In this episode: Steve McCurry has a new book of never-seen-before photographs, and Anjolina Jolie commits to making a movie about the life of British war photographer Don McCullin, based on his autobiography, Unreasonable Behavior: An Autobiography. Plus, Google Trusted Contacts service ends Dec. 1.

Links and Sources:

In Search of Elsewhere: Unseen Images by Steve McCurry, Nov. 2020

All Steve McCurry books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/36SZmg2

The Guardian

Peta Pixel, "More Photoshopped Photos Emerge in the Steve McCurry Scandal," May 26, 2016,  Michael Zhang

Unreasonable Behavior: An Autobiography, by Don McCullin, June, 2017

Don McCullin's website

Wikipedia, "Don McCullin"

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Photographer W. Eugene Smith and his Minamata work, are receiving new attention thanks to a new major Hollywood movie starring Johnny Depp as Smith, to be released in February 2021.

Sources and Links

"W. Eugene Smith, the photographer who wanted to record everything," The Observer, Sean O'Hagan

"W. Eugene Smith’s Warning to the World," Magnum Photo

Minamata: Homage to W. Eugene Smith

Rock-and-Roll photographer Baron Wolman has passed away at age 83. Wolman was the first staff photographer at Rolling Stone magazine, and he made some of the world's most iconic music photographs. In this episode, I bring back a recut episode about  Wolman, originally published in 2019.

In this episode, we explore the question:  Is street photography ethical?

As I was writing this episode, a woman published an op-ed in the New York Daily News calling her multiple encounters with aggressive street photographers a form of assault. Regardless of whether the photographer is "in your face" or quietly capturing someone's photograph on the street, is the practice of capturing someone's likeness without their consent ethical?

Full transcript of this episode can be found at

Sources and Links

Bill Cunningham New York, 2010 documentary film directed by Richard Press and produced by Philip Gefter

Cool Hunting, 13 New York Street Photographers Profiled in Everybody Street

Everybody Street, full documentary film

PetaPixel, Fujifilm Drops Ambassador After His Street Shooting Style Sparks Outrage, Feb 08, 2020, Michael Zhang

PetaPixel, Controversial OpEd Calls Candid Street Photography a Form of ‘Gender-Based Violence,’  Oct 21, 2020,  D.L. Cade

Input Magazine, Fujifilm dropped a top street photographer, but did he cross a line?

A short episode to recommend a video about the great portrait photographer Platon, who offers sage advice on the topic of simplicity in photographic compositions.

To see Platon's books, use the Amazon links below.

A full transcript of this episode can be found at

Sources and Links

YouTube -- Abstract: The Art of Design | Platon: Photography, Full Episode uploaded by Netflix

Platon's Portrait of Willie Nelson:

Keith Dotson "Minimalist Compostions" portfolio:

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In this episode we discuss the idea of photography as a form immortality. Photography preserves an instant forever. In a way, it immortalizes the both the subject and the photographer, as long as the images can survive into future generations.

Sources and Links

1848 Daguerreotypes Bring Middle America’s Past to Life

Archaeologists Have Discovered an Extraordinary New Style of Aboriginal Rock Art That Honors the Human-Animal Bond

He Fought with George Washington: Amazing Daguerreotype of a Revolutionary Soldier born in the 1740s

In this episode of the fine art photography podcast, five legendary movie directors who were photographers first. We will be talking about the work of Anton Corbijn, Stanley Kubrick, Gordon Parks, Agnes Varda, and Wim Wenders -- who all started out as photographers.

Sources and Links

Anton Corbijn

Stanley Kubrick

Book: Through a different lens, the Photographs of Stanley Kubrick

Wikipedia: Stanley Kubrick

The first glimpse of Kubrick’s genius Photographs by Stanley Kubrick Story, Kyle Almond, CNN

Cinema Tyler: "Kubrick's Cameras"

Gordon Parks

Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/

Agnes Varda

The Guardian: "Agnes Varda, A Life in Pictures" https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2019/mar/29/agnes-varda-a-life-in-pictures

Wim Wenders

Artnet.com: http://www.artnet.com/artists/wim-wenders/

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In episode 28 of the fine art photography podcast, we talk about the amazing collection of photographs owned by Sir Elton John and David Furnish.

Sources

"The Radical Eye review – Elton John's ravishing photography collection," Adrian Searle, 2016

"Sir Elton John: ‘I collect for the beauty, not the value. I’m in awe of these things’", Sean O'Hagan, 2016

Tate The Radical Eye: Room Guide

"Elton John Wants to Open a Museum for His Art Collection, and 6 Other Takeaways From His Revealing New Memoir," Javier Pes, 2019

Petapixel, "A Look Inside Elton John’s World Class Photo Collection"

Inside Elton John's spectacular private photography collection

In this episode -- a major Hollywood movie about two-time White House photographer Pete Souza, who worked in the White Houses of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama.

Sources and Links

Obama White House Flickr account, photographs by Pete Souza

Books by Pete Souza (Amazon)

The Way I See It  -- Official Movie Trailer

Terry Gross, Fresh Air -- Interview with Pete Souza

"Photographer Pete Souza Reflects On 8 Years (And 1.9 Million Photos) Of Obama" -- NPR

"How White House Photographers Have Shaped the Image of the President" -- Artsy, Haley Weiss

I love fog in the landscape, but not on my camera lens. I recently spent a week in beautiful Charleston South Carolina, where I photographed historic architecture, and gorgeous coastal barrier islands and beaches. Charleston is known for historic architecture, gourmet cuisine, a vibrant art scene, numerous huge old churches with ancient cemeteries, palm trees -- and of course -- being a coastal city in the deep south, Charleston is known for being hot and very humid!

Cold hotel rooms + humid heat mean one thing -- foggy camera lenses. In this episode of the fine art photography podcast, we talk about ways to prevent a fogged-up camera lens.

Watch my video of Edisto Beach here

Hydrosorbent Silica Gel Canisters (can be recharged in the oven) Amazon Affiliate link

See all my black and white photographs on my website here