On today's podcast I speak with Tim Ryugo. Tim has spent over 45 years working for the Kodak film company in the sales & marketing company. In this interview I speak to Tim about his journey with Kodak, the rise in film popularity , as well as why being an active member of the photography community is important to him. Tim has had an amazing career and has helped countless photographers over the years so it was a real pleasure getting a chance to speak with him.

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On today's podcast I welcome on photographer Elliott O'Donovan who is based in Washington,DC. Elliott's work has a focus in portraiture and headshots and he operates a successful photo studio in Washington,DC. In this interview I speak to Elliott about his journey to making photography his full time career , opening his studio, how he approaches portrait shoots and much much more.

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www.elliottodonovan.com

@elliottodonovan

On today's episode I welcome photographer Kannetha Brown a Providence,RI based photographer. Kannetha is a graduate of Massachusetts College of Art & Design, her work has been published by The New York Times, Rolling Stone as well as having exhibited her work in galleries across the country. Much of Kannetha's work focuses on her family and her Cambodian community in Rhode Island. In this interview I speak to Kannetha about her approach to portraiture , project based work ,as well as her love for working with the 8X10 camera.

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www.kannethabrown.com

IG - @kannetha.brown

On today's episode I welcome photographer Paul Baldonado aka Paulie B. Paul is a photographer based in NYC whose work primarily focuses on street photography but Paulie also runs a popular photography Youtube channel. In this interview I speak to Paulie about his journey with photography and his popular YouTube series "Walkie Talkie" where he interviews fellow street photographers on the streets of NYC and various other cities.

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Youtube - https://youtube.com/@paulieb?si=wxtLEv_fiMT09ma1

Instagram - @Paulie.B

On today’s podcast I welcome on photographer Frank Jackson. Frank is a photographer based in Los Angeles,CA and on today’s episode I speak with Frank about how he first discovered his passion for photography, his experience traveling the world as Trans America Life's corporate photographer , as well as his approach to lighting. Frank is a photographer who isn’t constrained by a particular subject matter or theme as he photographs everything from studio portraits, still life and his everyday life but all are guided by his passion for lighting. I also speak to Frank about his experience photographing iconic photographer Gordon Parks. Frank is a true artist and someone who’s work I greatly respect for his ability to turn any object or just everyday life into art. It was a real pleasure getting the opportunity to speak with Frank about his journey with photography so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening.

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IG - @fotographz

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On today's podcast I welcome on photographer Bryan Schutmaat. Bryan is a photographer from Houston,Texas and just recently published his new book titled "Sons of the Living" a body of work that spans over 10 years photographing the people and landscape of Americas Deserts. Bryan has been published by the New York Times, The Atlantic, National Geographic , and has exhibited his work in galleries around the world.

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Bryan's Work

www.bryanschutmaat.co

IG - @bryanschutmaat

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On today's podcast I speak with photographer Sabrina Santiago a NYC based photographer who has worked with The New York Times, Nike, Meta, I-D, and Gucci to name a few. In this interview I speak to Sabrina about her love of street photography, Film, and how she approaches assignment work.

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IG - @_sabrinasantiago

On today's podcast I welcome photographer Todd Glaser who spent over 10 years as a staff photographer for Surfer Magazine. Todd just recently published a new book with Rizzoli a body of work representing 15 years photographing legendary surfer Kelly Slater. The book not only includes incredible action photos of Kelly Slater surfing but also showcases a behind scenes documentation of Kelly Slaters life and travels around the world. The book is available for purchase at most online book retailers as well at the link below.

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Todd Glasers Website :

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IG - @toddglaser

On today's podcast I welcome photographer Jai Tanju who's based in San Jose,CA. I've been following Jai's work for decades now and even participated in his long running print exchange tilted "film por vida" where he has exchanged prints with photographers from all over the world. Jai's worked has been published in Slap, Skateboarder, Transworld Skateboarding, and Thrasher to name a few. Jai has been apart of the Bay Area skate scene for many years and documented the Tiltmode Army and Enjoi Skateboards crews for many years. Jai is well known for his many zines that he has created and sells on his site. Was a pleasure to have Jai on the podcast!

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IG - @iajujnat

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On today's podcast I speak with photographer Christopher Stricklen a photographer based in the Bay Area who has worked with clients such as Red Bull, Men's Health mag, and Runners World to name a few. In this interview I speak to Christopher about his love of cycling and photographing the sport as well as how he has approached finding client work and building relationships in the photography industry.

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IG - @creedub