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I Dig: Roman & Williams

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:41:30 +0000

“It’s a shame to only have dreams at night. You should have a few opportunities during the day.”

Roman & Williams from The Scout on Vimeo.

Daniel Milnor on the Folio Podcast

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:50:10 +0000

Photographer Daniel Milnor is my guest on episode 11 of the Folio Podcast. For many years I’ve enjoyed following Daniel’s work and his blog (not only for his images, but also for his thoughtful written content)…so it was especially exciting for me to have him on the show. We talk about a range of topics, including Daniel’s photographic journeys, his diversification of work, the state of the photographic “industry,” photo book publishing, and more. Evident throughout our conversation are the many ways in which Daniel lives an artful and creative life.

Daniel’s wide range of work includes unique and original photo books, exhibitions, personal and commercial documentary & travel projects, fine art & portraiture. He has taught at Art Center College of Design, the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, Julia Dean Workshops and just recently returned from teaching a workshop in Peru. He is a member of the Advisory Board at Blurb, a print on demand book publishing company, and he splits his time between Southern California and New Mexico.

In his own words, “he is happiest with his notebook, Leica camera and trusty leather boots, sizing up whatever situation is happening in front of him.” Does it get any better than that? Click below and join me for a conversation with Daniel (and, be sure to leave a comment/feedback/additional questions for Daniel here on the blog).

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Inside the Image – John Anderson

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:10:58 +0000

I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to be introduced to John Anderson’s body of work earlier this year. Following our conversation in January (on the Folio Podcast), I’ve been inspired to dig deeper into John’s work, and have really enjoyed following along on his creative journey. John was recently here in California, and created this remarkable image.

Thank you John for taking us Inside the Image.

John Anderson: “Without thinking about it, I took my camera off the tripod and opened up the aperture enough to stop motion at around a 350th of second. Then I just stood there a moment wondering why I had done that. That’s when I saw it. A set of enormous waves swiftly closing in on me – they were easily twice the size of any other waves I had seen that day – or any day for that matter.

“I barely had time to think…uh…this could be bad…when the first one hit. The sound was incredible and the splash wave shot straight up in air mingling with the clouds in a solemn display of lethal horror. I stated photographing; clicking my sophisticated legend of a camera like a point and shoot. Someone was laughing maniacally – turns out it was me – when the terrifying volume of water dropped harmlessly into the chasm at my feet – leaving the shelf of rock I was standing on completely dry.

“I didn’t have time to marvel at being alive – more big waves were pounding into the air and I kept shooting them. I took a lot of photographs in short period of time but it was that first wave that captured my emotions. If chance favors the prepared mind, it absolutely adores the stupidly lucky.”

Learn more about John and support his journey
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John on the Folio Podcast