Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton

2026 Chico Attendees SeriesFilm Director and Photographer Bob Miller joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to talk about a multi-year series he brought to Chico which was recently featured as a story in The New Yorker Magazine. The Last Generation documents a family's small farm mostly through the experiences of a grandfather and granddaughter, as well as the endangered future of small farms in the U.S.Bob Miller is a film director, photographer and Emmy nominated director of photography based in the American South. As a visual storyteller specializing in non-fiction, he provides regional coverage of contemporary social issues for a wide range of editorial clients. As a film director, Bob extends the same ethos to commercial storytelling, crafting original content to promote reputable brands. Bob accepts commissions from anyone who has a desire to leverage authentic storytelling. It is his conviction that a good story transcends barriers – pushing us beyond our own experience into the reality that we are all characters living similar narratives, facing like challenges.https://www.bobmiller.workshttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/03/30/the-last-generationThis podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book ClubBegin Building your dream photobook library today athttps://charcoalbookclub.comThe Chico Review is the country’s premier Photobook Retreat. Organized by Charcoal Book Club, The Chico Review takes place over six nights at Chico Hot Springs Resort, near Livingston Montana. Applicants will spend the week with over twenty of the most influential and creative photographers, book makers, gallerists, museum curators, and photobook publishers in the industry.https://chicoreview.comhttps://www.charcoalworkshops.com

Photographer, filmmaker, and educator, Tanya Marcuse joins Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton to discuss several shows and bodies of work including, Woven/Deer - An Ecological Tapestry at CPW in Kingston NY, Book Of Miracles at The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls NY, and her book Deer (Roman Nvmerals/MW Editions). This conversation goes to so many places of influence and practices, we talk about death and mourning, religion and transcendentalism, pre-Renaissance use of space, bookmaking as a translation of language, and teaching photography at Bard College.https://tanyamarcuse.comhttps://tanyamarcuse.com/publicationshttps://www.instagram.com/tanyamarcuse/https://cpw.org/exhibition/tanya-marcuse-woven/Tanya Marcuse (b. 1964) is an American photographer most known for her large-scale photographs that explore the imperiled natural world. Her projects use increasingly fantastical imagery and elaborate methods of construction to explore cycles of growth and decay and the dynamic tension between the passage of time and the photographic medium.Marcuse began making photographs as an early college student at Bard College at Simon’s Rock before studying Art History and Studio Art at Oberlin College. She earned her MFA from Yale University, where she was awarded the George Sakier Memorial Prize for Excellence in Photography.Her work is held in public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the George Eastman Museum, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the Baltimore Museum of Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery. Marcuse is the recipient of numerous honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Peter S. Reed Grant, an American Scandinavian Fellowship, and two MacDowell Fellowships. The book form plays a significant role in Marcuse’s practice. Her published books include Undergarments and Armor (Nazraeli Press, 2005), Wax Bodies (Nazraeli Press, 2012), Fruitless | Fallen | Woven (Radius Press, 2019), Ink (Fall Line Press, 2021), and Portent (Nazraeli Press, 2024).This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club - Begin Building your dream photobook library today at:https://charcoalbookclub.com

2026 Chico Attendees SeriesPhotographer Matt Cosby joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to talk about his work that explores the idea of the American Dream as it has changed over time. Matt Cosby is a freelance photographer specializing in editorial, music and portraiture. Matt grew up in a small seaside town in Maine but is now based in Boston with his wife and their two cats. He is inspired by people, coffee, kindness and Fleetwood Mac (in no particular order). Matt earned his Professional Certificate in Photography in 2012 from Maine Media College where he was awarded the Paul Caponigro scholarship and the Arnold Newman scholarship. Matt has been interested in people and what people are interested in for as long as he can remember. He has a way of making people shine without them feeling shiny. Matt shoots for editorial clients, musicians, newspapers and brands.https://www.mattcosby.comhttps://www.instagram.com/mrbootsThis podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book ClubBegin Building your dream photobook library today athttps://charcoalbookclub.comThe Chico Review is the country’s premier Photobook Retreat. Organized by Charcoal Book Club, The Chico Review takes place over six nights at Chico Hot Springs Resort, near Livingston Montana. Applicants will spend the week with over twenty of the most influential and creative photographers, book makers, gallerists, museum curators, and photobook publishers in the industry.https://chicoreview.comhttps://www.charcoalworkshops.com

