The Photo Banter

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Mark Peterson. Mark has worked with clients such as The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Time Magazine, and The New Yorker to name a few. Mark is well known for his work covering politics for which he published a book titled “Political Theatre”. In this interview I speak to Mark about his experience photographing the January 6th insurrection from inside the Capital and how he approached photographing such a chaotic event. I also speak to Mark about his approach to utilizing flash and how he approaches photographing politics. Mark is someone who’s work I have great respect for so I was really pumped to hear about his journey with photography so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! Go to picdrop.com to enter promo code "photobanter" and you'll get 3 months free of Picdrop www.markpetersonpixs.com @markpetersonpixs

For my 200th episode I welcome a photographer that I’ve been looking forward to speaking with for years by the name of Arto Saari. Arto is originally from Seinajoki,Finland and currently resides in Hawaii. Arto has worked with clients such as Vogue, Men’s Health,New Balance, Nixon watches, Volcom, and Juice Magazine to name a few. In this interview I speak to Arto about how he first discovered photography while touring the world as a professional skateboarder and I also speak to Arto about some of his recent work photographing surfing on the North Shore of Hawaii. Beyond being an accomplished and talented photographer Arto spent nearly 2 decades as one of the worlds top professional skateboarders having been awarded Thrasher Magazines 2001 Skater of the year. I grew up watching Arto’s skating in legendary videos such as Menekmati and Flip’s Sorry video. I was really pumped to have Arto on for my 200th episode to hear about his journey with photography and also everything he’s been working on lately so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.artosaari.com @artosaari

On today’s podcast I speak with David Deal who is an intellectual property attorney specializing in copyright infringement matters on behalf of photographers and businesses throughout the US and Europe. Prior to becoming a lawyer David spent nearly 20 years working as a freelance photographer working with top publications and newspapers so he has a deep understanding of copyright issues that professional photographers deal with running a business. In this interview I speak to David about what lead him to a career in law and ways photographers can best protect their work from copyright infringement. I also speak to David about his work on the case of the late photographer Vivian Maier that he’s been working on for years. Copyright infringement is something that most photographers will deal with at some point in their careers so I was happy to get a chance to speak with a legal expert about ways to protect our work so I hope you enjoy this conversation and thanks for listening. www.daviddeal.com

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Peter Prato. Peter has worked with clients such as the New York Times,WIRED,Outside Magazine,and Airbnb to name a few. In this interview I speak to Peter about studying creative writing in college and what eventually lead him to pursue a career in photography. I also speak to Peter about one of his personal projects titled “Game of Chance” which he been working on since 2003 photographing playing cards he has found on the streets in his hopes to put together a full deck someday. Beyond shooting editorial and commercial work Peter has also collaborated with award winning film production company A24. Peter is someone who brings a lot of passion to whatever project he’s working on so I has happy to get a chance to speak with him about his journey with photography so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.peterprato.com @peterprato

On today’s podcast I speak with Joe Rodriguez who is a current photo editor at Rolling Stone magazine. Joe has previously worked with publications such as ESPN, People Magazine, Men’s Health, and Entertainment Weekly to name a few. In this interview I speak to Joe about growing up in Brooklyn,NY, how he first discovered photography and what lead him to study photography at SVA in NYC. I also speak to Joe about his experience interning for ESPN which later lead to a full time job as a photo editor within ESPN. Joe also speaks to us about a recent cover shoot he produced for Rolling Stone with photographer Carlos Serrao. Joe is someone who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the photo business so I was pumped to get a chance to speak with him about his journey with photography so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! @photoeditorjoe

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Rachel Bujalski. Rachel has worked with clients such as National Geographic, The New York Times, ESPN, and WIRED to name a few. In this interview I speak to Rachel about her experience living on a sailboat for 3 years and photographing a project about people living off the grid in alternative housing which was published by National geographic. I also speak to Rachel about her approach to writing and specifically an article she wrote and photographed for the NY Times on the unhoused crisis in California with over 150,000 people living in shelters or outdoors on the streets. In 2020 Rachel won an Emmy for her documentary work with ESPN and was also named one of The 30 : New and Emerging photographers to watch out for. Rachel is someone who’s work I have great admiration for with her ability to tell very intimate and important stories on very serious issues. I hope you enjoy this interview and thanks for listening! www.rachelbujalski.com @rachelbujalski

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Jai Lennard. Jai has worked with clients such as The New York Times, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Warby Parker, and Sony to name a few. In this interview I speak to Jai about his recent cover shoot for The Hollywood Reporter where he had to photograph George Clooney and several other subjects completely remotely due to Covid-19 safety precautions. I also speak to Jai about his approach to lighting as well as a shoot he did at the Clive Davis Grammy’s party where he photographed legendary artists such as Carlos Santana, Janet Jackson, Beck, and Wyclef Jean to name a few. I had a great time talking with Jai about his journey with photography and how he approaches portraiture so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening. www.jailennard.com @jai.lennard www.color-positive.com @colorpositiveco

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer William Albert Allard. Bill started his career at National Geographic in 1964 and has contributed to 44 Geographic articles as a staff, freelance, and contract photographer & writer. In this interview I speak to Bill about his first assignment for Nat Geo documenting Amish culture in rural Pennsylvania as well as his approach to gaining the trust of his subjects. Bill is well known for his photos of the American west documenting cowboys, ranchers, and the rural culture of places such as Montana, Wyoming ,and Nevada. I’ve always enjoyed Bill’s work for the richness in color and his ability to really immerse himself into whatever subject he’s photographing. William Albert Allard was recently awarded the lifetime achievement award from the National Geographic society and is largely regarded as one of the greatest living photographers working today. I was really pumped to get the chance to speak with Bill so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! Use the Promo code "photobanter" and get 3 months free of the Picdrop file transfer tool at www.picdrop.com

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Gabriela Herman. She has worked with clients such as The New York Times, WIRED, Air BNB, and Google to name a few. In this interview I speak to Gabriela about how she discovered photography, photographing farms on Martha’s Vineyard, and how she approaches marketing her work. I also speak to Gabriela about what she’s been working on recently during this pandemic as well as some of her personal projects. Gabriela is someone who’s work I discovered on instagram so I was interested to hear more about her journey with photography so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening. www.gabrielaherman.com @gab

On today’s podcast I speak with photographic Agent John Kenney. John is the co founder of John X Ed a firm representing commercial photographers and directors. In this interview I speak to John about how he discovered photography, studying at the Parsons school of Design, and how he first got into representing commercial photographers. I also speak to John about what he looks for when bringing on a new photographer to their roster as well as what advice he has for photographers looking to pursue commercial photography. John is someone who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the photo industry so I was excited to get a chance to speak with him so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening. www.johnxed.com