The Photo Banter

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Nick Onken. Nick is a commercial and editorial photographer who has worked with clients such as Nike,Coca Cola,Conde Nast Traveler,and Addidas to name a few. In this interview I speak to Nick about some of his early assignments , his approach to marketing and I also speak to Nick about his own podcast “Nion Radio” where he interviews people such as Usher , Donna Karen , and Jeff Lipsky to name a few. Nick is a very creative person with a broad range of interests so I was interested to hear more about his story. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.nickonken.com Instagram - @nickonken

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Gina LeVay. Gina is a NYC based photographer who has worked with clients such as ESPN,Vanity Fair,Fortune,and the WWE to name a few. In this interview I speak to Gina about her personal project “Sandhogs” which documented the underground miners of NYC. I also speak to Gina about her approach to marketing which has allowed her to work with a broad range of both editorial and commercial clients. Gina is photographer who’s work I’ve been following for years so I was excited to get a chance to speak with her about her work. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening. www.ginalevay.com Instagram - @ginalevay

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Dylan Coulter. Dylan is a Los Angeles based photographer who has worked with clients such as ESPN the Magazine,GQ,Adidas,and Apple to name a few. In this interview I speak with Dylan about how he made the transition form working as an Art director to becoming a photographer , his experience shooting for ESPN’s The Body Issue, and I also speak to him about some of hiss early assignments. Dylan is a really talented photographer with a wealth of knowledge and experience so I was excited to get a chance to speak with him about his career. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.dylancoulter.com Instagram - @dylancoulter

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Matt Day. Matt Day is a photographer based in Chillicothe,Ohio who is well known for his youtube channel “Matt Day Photo” where he talks about everything from film photography, different cameras, and projects he’s working on. Much of Matt’s personal photography is based around documenting is family and the town of Chillicothe,Ohio. Matt is someone who has a true passion for photography and has found a unique way to monetize his photography via youtube and social media so I was excited to get a chance to speak with him in depth about his work. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.mattdayphoto.com www.youtube.com/mattdayphoto Instagram- @mattdayphoto

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Matt Thomas who is the current staff photographer for the Boston Red Sox baseball team. In this interview I speak to Matt about how he went from an intern to a Staff photographer for the Boston Red Sox, his approach to retouching, and I also speak to him about his experience working at the Purdue University student newspaper. Being someone who is a fan of baseball this interview was a real pleasure to do , so I hope you enjoy it and thanks for listening! www.mthomasphotos.com Instagram- @m_thomasphotos

On today’s podcast I speak with photographers Jeremy & Claire Weiss who go under the name DAY 19. Jeremy & Claire have worked with clients such as Levi’s ,Nike, Pepsi,Verizon,and Addidas to name a few. In this interview I speak to Jeremy & Claire about how they got into photography , some of there early assignments, and I also speak to them about some of their most memorable shoots. I’ve been following Day 19’s work for many years so I was excited to get any opportunity to speak with Jeremy and Claire in depth about their work. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy! www.day19.com

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Tony Luong. Tony is a Boston based photographer who specializes in editorial and commercial photography. He has worked with clients such as Rolling Stone,The NY Times,Outside Magazine,and Popular Mechanics to name a few. In this interview I speak to Tony about what he enjoys about editorial photography , his approach to photographing business people , and I also speak to him about the time he photographed legendary photographer Gregory Crewdson. Tony is someone who’s work I’ve admired for many years so I was happy to get a chance to speak with him about his work. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.tonyluong.com Instagram - @itsmetonyluong

On today’s podcast I speak with Christine Reilly who is currently the photo director for the WWE. In this interview I speak to Christine about how she got into photography, some of her early experiences working as a photo editor, and I also speak to her about some of her personal creative projects outside of all of the work she does with the WWE. Christine is someone who has a true passion for photography and the arts so it was real pleasure getting a chance to speak with her about all her experience in the photography world. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listing!! www.reillypictures.com Instagram @creillypictures Instagram @nicershit

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer and director John Huet. John is well known for his images of athletes such as Tiger Woods,Michael Phelps, Allen Iverson, and for work he has done with brands such as NIKE,Bank of America,Titlest,and Oakley to name a few . I’ve been a big fan of John’s work for many years so it was a real pleasure getting a chance to speak with him about all is work and experience with photography. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.johnhuet.com Instagram @johnhuet

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer and photo editor Sacha Lecca. Sacha is currently the Deputy Photo Editor at Rolling Stone magazine where he has been since 2007. In this interview I speak to Sacha about how he got into photography , his early passion for darkroom printing, and I also speak to him about what he looks for when hiring a photographer for Rolling Stone. Sacha is someone who has a wealth of knowledge about photography and the photo industry so it was a pleasure getting a chance to speak with him! I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! Instagram - @sachalecca