#240: The Reins Are Fear
© Fredrick Sommer
This week, making decisions. Sometimes moving through fear means letting go of the reigns — emotionally, creatively, maybe even geographically. But once you do, how much control do you actually have to change course? Are you at the whim of inertia, or do small moves open up new territories, whether you want them to or not? Plus, is monetization after the fact different or better than having it as a goal from the beginning? Frederick Sommer is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #onemile
Court Dismisses $1 Billion Copyright Claim Against Getty | PDNPulse
Casey Neistat and His Beme App Just Got Acquired by CNN for $25 Million
Does Decision-Making Matter? – The New York Times
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100 Photographs: The Most Influential Images of All Time
The Unknown Berenice Abbott – Berenice Abbott – Steidl Verlag
Frederick Sommer – Frederick & Frances Sommer Foundation
The Art of Frederick Sommer: Photography, Drawing, Collage
Pentax 645Z bajo el agua – YouTube
GeForce GTX 970 Memory Issue Fully Explained – Nvidia’s Response
#239: True to the Show
© Ruth Gruber
This week, what would you do as an artist without the right to express yourself freely? Do you censor your work or do you use your voice and push harder to make your point of view known? Also, what would you give up creatively in order to immerse yourself in something new? Plus, a couple entries from the Crit Wall. Ruth Gruber is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #provocative
YouTube Casey Neistat Ending Daily Vlog | Mediaite
Episode 751 – David Crosby — WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
Taylor Wessing photographic Portrait Prize 2016 – Prize Winners
Now your photos look better than ever – even those dusty old prints
Shooting the Phase One XF 100MP Camera System on a Drone – Live View shooting in Iceland – YouTube
100MP Phase One Alpa Hands-on Review – YouTube
Visiting Sir Elton John’s Dazzling Modernist Photography Collection | Fstoppers
Ruth Gruber, a Fearless Chronicler of the Jewish Struggle, Dies at 105 – The New York Times
A Woman Of Photos And Firsts, Ruth Gruber At 100 : The Picture Show : NPR
Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist | International Center of Photography
Ahead of Time:The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber
#238: There Will Always Be A Minority Report
© Vicki Dasilva
This week, we discuss the recent election not from a political perspective, but rather from the standpoint of making art and how to translate the reactionary energy into something good. Also, what are some differences between good and great street photography? Are there objective markers or is it merely great by degrees? Vicki Dasilva is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #congestion
President-Elect Trump: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – YouTube
Artist talk with Photographer Albert Watson | Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Equinox Gallery Vancouver – Two Men in Fog by Fred Herzog
Photography by Thomas Leuthard
Thomas Leuthard (@thomas.leuthard) • Instagram photos and videos
“Doctor Who” Blink (TV Episode 2007) – IMDb
Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man.Documentary 2005 – YouTube
“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” by Rufus Wainwright – YouTube
#237: The Flow of the Slinky
© Jerome Liebling
This week, with the proliferation of low cost gear and the barrier of entry so low, have the mechanics of making become too easy? Also, is there such a thing as “objectively good” and if so, how do you know it when you see it? Plus, has photo software reached the tipping point in terms of features? Jerome Liebling is our Photographer of the Week.
Bruce Campbell on 16mm film, iPhones and why horror must go ‘up the butt’ – CNET
UNDERFIRE – Tony Vaccaro Studio
Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times Covers After the World Series
Pirsig’s metaphysics of Quality – Wikipedia
The Shape of Things: Photographs from Robert B. Menschel | MoMA
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When Pictures Tell Stories We’d Rather Not Hear
Jerome Liebling, Photographer and Mentor, Is Dead at 87 – The New York Times
The Still-Life Mentor to a Filmmaking Generation – The New York Times
Jerome Liebling at Steven Kasher Gallery
#236: The Next Switchback on the Plateau
This week, we’re talking about the ups and downs we go to when we just can’t seem to connect with what we make. How do you keep moving forward when it feels like your wheels are just spinning in the mud. It’s not the feeling of being stuck because energy is still being expended — there’s just the feeling of not moving. Plus, does innovation happen by committee or does there need to be a single vision that the committee then supports? Shin Nogouchi is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #outoftheordinary
The interview: Robert Pirsig | Books | The Guardian
William Eggleston: The Democratic Forest: Selected Works
William Eggleston, the Pioneer of Color Photography
Reel Pieces: Philip Seymour Hoffman on Capote – YouTube
Photoshop to work with MacBook Pro Touch Bar this year – CNET
Apple says LG’s new 5K displays were designed for the new MacBook Pro – The Verge
Microsoft Surface Studio | Powerful workstation designed for the creative process
Artist talk with Photographer Albert Watson | Smithsonian American Art Museum
Shin Noguchi (@shinnoguchiphotos) • Instagram photos and videos
#235: Layering It Up Like a Cake
This week, how do you know — or can you know — when a piece of work will be more than what you thought it would be going into it? Can you predict greatness or is it only available in hindsight? At what point do you call the game if you’re not going to win? Also, a discussion around how appreciating art can often be affected by the room or the way it’s displayed, using the newly reopened East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in DC as an example. Plus, Erin Margaret Allison Rambo is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #ritual
