This week you're in for a treat as we talk with photographer Brian Kelley about his work photographing champion trees of North America. You'll learn what a champion tree is, why he shoots them on large format and what it's like for him to work on a long term project like this.

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Our guest this week is the honorable, Jeff Bridges. What you might not know about Jeff, is that aside from being a great actor he is also a photographer. Jeff talks with us about his photography work using a Widelux camera on all of his film sets and why he prefers to use this format for his work.

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Our guest this week is Mark Havens. Mark became a still photographer out of necessity; he wanted to capture and preserve the motels of Wildwood, NJ that he had been visiting every summer with his family, which were quickly being torn down. He shares with us how this project led him to fall in love with photography and some of the other work that it has led him to.

www.markhavens.com

This week we’re joined by photographer James Joiner. James is a fun, down to earth photographer who seems to rarely be without a camera and always down for an adventure. He tells us how he became a photographer, about going on tour with bands, about his work with 1% For The Planet and Protect Our Winters and how his awareness of the planet affects his work. James also tells us why he shoots on film when he does and what it adds to the creative process.

www.jjamesjoiner.com

www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/

Honoring us this week is our guest Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC. You have undoubtedly seen his masterful camera work as director of photography in a number of films as he has lensed a long list of epic films; Atonement, High Fidelity, The Accountant- the list goes on. He chats with us about his most recent film, "Bad Times at the El Royale" and his insight is one of a kind.

We are joined this week by Adam Allsuch Boardman, an illustrator who recently made a book entitled “An Illustrated History of Filmmaking.” The book is as the title says, a chronological, hand drawn illustrated timeline of how filmmaking has progressed. Adam tells us how the book came together and why filmmaking means so much to him.

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www.nobrow.net/shop/an-illustrated-history-of-filmmaking

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Director David Lowery joins us this week. He spends time discussing the intricacies of his latest film, "The Old Man & the Gun" a film based off of a New Yorker article that was brought to him by Robert Redford. We talk about his preference to be involved with the editing process of all of his films and when he chooses celluloid and why. His passion and joy for film-making is unmistakable and is evident in all of his films as well as our conversation with him.

Our guest this week, Chayse Irvin, CSC, is a phenomenal young cinematographer who most recently worked on Spike Lee’s latest film, Blackkklansman. His insight into the choices he took as DP on this film are really interesting to hear and it’s no wonder Spike asked him to be a part of the film. He takes us through the entire process from why he chose film to what he feels his place on set is.

www.chayseirvin.com

This week's guest is Warren Elgort. Warren joined us to talk to us about his work as a director and photographer and most recently his involvement in Kodak and Forever 21's new apparel line. Warren has been in front of and behind the camera since he was very young and he shared with us how this experience has shaped him as he continues to create his own work.

http://www.warrenelgort.com/

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This week we’re featuring the Echo Park Film Center. Paolo Davanzo joined us to represent the film center and give us some insight into this wonderful resource for downtown LA. Eighteen years in the making, Paolo and his band of cinematic enthusiasts offer classes on filmmaking (which are free for youth and elders), show films and are involved in many great projects, all in the name of film. Listen in to hear why the echo park film center is so successful in what it does.

www.echoparkfilmcenter.org