The Photo Banter

On today's podcast I speak with returning guest photographer Jeff Vallee who is currently out in Korea under a 14 day quarantine before the start of his production. We talk about all things photography and filmmaking. www.jeffvallee.com @jeffvallee Apostrophe Reps Mentorship Program : https://www.apostrophereps.com/mentorship-program

On todays podcast I speak with photographer Gregory Crewdson. Gregory Crewdosn studied photography at SUNY Purchase and the Yale University school of Art where he is now the director of studies in photography. Gregory has exhibited his work around the world and published several books of his photography. Much of his work takes place in small town America and specifically in the Western Massachusetts area. Gregory spends years scouting and producing large scale productions that look very cineamatic in style. He has cited films such as Alfred Hitchcocks Vertigo as well as David Lynch’s Blue Velvet as inspirations to his work. Gregory’s attention to detail and story telling ability is something that has intrigued me for years so I was really excited to get a chance to speak with him and hear how he pulls off these massive productions, So I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! Instagram : @crewdsonstudio

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Michael Cevoli. Michael Cevoli has worked with clients such as Filson, Hill Holiday, and Anglers Journal to name a few. In this interview I speak to Michael about his early days of photography , attending the Rhode Island School of Design to get his MFA in photography, and some of his early assignments. Michael has spent years documenting the commercial fishing industry all over New England giving in incredible climpse into the people and all the hardwork that goes into fishing. Michael is someone who’s work I’ve admired for a long time for story telling abilities and incredible portraits so I was really pumped to get a chance to speak with him about his journey with photography so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.michaelcevoli.com @michael_cevoli

Welcome to the photo banter podcast, I’m your host Alex Gagne and on today’s podcast I speak with photographer Carell Augustus. Carell is a commercial and editorial photographer based in Los Angeles,CA. In this interview I speak to Carell about his early days of photography as well as attending the Brooks Institute of Photography after serving his country in the US Army. In this interview I speak to Carell about his experience working at top studios such as Smashbox and Quixote and how he started shooting professionally for top tier clients. Carell is currently working on a new book project called “Black Hollywood Book Project” where he recreates iconic movies with black actors in the photo series. Carell is someone who brings a passion to his work so I was excited to get a chance to speak with him so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.carellaugustus.com

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Dana Neibert. Dana has worked with clients such as American Express, Ram Trucks, Four Seasons hotels, and Range Rover to name a few. In this interview I speak to Dana about how he went from a career as an art director to pursuing his passion of photography. I also speak to Dana about his approach to marketing and what has worked for him over the course of his career. Dana specializes in creating imagery for large scale advertising campaigns and in this interview he discusses some of his most memorable campaigns such as traveling to Bora Bora by himself to create imagery for the Four Seasons hotel. I also speak to Dana about a campaign for the Wounded Warrior Project which is a non profit organization supporting US military veterans. Dana Neibert is someone who has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the photo industry so I was excited to get a chance to speak with him, so thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy! www.dananeibert.com @dananeibert

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Celeste Sloman. Celeste has worked with clients such as The New York Times, National Geographic, Time Magazine, Netflix, and The Wall Street Journal to name a few. In this interview I speak to Celeste about her early days of photography shooting for her colleges news paper “The Saint” at Saint Andrews university in Scotland. I also speak to Celeste about her experience interning for legendary photographer Mary Ellen Mark as well as some of her early photographic influences. In this interview I speak to Celeste about her approach to portraiture as well as some recent personal projects she’s been working on. Celeste was recently named one of the 30 New and emerging photographers to watch so I was excited to get a chance to speak with Celeste about her journey with photography so thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy. www.celestesloman.com @celestesloman

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Yu Tsai. Yu Tsai has worked with clients such as Apple,Coca Cola,Victoria’s secret, and Sports Illustrated to name a few. In this interview I speak to Yu about how he started off his career working in film production and what led him to pursue a career in fashion / commercial photography. Yu has worked with everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio,Nicole Kidman,Alicia Keys, and P Diddy to name a few. His work has appeared on the covers over Cosmopolitian , Variety, Esquire, and GQ to name a few. I also speak to Yu about his experience working on Sports Illustrated’s legendary Swimsuit issue as well as his experience judging on the hit TV show America’s Next Top Model. Yu is someone who brings a wealth of knowledge / experience to 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.yutsai.com Instagram - @yutsai88

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Glen E. Friedman. Glen E. Friedman got his start in photography photographing the legendary Dogtown skate crew with skaters such as Jay Adams and Tony Alva to name a few. Glen is also well known for his photographs of punk rock groups such as Fugazi, Minor Threat, Suicidal Tendencies, and Bad Brains. Beyond Glens photographs of skateboarding and punk rock culture Glen is well known for his photographs of legendary hip hop artists such as the Beastie Boys, Run DMC, LL Cool J, Rakim, and Public Enemy to name a few. Glen’s work has been published and exhibited extensively and he has published several books of his work including titles such as “My Rules”, Fuck You Heroes”, Together Forever, and “The Idealist” to name a few. Glen is someone’s who’s work I grew up looking at as a young skateboarder and have always appreciated the enthusiasm and passion he bring to his work so I was really excited to get a chance to speak with him about his journey with photography so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.burningflags.com @glenefriedman

On today’s podcast I speak with Bridget Harris. Bridget Harris is the current head of photography for AirBnb creative. Previous to AirBnb Bridget has worked at Time Magazine as a Senior Photo producer , and also as a senior producer for photographer Norman Jean Roy. In this interview I speak to Bridget about how she got into photography , interning at the Boston Globe newspaper while in college, and I also speak to Bridget about some of her most memorable projects she’s worked on while at Time Magazine. Bridget is someone who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the photo industry so I was really excited to get a chance to speak with her about her journey with photography. So I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.bridgetharris.com

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Pete Thompson. Pete just released a new book titled “93 Til” a photographic journey through skateboarding in the 1990’s. Pete has documented some of the most legendary skateboarders such as Tony Hawk, Neil Blender, Tom Penny, Danny Way, and Arto Sarri to name a few. He spent much of the nineties and early 2000’s working as a staff photographer for skateboard magazines such as SLAP and Transworld Skateboarding. In this interview I speak to Pete about how he got into photography , his experience traveling the world photographing the best skateboarders in the world, and I also speak to Pete about his process publishing his new book. Pete is someone who’s work I looked at growing up skateboarding so I was really pumped to get a chance to speak with him about his journey with photography and his new book so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening!! BUY Pete's Book : https://www.goffbooks.com/product/93-til/ www.petethompsonphoto.com Instagram - @peetigga