Great Performances: Hamilton’s America | 2016 Arts Fall Festival | PBS Arts
Lin-Manuel Miranda Monologue – SNL – YouTube
‘Hamilton’ Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Freestyle Raps With President Obama | NBC News – YouTube
BBC Radio 2 – Simon Mayo Drivetime – When Simon met Springsteen
Harry Benson: Shoot First – Movie Trailers – iTunes
Kodak Revives Its Iconic Logo—and Gives It a Little Twist | WIRED
Kodak’s new smartphone puts photos and nostalgia first – Oct. 20, 2016
An Interview with Gregory Crewdson
Bruce Springsteen – Wings For Wheels – The Making of Born To Run -2005 – YouTube
the name’s rambo (@rambo) • Instagram photos and videos
Leon Bridges (@leonbridgesofficial) • Instagram photos and videos
#234: Measure Twice, Cut Once
This week, Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize for literature and it inspires a discussion around boundaries as they pertain to art and creative pursuits. Does Dylan winning this re-define what qualifies as literature? How does this discussion pertain to photography? Is portraiture more valid than street photography? Is shooting wildlife somehow “better” than shooting weddings? Also, how much does creative efficiency figure into your own creative process? Are you looking for the shortest line between to points or do you prefer the more scenic route? Jonathan Mannion is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #framed
Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize, Redefining Boundaries of Literature – The New York Times
Bob Dylan is a welder and he makes big iron gates out of scrap metal [5 pictures] | 22 Words
Custom Honda Ruckus- P150 Warhawk – Steady Garage
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Jonathan Mannion (@jonathanmannion) • Instagram photos and videos
Jonathan Mannion: At Home With – YouTube
#233: Live Up To An Impossibility
© Fred Lyon
This week, we’re discussing changing directions creatively inspired by both new gear and a new environment, which raises a couple questions for us that we’d like to also ask you. To what degree does what you use affect what you make? Aside from tools, how does the environment you create in contribute to the work you produce? Also, once you make a dramatic shift and have the necessities locked in, how do you decide what comes next? Fred Lyon is our Photographer of the Week.
Milli Vanilli – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Portrait of an American Hero and a Generation That Is Slowly Fading Away | History | Smithsonian
A Bee Gees Survivor: Barry Gibb Reflects in a Solo Album – The New York Times
Ready, Set, Reveal! Sue Bryce’s Print-Selling Phenomenon | PDN Online
Episode 749 – Larry Clark — WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
Tulsa (book) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tulsa by Larry Clark – Album on Imgur
Fred Lyon “San Francisco” on Amazon
A Conversation With Fred Lyon, San Francisco Photographer Since The 1940s | Hoodline
The Rumpus Interview With Fred Lyon – The Rumpus.net
Fred Lyon: Living Through the Lens | KQED Truly CA – YouTube
The Rowing Machine with Bill Wadman — Fitless
#232: Solid Steel Walls of Reality
This week a few thoughts around the new National Museum of African American History & Culture and how photography was sourced and is used throughout the museum. Also, rock and roll photography — has increasingly limited access to the band and performances limited the resulting quality of the work? Sails Chong is our Photographer of the Week.
Emmett Till – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bastille | The official Bastille website. Visit for the latest updates.
Fidget Cube: A Vinyl Desk Toy by Matthew and Mark McLachlan — Kickstarter
MTA ad campaign to show real New Yorkers who ‘say something’ – NY Daily News
Art Cosgrove: Kodak and The Lunar Orbiter Mission by The Kodakery | Free Listening on SoundCloud
At 83, subject of ‘American Girl in Italy’ photo speaks out – today > news – TODAY.com
Olympus Says Earth’s Rotation Limits Image Stabilization to 6.5 Stops Max
The New Yorkers by Bill Wadman Thane & Prose Publishers, New York | The Thane & Prose Press Bookstore
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On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #stripes
Studio NEXT-IMAGE (Sails Chong) – Behind the scenes in Shanghai ????? – Hasselblad – YouTube
Singles’ Day – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
#231: I Look Forward to Looking Back
This week, we’re in a few different directions and we begin with a discussion around the Smithsonian’s newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture. Specifically, do you feel an obligation to visit places like these – places that are as much a historical record as they are a cultural cautionary tale? Also, a followup to the gear discussion that we started last week. Plus, a terrific email from a listener inspires this week’s G+ group assignment. Claude Cahun is our Photographer of the Week.
On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #SomeoneElse
Sneak Peak: Smithsonian Curators Preview New African American Museum | Culture Type
Cameraperson – Movie Trailers – iTunes
Searching for Bobby Fischer – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mall walking – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sony RX1R II: 42.4MP Full Frame and the World’s First Optical Variable Low-Pass Filter
Just When You Thought It Was Safe: A JAWS Companion
Claude Cahun – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Claude Cahun, the Lesbian Surrealist Who Defied the Nazis – The Daily Beast
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