2026 Chico Attendees SeriesPhotojournalist and entrepreneur Jeremy Garamond joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to share his series on the Himba People of Namibia and we discuss his Save Reporter association that offers insurance for image professionals.https://www.garachone.com/https://www.instagram.com/garachone/Self-taught and an entrepreneur by conviction, I initially built my career in insurance by offering a new digital approach to brokerage. Over time, and following some profound personal experiences, I have placed people at the heart of my work. Travelling has shaped my outlook: first, the simple, genuine encounters of travelling alone, then the freedom of road trips in a glampervan. These experiences naturally drew me back to photography, an art to which my grandfather, the graphic designer Jacques Nathan-Garamond, had introduced me as a child. When the documentary War Photographer, dedicated to James Nachtwey, was released, it introduced me to the profession of photojournalism – specifically in war zones – and helped me grasp its true nature.I co-founded the Save Reporter association with Lorenzo Virgili. It offers image professionals insurance tailored to their day-to-day needs. Aware of the hardships of our profession and of how hard it is to get one's images seen, I created the first ERP designed for photographers.This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book ClubBegin Building your dream photobook library today athttps://charcoalbookclub.comThe Chico Review is the country’s premier Photobook Retreat. Organized by Charcoal Book Club, The Chico Review takes place over six nights at Chico Hot Springs Resort, near Livingston Montana. Applicants will spend the week with over twenty of the most influential and creative photographers, book makers, gallerists, museum curators, and photobook publishers in the industry.https://chicoreview.comhttps://www.charcoalworkshops.com

2026 Chico Attendees SeriesPhotographer and Cinematographer, Andrew Aiello joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to talk about his exploration of isolation and narrative in photography and his amazing experiences at the Chico Review.Andrew Aiello is a los angeles based photographer shooting with 35mm film, as well as some 120mm and digital As a social introvert, his desire to engage with the world has always been at odds with his need to escape it. photography grants him the ability to do both. In an age where we spend so much time glued to screens, the real world sometimes seems to speed past us at rates we can’t comprehend. not limited to certain subject matter, aiello loves how photography, especially when shooting film, allows him to slow things down and be present with the world around him. whether it be a macro shot of a flower or a wide shot of a bustling urban market, his frames help him process life.https://www.drewaiellophotography.comhttps://www.instagram.com/drewaiello_dpThis podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book ClubBegin Building your dream photobook library today athttps://charcoalbookclub.comThe Chico Review is the country’s premier Photobook Retreat. Organized by Charcoal Book Club, The Chico Review takes place over six nights at Chico Hot Springs Resort, near Livingston Montana. Applicants will spend the week with over twenty of the most influential and creative photographers, book makers, gallerists, museum curators, and photobook publishers in the industry.https://chicoreview.comhttps://www.charcoalworkshops.com

Photographer, printer, filmmaker, and author, Neil Selkirk, joins Michael Chovan-Dalton to discuss his new book, Why Photographs (a book without photographs - Warbler Press). Why Photographs is a collection of essays, excerpts, introductions, and quotes by Selkirk, Berenice Abbott, Julian Barnes, Dorothea Lange, Sigfried Kracauer, Paul Graham, and so many more. It’s a book that is historical, philosophical, and humorous but most importantly, it reminds you of why you fell in love with photography and why we still look for meaning in the image. Neil Selkirk is also the only person authorized to print for the Diane Arbus estate and we discuss that as well.https://www.neilselkirk.comhttps://warblerpress.com/why-photographs/Neil Selkirk is a British-born photographer whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Interview, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Vogue and the premier issues of Wired, Paper, Colors, Spy, and other publications. He is the only person authorized to make posthumous prints of the photographs of Diane Arbus. Selkirk’s books include See No Evil, Lobbyists, and Certain Women, as well the ongoing photographic projects, Security Matters, and Out of Darkness. Selkirk lives and works in New York City and the Hudson Valley.This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club - Begin Building your dream photobook library today at:https://charcoalbookclub.com

2026 Chico Attendees SeriesPhotographer, pilot, and podcaster Matt Jacob joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to talk about making work that explores personal challenges and his love of meeting people and always learning through his very popular MOOD Podcast.https://www.mattjacob.co/https://www.mattjacob.co/the-mood-podcasthttps://www.instagram.com/mattyj_ay/https://www.instagram.com/the_moodpodcast/Matt Jacob is a photographer, filmmaker, and podcast host whose work explores the fragile relationship between the natural world, human presence, and the cultural systems that bind the two. He explores the intersection of culture, identity and the inner life of humans through long-form post-documentary photography, thoughtful conversations on ‘The MOOD Podcast’, and immersive creative photography experiences. His work champions depth, ethical storytelling and slow creativity in a world increasingly driven by speed and performance.This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book ClubBegin Building your dream photobook library today athttps://charcoalbookclub.comhttps://chicoreview.comhttps://www.charcoalworkshops.com

