This Week in Photo (TWiP)

In this week's episode, I have a fantastic conversation with the amazing Digital Storyteller and Content Strategist Amy DeLouise! We discuss creativity, filmmaking, and what it takes to be a multi-platform content creative.

Amy DeLouise is a leader in the field of short-form digital storytelling for live and virtual events and has garnered more than 40 creative excellence awards including Tellys, Peer, New York Festivals, Aurora, and CINE Golden Eagle. She is one of the leading voices keynoting at industry conferences such as IBC Amsterdam, NAB Shanghai, IABM London, and NAB SHOW Las Vegas. She founded #GalsNGear, focused on building community and gender equity in the screen media field. Amy is a popular LinkedIn Learning author with titles in media production and business.

Her book The Producer's Playbook: Real People on Camera (Focal Press/Routledge) is being used in dozens of film and communications programs worldwide. Her new Focal Press book with co-author Cheryl Ottenritter is Nonfiction Sound & Story for Film and Video: A Practical Guide for Filmmakers. Her weekly blog can be found at amydelouise.com.

Web: amydelouise.comWeb: galsngear.tvIG: @adbrandbuzz @galsngearTwitter: @brandbuzz

Amy DeLouise in action!

In this episode, I speak with veteran street photographer Gerard Exupery. Gerard has been photographing the story of New York City for several decades and has a very unique perspective on "The Big Apple". We discuss the art of photographing strangers in a city like NYC and how he does it, safely.

About Gerard:

Gerard Exupery

Gerard Exupery has been a New York City Street Photographer for 40 years. He fell in love with photography when his father helped him take his first picture with a Rolleiflex at age eight. From then until now, it is the only thing Exupery has ever wanted to do Growing up, he worked for his local and high school newspapers doing sports photography. In 1973 a friend’s mother showed him a copy of the catalog from the Diane Arbus exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum, and it changed his life. Exupery attended the School of Visual Arts and studied with Lisette Model at The New School.

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SUBWAY New York City 1975-1985

This was his first book produced in 2019. In the introduction, New York photographer Mark McQueen said of Exupery: “Gerard Exupery is one of those people who always has something to say. He has an uncanny talent for prying poetry out of the banalest of topics, inspiring you to look at them anew. This talent is even more evident in the visual realm. He has always managed to distill the chaos of life in New York down to concise, sometimes profound, but always original reflections on the human condition.”

On Etsy

Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Images and Stories of New York Women 1975-2020

On January 26th, 2021, Exupery launched an Indiegogo Campaign for his new book, “Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Images and Stories of New York Women 1975-2020.”

Support the Indiegogo campaign here: https://igg.me/at/gerardexupery

In this interview, CreativeLive's multi-talented Kenna Klosterman and I discuss photography education, finding your niche, and her intriguing "mindful adventures" trips. We also chat about gear acquisition syndrome, also known as GAS, and how to combat it.

Kenna Klosterman / ©Peter Hurley

Kenna Klosterman is a travel photographer, global tour & retreat leader, podcaster, international MC, educator, and culture explorer. You also may know her as the Host of CreativeLive, the world's leading education platform for creatives and creative entrepreneurs.

Hear stories from behind the lens and behind the lives of your favorite photographers, filmmakers and industry game-changers on her weekly CreativeLive podcast We Are Photographers.

Kenna also leads boutique photography tours and mindfulness retreats to countries including Cuba, Kenya, Tanzania, Bhutan, Nepal, Bali, Morocco, and Costa Rica. She's proud to give back by volunteering as a Tour Leader & Photo Educator for The Giving Lens.

Web: kennakphoto.comPodcast: creativelive.com/podcastIG @kennaklostermanTW @kennakphotoFB https://www.facebook.com/kennakphoto

In this episode, I catch up with Adobe's Brenda Milis - Principal of Creative and Consumer Insights. We dive into the mainstream trends that set the stage for your creative work in 2021.

Brenda is a photo industry veteran and experienced creative director, Brenda leads trend research for Adobe Stock. She collaborates with creative teams at Adobe and external partners to navigate the constant shifts in the cultural and visual landscape to support Adobe Stock's leading-edge content acquisition strategies.

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Boosting Color

Breath of Fresh Air

Comfort Zone

Passionate Collective

In this episode, I speak with Alexis Hunley — a photographer based in Los Angeles, California. Recently she has found herself in the middle of intersecting world events — photographing Black Lives Matter protests and Trump rallies… all in a city that has been absolutely hammered by the COVID-19 disaster.

We talk about how she's able to separate the photography from the reality that is happening around her. Especially as a black person photographing BLM protests. Or as a black person documenting a chanting Trump rally… all while staying safe and healthy.

