The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Michael Wood worked as an award winning commercial photographer in Toronto for 18 years. In 1979, while becoming increasingly frustrated with the manipulation of perception involved in conventional photography, Michael began to combine his photographic training, meditation experience and the Dharma Art Teachings of Chögyam Trungpa. He now teaches a Miksang photographic workshop which embodies these principles. You can view some of his images by visiting this website.Michael Wood recommends the work of Julie DuBose.For streaming audio click here or subscribe to the podcast for free viaBook Recommendation: The Tao of Photography: Seeing Beyond Seeing by Philippe L. Gross & S.I. Shapiro.

Christine Hauber is a portrait photographer who for three years traveled the country documenting the working men and women of America. The images that make up Working in the USA is a selection of amazing portraits of craftsman and tradesman that reflect a side of American culture that is slowly disappearing. Her work is an important document of today's America as well as beautiful photography. To view more of her work including her infra-red landscapes please visit her website.Christine Hauber recommends the work of Allison Overton.For streaming audio click here or subscribe to the podcast for free viaBook Recommendation: Working in the USA by Christine Hauber

Emilio Banuelos is a freelance documentary photographer based in San Francisco. After graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism. Emilio's documentary work about religious rituals in Mexico earned him a fellowship from the Poynter Institute, an award from the College Photographer of the Year competition, and the Marty Forscher Fellowship for Humanistic Photography. He is also the editor of the online photography magazine, Black Boots Ink. You can discover more of his work by visiting his website. Emilio Banuelos recommends the work of Danny Lyon. For streaming audio click here or subscribe to the podcast for free viaBook Recommendation: The Bikeriders by Danny Lyons.

Matthew Gregory Hollis is a Chicago-based photographer whose images explore the territory of sexuality, race and masculinity. His images are both beautiful and striking, while at the same time challenging assumptions of race and sex. Whether creating black and white or color photographs, Matthew is a photographer who isn't shy about using his personal experiences to inspire his imagery. You can find more of his work by visiting his website.Matthew Gregory Hollis recommends the work of Duanne Michals.For streaming audio click here or subscribe to the podcast for free viaBook Recommendation:Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present by Deborah Willis.

Alison Overton is a fine-art photographer who blends the qualities of photography and painting in her moody, gothic landscapes. Using cameras as simple as the toy-like Holga and transparent oils, she transforms her photographs into something more than a document of a scene. A native of North Carolina , she was been awarded Regional Artists Project Grants for 2000-2001 and 2003-2004 from the North Carolina Arts Council. Her work has been exhibited in New York City, Colorado, West Virginia, South Carolina, Virginia and in over 75 exhibits in North Carolina. You can discover her work by visiting her website. Alison recommends the work of Alan Dehmer.For streaming audio click here or subscribe to the podcast for free viaBook Recommendation: Early Twentieth Century Hand-painted Photography by Michael Ivankovich.

Dennis Keeley is an photographer, artist and educator who is currently the chair of the photography & imaging department at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. His photographic work has included hundred of CD covers for jazz, hip-hop and rock performers. His fine art projects have been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums. He is the Western Regional Co Chair of the Society for Photographic Education. You can view his images by visiting his website.Dennis Keeley recommends the work of Mark Klett.For streaming audio click here or subscribe to the podcast for free viaBook Recommendation: Early Twentieth Century Hand-painted Photography by Michael Ivankovich.

Dulce Pinzon is a young Mexican artist living in the US, whose "The Real Stories of the Superheroes" is a series of portraits of latino immigrants in the guises of famous Mexican and American superheroes. The striking portraits have drawn much attention for their unusual take on the issue of the role of immigrants in today's society with a bite of satire.Her work has been published and exhibited in Mexico, the US, Australia, Argentina and Europe. Dulce is a 2006 fellow in Photography from the New York Foundation for the Arts.You can view her work by visiting her website.Dulce Pinzon recommends the work of Loretta Lux.For streaming audio click here or subscribe to the podcast for free viaBook Recommendation: Tina Modotti & Edward Weston: The Mexico Yearsby Sarah Lowe

Sean Arbabi is a commercial photographer specializing in adventure, lifestyle, nature, & travel - for advertising, corporate, & editorial clients. He has had freelance & contracted assignments with over 250 publications and 125 companies worldwide.Credits include American Express, Backpacker, California Division of Tourism, The Daily Telegraph, Endless Vacation, Fuji Film USA, GEO Germany, Inside Sport-Australia, JC Penny, Microsoft, National Geographic Adventure & Traveler, The New York Times, Newsweek, Nikon Inc., The North Face, Outside, Random House, REI, Runner's World, Sports Illustrated, Timex, Via magazine, & Woodbridge wines. Sean has shot over 200 assignments for Sunset, & authored numerous feature articles displaying his photography.A native Californian, his family moved to Iran in 1972, & after living in Tehran for four years, returned to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1976 where Sean makes his home todaywith his wife and two cutie-patutie daughters.You can see more of his work by visiting his website.For streaming audio click here or subscribe to the podcast for free viaSean Arbabi recommends the work of James Nachtwey.Book Recommendation: Inferno by James Nachtwey.

Brenda Tharp specializes in location, nature and travel photography. She has llama-trekked, sea-kayaked, flown in helicopters and hot-air balloons, cycled, and hiked to get her photographs. Those images have appeared on the pages of Adventure West, Alaska Airlines, Audubon, Discovery, Forbes, Navigator, Sierra, Sunset and Travel Holiday magazines, along with many others. Her images have also been published in books by Chronicle, Michelin, National Geographic, Sierra Club, and others.She photographed the award-winning books Muir Woods: Redwood Refuge, and Marin Headlands: Portals of Time, (GGNPA). She wrote and photographed the book Creative Nature and Outdoor Photography (Amphoto 2003). Her commercial clients include those in the educational and travel markets, along with book publishers, corporations, design and advertising agencies. You can see more of her work by visiting her website. For streaming audio click here or subscribe to the podcast for free viaBrenda Tharp recommends the work of Sam Abell. Book Recommendation: Creative Nature & Outdoor Photography by Brenda Tharp.

Due to some unexpected technical difficulties, I am offering, not an interview, by a short rant of where I am today in my photographic career. Once I have resolved the tech problems, I'm experiencing, I hope to be back with our normal schedule of interviews with some of the world's best photographers.Here is a link to the new website and to on-going blog. For streaming audio click here or subscribe to the podcast for free viaBook Recommendation: Art & Fear by David Bayles & Ted Orland