

The Photo Banter
Alex Gagne
Podcast by Alex Gagne
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Sep 23, 2024 • 1h 26min
Timothy Archibald
On today's podcast I welcome on photographer Timothy Archibald who is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Timothy has been a working commercial / editorial photographer for over 25 years and is also a professor of photography at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. In this interview I speak to Timothy about his journey with photography and his new AI project "The AI Camera Club" a work of narrative fiction created using AI technology.
Peep Timothy's work :
www.timothyarchibald.com
Instagram- @Timothy_archibald

Sep 16, 2024 • 1h 17min
Jeff Vogeding
On today's podcast I speak with cinematographer Jeff Vogeding who has worked with clients such as Nike, Disney, as well as productions for the Mandalorian and the movie NOPE directed by Jordan Peele. Jeff also has a lot of experience with underwater cinematography.
Peep Jeff's Work :
www.jeffreyvogeding.com
Instagram - @jeffv0

Sep 9, 2024 • 59min
Ari Michelson
On today's podcast I welcome on photographer Ari Michelson who is based in Los Angeles,CA and has worked with clients such as AARP,PEOPLE,and Esquire to name a few. In this interview I speak to Ari about his early days of photography, his approach to portraiture and his experience photo assisting photographers such as Peggy Sirota,Jeff Lipsky,and Mark Seliger.
Peep Ari's work : www.ariandlouise.com
IG - @ariandlouise

Sep 4, 2024 • 1h 10min
Valerie J Bower
On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Valerie J Bower. Valerie is a photographer based in Los Angeles,CA whose work focuses on documenting her everyday life in Los Angeles, Low riding culture, as well as various sub cultures around the world. In this interview I speak to Valerie about her recent experience photographing and touring with the band Limp Bizkit as well as her partner and musician N8NOFACE all across the country this Summer. I also speak to Valerie about interest in photographing the Low Riding car culture of Los Angeles and her approach to documentary based work. I was really excited to speak to Valerie about her interest in making Zines which she designs and sells herself and hosts zine fests around LA with other photographers / Zine makers. I really enjoyed this interview and left inspired by Valeries true passion for photography as well as her DIY approach to making zines and approach to photography. I hope you enjoy this episode and big thanks to friend of the podcast Estevan Oriol for making this episode happen.
PEEP Valerie's Work : IG - @valeriej.bower
https://www.instagram.com/valeriej.bower?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
ZINE'S by Valerie :
https://valeriejbower.bigcartel.com

Aug 31, 2024 • 1h 9min
Ken Light
On today’s podcast I welcome photographer and photojournalist Ken Light. Ken has been a working photographer for over 50 years covering politics and social issues in America as well as being a professor of Photojournalism at the University of California Berkely. In this interview I speak to Ken about his recent coverage of both the DNC and RNC political conventions and how he approaches covering politics. I also speak to Ken about his book titled “Midnight La Frontera” a documentation of boarder crossings from Tiajuana to San Diego. Ken is an accomplished photographer having published 12 books with his most recent book “Report to Shareholders” which was supported with a Guggenheim fellowship. I’m excited to have Ken on the podcast to discuss his incredible career and his passion and relentless dedication to telling important and insightful stories.
www.kenlight.com
@kenlight_photo_

Aug 27, 2024 • 1h 2min
Erik Carter
On today's podcast I welcome photographer Erik Carter who has worked with clients such as Apple,Google,TIME,and Vanity Fair to name a few. In this interview I speak to Erik about his early passion for theatre and how it has influenced his photography. I also speak to Erik about some of his recent assignment work and much much more.
www.erikcarter.com
IG - @erik_carter

Aug 21, 2024 • 1h 22min
Matt Day
On today's podcast I welcome back returning guest photographer Matt Day. Matt is a photographer based in Chillicothe,Ohio and also runs a very popular photography YouTube channel. In this interview I speak to Matt about his new book titled "Surveyor" which documents his home town of Chillicothe,Ohio and I also speak to him about fatherhood and his YouTube channel.
BUY MATT's New Book : https://www.mattdayphoto.com/shop/surveyor
MATT's Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/mattdayphoto
Matt's IG _ https://www.instagram.com/mattdayphoto

Aug 16, 2024 • 52min
Arto Saari
On today's podcast I welcome back photographer Arto Saari. In this interview I speak to Arto about his newly published booked tilted "Bike Path" which documents the surf / skate community on the North Shore of Oahu,Hawaii. Arto's book is available for pre order at superlabo.com now!
Order Arto's book : https://superlabo.com/collections/super-labo/products/bikepath-artosaari
Arto's IG : @artofoto
www.artosaari.com

Aug 9, 2024 • 59min
Yasmin Yassin
On today's podcast I welcome on photographer and filmmaker Yasmin Yassin. Yasmin has worked with clients such as Apple, Nike, The New York Times, and National Geographic to name a few. In this interview I speak to Yasmin about her process to storytelling, portraiture and filmmaking as well as her background in microbiology.
www.yasminyassin.com
Instagram - @yazziz

Jul 18, 2024 • 1h 11min
Jeff Lipsky
On today's episode I welcome back returning guest photographer Jeff Lipsky. Jeff has worked with clients such as Vogue,Outside Magazine, Chase Bank, and Oakley to name a few. In this interview I speak to Jeff about his love of 4X5 film photography, his approach to photographing covers, his experience photographing Jimmy Buffett and much more.
www.jefflipsky.com
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