Alexis is a recipient of the Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund which is currently accepting applications for the next round of funding due March 1, 2021.

Connect with Alexis: http://www.alexishunley.com

About Alexis, in her own words….

I started teaching myself photography at the end of 2017.

After my grandmother passed around the same time, I was grieving and feeling lost and was searching for a way to stay connected to her. She had always been the artist of the family. Taking photographs, developing film, sewing, laying tile - she did it all. She inspires me, artistically and emotionally to this day. In the midst of my grief and vulnerability, I found myself drawn to the healing power of the visual arts.

Propelled by my love for the interplay between science and art, I have always been endlessly fascinated by the power visual narratives wield when they are artfully connected to the psychological facts and figures that inspire action.

This week I chat with futurist and filmmaker, Maxim Jago. We discuss his latest project, The Creativity Conference, taking place January 22nd - 24th.

It's a completely free virtual event featuring 90 presentations, 67 speakers, 7 panels, and 3 keynotes! And it's completely free. You'll discover whom he built this conference is for, and peek inside the elusive world of creativity — what is it? How do you know if you have it? How do you use it?

About Maxim Jago

Maxim Jago

Maxim Jago speaks internationally, and offers consultancy as a futurist, predicting trends and focusing attention on contemporary technologies and social developments that are likely to have a major impact in the short, medium, and long term.

Maxim's new book, exploring emerging trends in the next ten years, published by IEEE-USA is now available HERE.

Maxim proposes an optimistic-realistic outlook, with the benefits coming up from autonomous robotics, true A.I., socio-economic changes thanks to cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, and sovereign identity projects, wide-area crowdfunding, and environmental control leading to a new era of potential for the human race.

https://maximjago.comhttp://www.creativityconference.is

About the conference

How do you find that state of mind? That lightning strike of inspiration for your creative flow? Kickstart the new year with 90 amazing presentations by over 60 world-class creative speakers who will share their insights, approaches to creativity, and life lessons to give you new inspiration and energize your creative work.

https://youtu.be/C46rnTWTWhU

In this interview Kaylee Greer and I discuss her amazing career creating wonderful photographs of dogs, and teaching others to do the same. We have a fascinating discussion about story, vision, and pursuing your passion.

Connect with Kayee: http://www.dogbreathphoto.comGet the Dogtography Book!: https://amzn.to/3iilFRNConnect with TWiP! http://www.thisweekinphoto.com

Dogtography by Kaylee Greer

About Kaylee, in her own words…

Kaylee Greer

Kaylee Greer is an internationally recognized private and commercial pet photographer. She is living out her dream through a camera lens in gorgeous Boston, Massachusetts. She’s traveled the world teaching pet photography workshops and has seen her work published in many major industry editorial titles.

Her images grace calendar lines, greeting cards, products, packaging, and advertising campaigns throughout the commercial pet industry. Her photographic style is drawn directly from the inspiration she finds inside the soul of a dog. She is fueled by the joy, whimsy, and unrelenting happiness that is so uniquely canine. Kaylee is known for her love of vibrant colors and the process of capturing the comedy and character of dogs.

Through her business, Dog Breath Photography, it is one of Kaylee’s strongest passions to give a voice to the voiceless by volunteering her time to local shelters and photographing the abandoned and homeless animals who lie in wait for a second chance.

In this final interview of 2020, I sit down with skateboarding and sports photographer Atiba Jefferson. Atiba is one of the most recent inductees into the Canon Explorer of Light Program. His style is as diverse and energetic as his personality. We discuss his career path, his gear choices, and what projects he is considering diving into in 2021.

About Atiba

©Atiba Jefferson

Atiba Jefferson is an American photographer. Born in Colorado Springs, he first found his love of skateboarding there before moving to California in 1995. Now he is living and working in Los Angeles, CA.

Best known for his 25 years of skateboarding photography, over the years he has worked for all the major skateboard publications and now works at Thrasher Magazine. Atiba also has a deep history in basketball, being a staff photographer for the LA Lakers during the Shaq and Kobe years and shooting more SLAM magazine covers than any other photographer. Other subjects he enjoys shooting include music and just life in general. Atiba has also shot for commercial clients such as Supreme, Adidas, Nike, Converse, Reebok, ESPN, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Oakley, Pepsi, Canon, and Netflix.

Connect with Atiba!

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This week we take a deep dive into the world of 360º photography. Topics include the state of the industry, the tools, and the proper use of this immersive format. I'm joined by Vineet Devaiah, CEO of Teliportme.com. And Marc Charette, the force behind WorkPics360.com.

In this interview photographer and YouTuber, PhotoJoseph and I discuss Panasonic's new "box" micro-four-thirds camera. Who's this camera for, why not just buy a "regular" camera and the most important question of all… should I buy it?!