This week, what’s the most iconic nude photo you’ve ever seen? Now, think about what makes it iconic. The human form is a blank canvas, but depending on how it’s lit, posed or seen by the artist, the resulting representation can be either beautiful or disturbing, art or porn. What’s takes it one way or the other? Also, we talk about when “official” portraits are just bad portraits. Plus, would you pay to use social media if it meant keeping your private information private? Suzanne Moxhay is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #empty

16 Podcasts Photographers Should Follow in 2017 – Resource

Touchnote | Send your photos as postcards and greeting cards

Shooting with the Fujifilm GFX 50S: Extended Thoughts and Sample Images

First Lady Melania Trump Gets Her First Official Portrait : NPR

This is President Trump’s Official Portrait

File:Official portrait of Barack Obama.jpg – Wikimedia Commons

Photos – Google Photos

Home | Mission Control

Daring Fireball: The Mac Pro Lives

Dell’s 8K monitor is a sublime $4,999 luxury for the pros – The Verge

Multiplane camera – Wikipedia

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Interview with Suzanne Moxhay | Dada Magazine | Kids of Dada

This week, a followup to our depression discussion from a couple episodes ago and a letter from a listener. Despite how it sometimes feels, you’re not alone. It’s dark sometimes – really dark – but it’s not empty. We, along with countless listeners, have been there. Call us, email us, post in the group or talk to a family member or a friend. Make things. Share work. Every day, every picture is a chance to change course, either a little or a lot. Also, an offline phone call inspired a discussion around conventional wisdom pertaining to gear and equipment. Nick Veasey is our photographer of the week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #Saturation

Richard Tuschman’s Once Upon a Time in Kazimierz is a look back at 1930s Poland

Bill Wadman 2017 365 (@wadman365) • Instagram photos and videos

Instagram begins blurring some sensitive content, opens two-factor to all | TechCrunch

X-Trans: The Promise and the Problem

Opinion: Thinking about buying medium format? Read this first: Digital Photography Review

Stunning Rare Photographs of Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, and Marlene Dietrich from Hollywood’s Kodachrome Era Photos | Vanity Fair

Stunning Rare Photographs of Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, and Marlene Dietrich from Hollywood’s Kodachrome Era Photos | Vanity Fair

Nick Veasey – Wikipedia

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Nick Veasey: Exposing the invisible | TED Talk | TED.com

Extreme X-Rays: Photographer Nick Veasey Takes You Inside … Everything | WIRED

This week, prompted by a listener email, we talk about taking “those” photos that have been taken a million times before and why you should or shouldn’t take your version. Also, a discussion around being open to the process and giving yourself permission to play, regardless of whether or not all the pieces are in place. Paul Outerbridge is our Photographer of the Week.

Three Iconic Musicians on Artistic Creation — and Its Importance Now – NYTimes.com

U.S. Limits Devices for Passengers on Foreign Airlines From Eight Countries – NYTimes.com

Behold the most terrifying images in these declassified nuclear test videos – The Washington Post

Polaroid Swing aims to reboot brand and inspire new generation | Art and design | The Guardian

Gregory Heisler on Arnold Newman – YouTube

Paul Outerbridge – Wikipedia

When Color Was Vulgar: Paul Outerbridge’s Avant-Gardist’s Eye – The New Yorker

L.A. exhibitions focus on Paul Outerbridge – LA Times

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This week, we discuss the paralyzing power of depression via a story of a Chinese photographer called Ren Hang, who recently took his own life. Also, a quick roundup of some of our current favorite photo apps. Plus, we tease a couple articles to discuss next week around the creative process of artists like Beck, Tom Waits and Kendrick Lamar as well as the value of immersion via Chrissie Hynde. Laurent Nivalle is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #contrast

Three Iconic Musicians on Artistic Creation — and Its Importance Now – NYTimes.com

SKEW on the App Store

Fotograf on the App Store

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The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde in studio q – YouTube

Adobe mobile, iPhone, iPad, Android apps | Adobe Creative Cloud

Ren Hang, Provocative Chinese Photographer, Dies at 29 – The New York Times

Ren Hang – TASCHEN Books

Djimon with Octopus, Hollywood (Getty Museum)

Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock – Movie Trailers – iTunes

