#339: Just Jump Into The Water

© Alfred Cheney Johnston
Jeffery and Bill discuss the Japanese concept of Ikigai, how the more you ignore your inability the more your inability will become your ability. Early 20th century showgirl photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston is our Photographer of the Week.
Noirchick in Old Hollywood twitter post
#338: Is The LED Still Lit?

© Victoria Will
Wes Anderson – Grand Budapest Hotel BTS
Sylvester Stallone on screenwriting
Barry Manilow “This One’s for You”
#337: My Whole Life Is A Year of Sabbatical

© Ed Templeton
Bill got back from summer vacation and doesn’t feel restored. So he and Jeffery spend some time discussing how to switch off. Skater and artist Ed Templeton is our photographer of the week.
Daniel Milnor – Shifter: Question and Answer 54
#336: There Has To Be A Mythology

How do we distinguish between things we make for us and things we make for money? That, submarine references, and a fairly deep dive into Bill’s old Drabbles project.
Squaring the Circle documentary
Andy Warhol’s Factory of Truth on Cautionary Tales podcast
Proto Drabble of Heather by Bill Wadman
https://www.lucasstoffel.com/art
Mines on the first day of the Somme in WWI
#335: The Lesson In This Season of My Life

What’s Jeffery working on lately? If not, why not? Also, does everyone think they’re a fraud deep down and just keep it to themselves? Christian Witkin is our Photographer of the Week.
Christian Witkin Instagram Post
#334: Nature of the MrBeast

Above image © Steve Schapiro
Tommy Westphall Universe Theory.
CJ Hendry Illustrations on Instagram
Jean Claude Van Damme in Breakin’
Speaking of Seeing with Sandi Robertson and Bill Wadman
AI Girl with the Pearl Earring
#333: Answering The Call

Poorest Region of America – What It Really Looks Like
Victor Skrebneski on Wikipedia
#332: You Did That Wrong, Make It Right

What starts with a conversation about Bill’s new skateboard, and righting the sins of childhood leads us to discuss overcoming fear and mental paralysis. We also get a bit into the Adobe license news, the portraits of the King Charles, and Jeffery’s ideal trail bike.
King Charles Official Portraits
The Girl skateboard deck Bill bought
Adobe tells users they can’t use old versions of Creative Cloud they paid for
#331: I Was On A Sofa

In this episode, we talk about why simpler is often the more attractive solution and how not spending your creative life trying to do something new is okay. Plus, is having goals too goal oriented?
Rudolf Schwarzkogler Aktion #2
John Singer Sargent “A Capriote” at the Boston MFA
Fuji GFX 100s 14 bit vs 16 bit
On Taking Pictures #177 recorded during a walk on the Washington DC Mall
“The Price of Everything” Documentary
#330: Losing Your Bearings

We start with Bill going back to his roots in audio, first as a equipment repairman and then in due course a mix engineer. Which leads he and Jeffery into a discussion about getting turned around and losing your bearings. How do you know which direction to go? What if you’ve achieved your original goals and need to find new ones?
“Time Stops” Song by Bill Wadman – HQ file
Adcom GFP-750 PreAmp review in Stereophile magazine from 1999