candid-frame-listeners/

Born in 1974, Matt Stuart was raised in the leafy suburbs of Harrow, North West London. He admits to a less than distinguished school career, but was called upon aged 11 to play a trumpet solo in front of the Queen Mother. Her Majesty’s reaction is not recorded. A little later, in 1986, Matt discovered skateboarding after watching the film “Back to the Future”. Skating occupied his every waking moment until 1994, when he looked up from the half-pipe and noticed that girls had got a lot more interesting. He also indulged in a brief, ill-advised affair with Kung Fu. Matt’s father, keenly aware that his son would never be the next Bruce Lee, introduced him to photography, handing over books by Robert Frank & Henri Cartier-Bresson. Ever since then, photography has been Matt’s overriding passion, although he’s still quite interested in skateboards and girls. (But thankfully not Kung Fu). Resources: http://www.mattstuart.com http://www.in-public.com http://www.thomasroma.com Visit The Candid Frame website and sign up for the TCF mailing list to receive your free copy of The Candid Frame: On Street Photography. http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe Join Ibarionex on April 25 for an all-day street photography workshop in Downtown Los Angeles. Discover new ways for making photographs of the "theater in the streets". http://www.ssreg.com/juliadean/classes/classes.asp?courseid=26329&catid=3793 [email protected]

John Free is a social documentary/street photographer who lives in Los Angeles. His photographic essays have ranged from railroad tramps in California to automobile abstracts to Paris street life. John has been inspiring to photographers of all ages of all skill levels for many years through teaching sold-out classes and workshops on street photography in Los Angeles, New York, Paris and London. Part stand-up and part evangelist, he speaks from the heart to inspire new generations of photographers. He is also involved with several non-profit organizations teaching inner-city kids the excitement and power that they can get being dedicated photographers. Resources: http://www.johnfreephotography.com http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL53ZMYN http://ibarionex.net/thecandidframe/ [email protected]