Infographic shows the (depressive) state of the camera industry – 43 Rumors

Photographer Spends Three Months Building His Own Sets by Hand for Cinematic Photo Series | Fstoppers

GILBERT O`SULLIVAN tells the TRUE story of ALONE AGAIN ( Naturally ) – YouTube

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This week, we’re starting out with a discussion around craft, inspired in part by the terrific Netflix series, Abstract. Also, we talk about two extremes of making work – at one end, we cite John Free and his 10 year photo essay project talking to people in the train yards in Los Angeles. On the other end, is the recent pop-up display of images and contact sheets from Robert Frank’s The Americans which, at the request of the photographer, were taken down and destroyed. Is one of these things a more valid expression of art than the other, or are they each a potentially necessary part of the creative process? Plus, with our five year anniversary coming up, we’re asking if you have any ideas on how you’d like to see us mark the occasion. If so, email us at podcast@ontakingpictures.com. Aaron Siskind is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #mealtime

Mobile HD Video Camera for iPhone, iPad | App of the Year

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jeffery saddoris — Process Driven: Ben Thomas

Hirshhorn Museum visitor breaks pumpkin taking selfie | Daily Mail Online

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Advanced de-faking: using public sources to trace the true age of a suspected propaganda video / Boing Boing

How This Wildlife Photographer Got His Shot On a Postage Stamp | Digital Trends

10 Year Photo Essay by John Free – YouTube

My Photography Lesson With John Free | The Art of Photography

Engineering Prints | Color Engineering Prints | Staples®

How Much Faster is a Modern Workstation for Adobe Photoshop CC 2017?

How Much Faster is a Modern Workstation for Adobe Lightroom CC 2015.8?

Aaron Siskind – Wikipedia

Etherton Gallery – Aaron Siskind

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This week, we respond to a couple listener emails — one involves questions around valuing work and the other is a followup to last week’s discussion around barriers. Also, what do you expect when you post your work online? Are you looking for constructive criticism, likes or is it just a vehicle for sharing what you make? Magnum photographer Eli Reed is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #staircase

Ellen DeGeneres Surprises Brooklyn Students With College Scholarships | NBC New York

Sony announced the world’s fastest SD card with 300MB/s read and write speed – 43 Rumors

Pro Tools | First | Avid

Log Commercial – YouTube

Eli Reed – Wikipedia

Magnum Photos Photographer Portfolio

Photojournalist Eli Reed Shares Some of His Favorite Images

Photographer Eli Reed – YouTube

Eli Reed: The Lost Boys of Sudan – YouTube

This week, an email from a listener sparks a discussion about shipping – specifically around our own expectations over what comes next. This leads us into a broader discussion around self image, privilege and fears – both real and imagined. Also, is an MFA in photography a good idea? Plus, we got lots of terrific phone calls from you and want more. Keep them coming! Herbert Randall is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment:#dutchangle

The Police – Mother [Synchronicity – 1983] – YouTube

World Press Photo 2017: The Best People Images | Time.com

These ’80s Artists Are More Important Than Ever – The New York Times

Admissions: ICP-Bard MFA | International Center of Photography

The best team jugglers in the world! – YouTube

Playboy is bringing back nude photoshoots | Dazed

Small Town Inertia by Colin Wilkinson (Bluecoat Press) — Kickstarter

If you were a hot dog… – YouTube

Dutch angle – Wikipedia

Herbert Randall – Wikipedia

Herbert Randall | Black Culture Connection Explorer | PBS

Watch Full Episodes Online of American Experience on PBS | Herbert Randall – “The Photographer”

Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement — Images of a Peoples’ Movement

Gettysburg Address – Wikipedia

This week, we’re talking about film gear and answering some listener questions about our favorite film cameras. Also, a discussion around the challenges of becoming derivative of your own work, especially when you’ve done it for decades. We use Billy Joel and Mark Seliger as examples. Plus, despite low earnings, camera makers are still developing some pretty incredible tech. Lorna Simpson is our Photographer of the Week.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #convergence

The Best Camera For Beginning Film Shooters? Maybe! | Fstoppers

Pentax K1000 – Wikipedia

Depeche Mode – Where’s the Revolution – YouTube

Duckpin bowling – Wikipedia

Synthetic ice – Wikipedia

Abstract The Art of Design Trailer: Netflix Designers Docuseries | IndieWire

Rolling Stone to Christopher Street: 30 Years of Portraits – Interview with Mark Seliger | LensCulture

Billy Joel – Here’s The Thing – WNYC

Is Obama’s official White House photographer trolling Donald Trump?

