On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Todd Hido. Todd’s work has been featured in The New York Times,Wired, Vanity Fair , as well as being in the permanent collections of The Getty, The Whitney Museum, The Guggenheim Museum, and the Smithsonian to name a few. In this interview I speak to Todd about his approach to photography, his experience studying under legendary photographer Larry Sultan, and I also speak to Todd about how he first got his work seen and into galleries. Todd is a photographer who’s work I’ve been following for awhile so I was excited to get a chance to speak with him so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening.

www.toddhido.com

Instagram - @toddhido_

On toady’s podcast I speak with Photographer, Musician, and professional skateboarder Ray Barbee. Ray Barbee has exhibited his photography around the world, done collaborations with Leica Cameras, Ilford Film, and Van Shoe’s to name a few. Beyond his work with photography Ray is a touring musician and has been a professional skateboarder for over 25 years. Ray started his skate career riding for Powell Peralta skateboards and had skate parts in Powell Peralta’s legendary videos “Ban This” and “Public Domain”. Ray is someone who I’ve been a fan of since I was kid watching his skating and more recently I have become a fan of his music and photography so I was excited to get a chance to speak with him, so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening.

Instagram - @r.barbee

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Marc J. Franklin who is the current Principle Photographer and photo editor for Playbill magazine which covers everything involving Theatre and Broadway. Marc has photographed everyone from Jake Gyllhenal, Hillary Clinton, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, and Ethan Hawke to name a few. Beyond working with Playbill Marc’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, Elle, and The LA Times to name a few. In this interview I speak to Marc about how he went from Majoring in theatre and English in college to pursuing his passion in photography. I also speak to Marc about his approach to portraiture as well as some of the interesting projects he’s gotten to work on at Playbill. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!

www.marcjfranklin.com

@marcjfranklin

Podcast by : Alex Gagne

www.alexgagnephoto.com

@alexgagnephoto

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Winnie Au. Winnie has worked with clients such as Amazon,Airbnb,Coca Cola, and GQ magazine to name a few. In this interview I speak to Winnie about her love of photographing dogs, how she went from assisting / digital teching to breaking off and starting her own career, and I also speak to her about her approach to marketing. Winnie Au has accomplished a lot during her photographic career so I was excited to get a chance to speak with her so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening.

www.winniewow.com

@winniewow

Podcast By: Alex Gagne Photography

www.alexgagnephoto.com

@alexgagnephoto

Art Streiber_ by Alex Gagne

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer / director Danielle Levitt. Danielle has worked with clients such as Nike, HBO, ESPN,Time magazine as well as organizations such as Planned Parenthood. Danielle has photographed everyone from Lebron James, Kendall Jenner, Bradley Cooper, and Selena Gomez to name a few. Beyond working for top commercial / editorial clients Danielle is constantly working on personal projects around the globe including one of here projects titled “We Are Experienced” a series of portraits depicting adolescents in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Danielle is someone who has accomplished alot so I was excited to get a chance to speak with her, so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!

www.daniellelevitt.com

@daniellelevitt

Podcast by @alexgagnephoto

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On today’s podcast I speak photographer Platon. Platon has worked with clients such as Time magazine, Vanity Fair,Esquire, Rolling Stone, and GQ to name a few. Platon has photographed world leaders such as Barack Obama,Vladimir Putin, Bill Clinton, and Hugo Chavez to name a few. Beyond photographing world leaders Platon has used his camera to document sexual violence survivors in the Congo, US Civil Rights Activists, as well as the unjust US Immigration laws and the families torn apart by them. Platon is someone who has photographed the biggest celebrities, athletes, and musicians in the world but has also spent much of his career documenting important humanitarian issues around the world so I was excited to get a chance to speak with him about his photographic journey and approach to photography. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!

www.platonphoto.com

Instagram - @platon

On today's episode I speak with photo editors Jane Yeomans of Bloomberg Businessweek, Sacha Lecca of Rolling Stone, and Jesse Reiter of Wine Enthusiast magazine.

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Justin Bettman. Justin has worked with clients such as Spotify, Coca Cola, Billboard Magazine, and Google to name a few. In this interview I speak with Justin about his experience working as an art producer and how he made the transition to becoming a full time photographer. I also speak to Justin about some creative projects he’s been working on during quarantine. Justin has a very cinematic approach to his photography so I was excited to speak with him about his photographic approach so thanks for listening and hope you enjoy.

On today’s podcast I speak with hair / make up artist Erin Svalstad. Erin has worked with clients such as ESPN, MLB, NIKE, MTV, and The Today Show to name a few. She’s has done hair and make up on everyone from Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Tom Petty, and Jon Hamm to name a few. In this interview I speak with Erin about how she got into hair / makeup , here experience working on dozens of ESPN the Body issue shoots, as well as what she’s doing to prepare for productions moving forward to stay safe and take precautions due to Covid-19. Photo production is a team effort so I was excited to finally get a chance to speak with a hair / make artist to better understand their approach / perspective on the photo business. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening.

www.erinsvalstad.com

@erinsvalstad

Podcast by Alex Gagne

www.alexgagnephoto.com

@alexgagnephoto