Jimi Franklin

We talk to Marie Tomanova about starting off in the Czech Republic, how painting led to photography, making art with the point and shoot camera, her eye for finding subjects, the bookmaking project, her muse and more!

Maxime Imbert joins us from France to discuss his journey with film photography, learning at Central St. Martins, creating unique portraits, having a signature style in both personal and commercial work, street photography, large format and more!

Luisa Opalesky is our special guest as we talk about how Federico Fellini's "8 1/2" and Bob Fosse's "All That Jazz" embody the spirit of her new book, "Big City Nobody," how the two movies are connected through Italian cinematography, seeing yourself in photographs you take of other people and more!*This episode was a Patreon exclusive*

Jimi Franklin talks to us about his journey with film photography, the benefits of art school, learning in the darkroom, editing through the contact sheet, medium format street portraits and more!

We talk about the cinematography in Federico Fellini's "Juliet of the Spirits" from 1965, why it's Hollis Monk Thayer's favorite movie when it comes to color cinematography, Stephen's first time reaction to it, how still photography has so many differences with this production, Giulietta Masina's performance, the benefits of watching art films and more!*This episode was a Patreon exclusive*

Amy Touchette joins us and talks about her journey as an artist, writer and professor in the photography world, looking at photography from a different perspective, lessons in mortality, collaborative street portraits with the Rolleiflex and more!

We talk about 1998's Belly, the amazing cinematography by Malik Hassan Sayeed, Hype Williams' music video aesthetic, giant gels and Kino Flos, how the Production Designer and Costume Designer affect the photography of the movie, the legacy of Haile Gerima and more!(This episode is a Patreon Exclusive).

Kareem Black stops by to talk about the days of shooting large format film for magazines, getting the best out of celebrity clients, thinking outside the box during portrait sessions, commercial work vs personal work and more!

Corey Jermaine joins us to talk about capturing stylish New Yorkers, living and working in Bushwick for seven years, solo exhibitions in the city, medium format.  point-and-shoots, how he started photographing for the New York Times and more!

*Patreon Episode Preview* Luisa Opalesky is our special guest as we talk about how Federico Fellini's "8 1/2" and Bob Fosse's "All That Jazz" embody the spirit of her new book, "Big City Nobody," how the two movies are connected through Italian cinematography, seeing yourself in photographs you take of other people and more!