GoPro lost $373 million during its awful 2016 – The Verge

Nikon restructuring causes casualties to bottom line, camera line and production line | TechCrunch

Panasonic announces the World’s first Organic CMOS Image Sensor

Photographs of working class Brits recreated 40 years later | Metro News

WPP-winning image “a staged murder for the press” says jury chair – British Journal of Photography

in the 70s, Toys of the Seventies, Spinwelder

Lorna Simpson Studio

BOMB Magazine — Lorna Simpson by Coco Fusco

TateShots: Lorna Simpson – Studio Visit – YouTube

Lorna Simpson, Artist Talk 10.8.15 – YouTube

Lorna Simpson Studio – Waterfall

This week, have the tools taken the mystery out of photography? When you no longer think about technical requirements to make photographs, have we gone too far or is that the point? Also, a couple terrific submissions from listeners — including one that has us marvelling at photos from an earlier time in America. Plus, is there value in keeping meticulous records of your life? We’re celebrating Black History Month by spotlighting African American Photographers of the Week, beginning with Addison Scurlock.

On Taking Pictures – Google+ – Assignment: #atwork

100 Megapixels – New Standard in Advertising Photography – Blair Bunting

‘With film, you can feel the photography’: P.E.I. Photo Lab still developing film – Prince Edward Island – CBC News

Film Photography: Kodak May Resurrect More Than Ektachrome | Time.com

Sports : A Study in Motion : Blair Bunting : Commercial Photographer : LA

A portrait of America

American Civil Rights – Magnum Photos

I Am Not Your Negro: Theater Showtimes & Ticket Purchasing – The Official Showtimes Destination

Joe Rogan Experience #906 – Henry Rollins – YouTube

U2 > News > The Joshua Tree Tour 2017

Lennart Nilsson, Photographer Who Unveiled the Invisible, Dies at 94 – The New York Times

Shealah Craighead is Officially Trump’s Chief White House Photographer

Scurlock, Addison (1883-1964) | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed

The Scurlock Studio: Picture of Prosperity | People & Places | Smithsonian

Annie King Phillips: Photography and the Addison Scurlock Family of Photographers – YouTube

The Scurlocks and Black Washington – YouTube

(571) Addison Scurlock Photography on Pinterest

This week, we discuss the seemingly innate skills and abilities of our fathers and grandfathers and how somewhere along the way, that “folk wisdom” was either lost or perhaps no longer needed. Were the skills handed down to them, or simply a byproduct of the time and place in which they lived? Have we evolved? Also, we mention a few terrific documentaries about art and design that are currently available for streaming. Chuck Stewart is our Photographer of the Week.

Metallica Performs “Atlas, Rise!” – YouTube

Popcorn Sutton`s last dam run of Likker [FULL MOVIE] – YouTube

Modern art was CIA ‘weapon’ | The Independent

Episode #9: The CIA/AbEx Connection — ArtCurious Podcast

Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict

Amazon.com: Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel: Diana Vreeland, Lauren Bacall, Diana Von Furstenberg, Marisa Berenson

Amazon.com: Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict: Marina Abramovi?, Dore Ashton, Stephanie Barron, Diego Cortez: Amazon Digital Services LLC

The White House | Flickr

Obama White House | Flickr

Interview with Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza

The President’s Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office – YouTube

The presidents photographer PART 1 – YouTube

One Year with the Pentax 645Z

My Pentax 645z Medium Format Conversion in a Nutshell – Medium

Leica Sofort // Photography – Leica Camera AG

Zink (technology) – Wikipedia

Chuck Stewart – Wikipedia

Chuck Stewart | Credits | AllMusic

Remembering Jazz Photographer Chuck Stewart – The Daily Beast

Chuck Stewart, Jazz Photographer, Dies at 89; – The New York Times

The Jazzy Blue Notes of Reid Miles – Retinart