2026 Chico Attendees SeriesPhotographer Lisa Jayne Cramer joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to talk about some very personal work involving relationship, grief, and reconciliation. This work has recently been recognized through the inaugural Ephemere Photobook Grant in 2026 and is scheduled to be published by Ephemere Tokyo in October 2026.https://www.lisajaynecramer.comhttps://www.instagram.com/lisajaynecramer/Lisa Jayne Cramer is an Australian photographer based in Melbourne/Naarm. For as long as she can remember, she has felt most at peace holding a camera. Drawn to analogue photography and performative self-portraiture, she found a way to express how she experiences and understands the world.Cramer’s photographic practice is a deeply personal enquiry into love, longing, grief and beauty. Drawing upon qualities of abstract expressionism, she explores the constant presence of absence through collage, performative imagery and metaphor. Flowers, particularly roses and lilies, recur throughout her work as symbols of fertility, decay, femininity and resilience, becoming vessels for both beauty and sorrow.Her photographs have been exhibited throughout Australia and internationally, including in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, the United States and Japan. Her work is held in private collections across Australia, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States and Mexico. She has been published in FotoNostrum Magazine (Barcelona, 2024) and Eyes on the World (Kamira Institute, Paris, 2025).Cramer is a proud alumna of the 2025 Long Term Program: The Photobook at Penumbra Foundation, New York, through which she developed her first photobook, FLOWER under ether. The artist-produced edition was completed in December 2025 and is held in the permanent collection of State Library Victoria.In 2026, FLOWER under ether was awarded the inaugural Ephemere Photobook Grant. A new Japan-produced edition is currently being developed in collaboration with Ephemere Tokyo, with publication planned for October 2026. Cramer was also selected to participate in Chico Review in Montana, USA, in 2026.This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book ClubBegin Building your dream photobook library today athttps://charcoalbookclub.comThe Chico Review is the country’s premier Photobook Retreat. Organized by Charcoal Book Club, The Chico Review takes place over six nights at Chico Hot Springs Resort, near Livingston Montana. Applicants will spend the week with over twenty of the most influential and creative photographers, book makers, gallerists, museum curators, and photobook publishers in the industry.https://chicoreview.comhttps://www.charcoalworkshops.com

2026 Chico Attendees SeriesPhotographer Bill Ellis joins Michael Chovan-Dalton from the 2026 Chico Review to talk about his series, Tiger Has Loved.Bill Ellis is a photographer based in Brooklyn, NY and attended school at Ringling College of Art and Design. His series, Tiger Has Loved is centered on his relationships, particularly with his then fiancé and now spouse. https://billellisii.comhttps://www.instagram.com/billellisii/This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book ClubBegin Building your dream photobook library today athttps://charcoalbookclub.comThe Chico Review is the country’s premier Photobook Retreat. Organized by Charcoal Book Club, The Chico Review takes place over six nights at Chico Hot Springs Resort, near Livingston Montana. Applicants will spend the week with over twenty of the most influential and creative photographers, book makers, gallerists, museum curators, and photobook publishers in the industry.https://chicoreview.comhttps://www.charcoalworkshops.com

No Invite: Ten Years of Capturing Fashion Week by Any Means NecessaryA Retrospective by Dan BassiniRecorded live at the JKC Gallery.No Invite is a series focused on capturing Fashion Week by any means necessary. With a lifelong interest in fashion, and no connection to the industry, Bassini set out to shoot the beauty and chaos the only way he knew how. Sneaking into parties, subverting security, and hitting the streets. Shot entirely on 35mm compact cameras, No Invite is a unique look into the fashion world, even when your name isn’t on the guest list.https://www.danbassini.com/no-invitehttps://www.instagram.com/danbassiniDan Bassini is a photographer based in Jersey City, NJ specializing in digital and analog photography.He is an alum of Mercer County Community College.He has released thirteen books within the “No Invite” series, as well as four non-portraiture books: Highway Hypnosis, Cruel Summer, I STILL FEEL IT, and most recently When I Kill God I Will Find The Spigot From Which He Meters Out Grace And Smash It Permanently Open.His work has been featured in many solo and group shows in the New York City area.Dan Bassini’s work builds builds upon the legacy of the photographer, Bill Cunningham, the former fashion street photographer for the New York Times, but Bassini’s work comes from a different perspective, not from the invited insider as Cunningham was, but from the not-invited outsider. There’s a sense of chance meeting and serendipitous encounters to his work because his approach to accessing these places and encountering the invited guests is also filled with chance and serendipity.Recently, Bassini’s work has been featured in Vogue Türkiye and on CNN.This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club - Begin Building your dream photobook library today at:https://charcoalbookclub.com