Ukranian artist Yelena Yemchuk on the “immigrant parent bullshit story”, discovering her calling at art school, Smashing Pumpkins, returning to Ukraine in 1990 and how on visiting Odesa for the first time it was love at first sight.

211 - Yelena Yemchuk

Fortnightly in-depth interviews featuring a diverse range of talented, innovative, world-class photographers from established, award-winning and internationally exhibited stars to young and emerging talents discussing their lives, work and process with fellow photographer, Ben Smith. 
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Michael Ackerman on family history, photographing animals, and ‘life’, mood, longing, the impossible to-do list and transcending the facts while keeping a strong hold on a deeper truth.

229 - Michael Ackerman

French photographic artist Valerie Belin on on the dual influence of American minimal art and Italian baroque art, presence and absence, the theme of beauty, how women are ‘attacked’ by stereotypes, comic books and the importance of Photoshop to her practice.

228 - Valerie Belin

American photogrpaher Linda Troeller on modelling for Ansel Adams, a lifetime of self-portraiture, nudity, prudishness, women’s lib, the erotic life of women, living in the Chelsea Hotel for 20 years and how Alexander MacQueen influenced her visual palette.

227 - Linda Troeller

Photojournalist Nicole Tung on working in Ukraine, drone warfare, risk management, social media and the question of whether photojournalist is an ‘important’ job.

226 - Nicole Tung

Esteemed American photographer Mitch Epstein on New York, editing, India, Garry Winogrand, working on films and trial and error.

211 - Yelena Yemchuk

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