Richard Kern

We talk with cinematographer, Sharif El-Neklawy, about Eric Rohmer's first movie in color, legendary cinematographer Nestor Almendros, Sharif breaks down lighting set ups, how to make a micro budget movie feel elegant and elevated, the French life of leisure in the South of France and more!*This episode was a Patreon exclusive*

Join us as Hollis tells Stephen about his five favorite film photographs, what it reveals about a person when they share their favorites, the commonality of different photographers from different decades, subconscious attraction to certain styles, how art and the story behind it can be a mystery and more!

Kerin Rose Gold is our special guest as we talk about 1964's "What A Way To Go!" as well as technicolor cinematography, Edith Head's legendary costume design, being colorful and expressive without being tacky, all things design and more!*This episode was a Patreon exclusive*

Alfred Bradshaw returns to talk to us about developing film at home, the myths of developing color film, advice on what rules to follow and what rules to break, scanning, the magic of developing film and more!

Alex Goldberg joins us to talk about Woody Allen's Manhattan, black and white cinematography by Gordon Willis, long takes allowing actors to give a better performance, black and white film as a deliberate choice, making a love letter to New York and more!*This episode was a Patreon exclusive*

Richard Kern talks to us about his start in underground filmmaking, transitioning to still photography, growing up with a photojournalist father, long form projects, mastering portraits and more!

Emilie Schwenk joins us to discuss American Graffiti, nostalgia and design, the career of George Lucas, vintage cars, nighttime exterior cinematography, seeing an ensemble of young stars before they were famous and more!*This episode was a Patreon exclusive*

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*