Outerfocus turns 60. I hope that you are all well during what is becoming a very troubled time, on a global scale. I believe that there is a different future on the other side and this ‘down time’ can help us to focus on what that will mean. This week I’m afforded the opportunity to talk with the very wonderful, Jane Baldwin about her long term project about women, culture, human rights and the environmental issues that threaten the communities of Ethiopia’s Omo River Valley and Kenya’s Lake Turkana watershed.I’d rather not get into it here but this conversation has made me think. Especially about what else I could be doing moving forward. I very much hope that you enjoy this conversation and the stories and insight herein.“They think that we’re not educated, but we know that whenever they open their mouths they say nothing but lies”© Jane Baldwin. Young Kwegu mother, Omo River, Ethiopia, 2005Jane Baldwin, an American artist and educator, uses black and white film and audio recordings to document her photographic work. Baldwin’s most recent project Kara Women Speak is a multi-sensory, immersive body of work about women, culture, human rights and the environmental issues that threaten the communities of Ethiopia’s Omo River Valley and Kenya’s Lake Turkana..........Show notes and links at OuterfocusPodcastSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

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Outerfocus 60 - Jane Baldwin

You made through another two weeks. That means we’re two weeks closer to things getting back to normal. I hope you are all doing well and finding your own methods for not going completely mad. I think I’m starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel……..This week I talk with the very wonderful, Lauren MaccabeeAndrew Scott (aka Sexy Preist) © Lauren MaccabeeLauren is a London based photographer, who shoots fashion, lifestyle and documentary. Her work is notable for the crossover between portraiture and fashion, with a focus on youth culture. With a strong interest in the colour and narrative, Lauren’s work........Full show notes and links at - https://www.outerfocuspodcast.com/podcast/2020/5/29/outerfocus-59-lauren-maccabeeSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

Outerfocus 59 - Lauren Maccabee

Hello again! Another two weeks passes……I hope that you are all doing well and are still coping during this very peculiar time. I think it’s a real struggle for people to get a grasp of what they should be doing when they can’t get out and do the thing they do. Me included, but I’ve decided to not concern myself with what I should be doing, and just do. Outerfocus is getting the attention it deserves with new conversations and a BloG! with features and photo influences, and we are enjoying asking photographers, “What’s in yer bag?” over on the OF Youtube channel. Whe’re also just starting to get some ideas together for an Outerfocus Live! Freedom Party -  with a live recording, an exhibition of your photography and the usual pizza and beer. More details on this coming soon. This week we have doozy. I recently recorded a conversation with the very wonderful, Norma I. Quintana. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did. © Norma I. Quintana Tiny Contortionist, CIRCUS series, 2001Norma is a fine art photographer and educator who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her first monograph, CIRCUS: A Traveling Life was published by Damiani, Italy in 2014. It chronicles a ten-year collaboration between Quintana and an American, traveling.........Full show notes @ - https://www.outerfocuspodcast.com/podcast/2020/5/14/outerfocus-58-norma-i-quintanaSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

Outerfocus 58 - Norma I. Quintana

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Outerfocus 57 - David Gibson

Still on lockdown-ish and enjoying getting back to recording conversations. It’s surprising easy to pin people down when they have to stay home!This time we talk with, Czesław Siegieda (Jan) about his excellent new book - Polska Britannica. Jan tells us about the history of Polish immigrants in the UK, and his double life of a British school boy and Polish Catholic living in a Resettlement Camp in Burton on the Wolds, Leicestershire.© Czesław Siegieda from Polska BritannicaCzesław Siegieda, born the son of Polish immigrants to England in Leicestershire in 1954, showed an interest in photography from an early age. From his teens he photographed the Polish community he grew up in, moving through fêtes and funerals with an ease only available to..........Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

Outerfocus 56 - Czesław Siegieda

There is global pandemic, which means I have a little more time on my hands to get some conversations recorded. Every cloud…..Welcome to Outerfocus 55 with Poly Rusyn©Polly RusynPolly  is a London-based freelance photographer and street photography workshop teacher with a background in the travel industry. Polly’s work has been exhibited internationally at a number of street photography festivals, published in National Geographic Traveller (2019) and featured in Digital Photographer magazine (2019). She was a finalist at both the Miami Street Photography Festival (2018) and PhoS Festival in Sofia (2019), and her work........Full show notes and links at - outerfocuspodcast.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

Outerfocus 55 - Polly Rusyn

Happy Friday! Welcome to March’s instalment of Outerfocus to sooth your coronavirus blues. Today we welcome the very wonderful, Reuben Radding, a photographer and musician living in Brooklyn, NY.© Reuben RaddingI’ve been internet friends with Reuben for some time now and met him while in NY a couple of weeks back. During our short conversation I realised that he had an interesting, and somewhat familiar, understanding of photography and the photographic process -  Something that I think we are all trying to understand in our own way - and proposed we record a conversation. There were some quality issues and delay during the recording but I don’t  think this takes away from the conversation and ideas raised. It took me a lot longer to edit this one so hang in there, it’s worth it! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

Outerfocus 54 - Reuben Radding

Welcome back to the Outerfocus podcast!I did say that you could expect a new one early March but I thought it fitting to get this one out today. Especially as Iain has a book signing at the Photographers Gallery this Thursday, 27th, 6pm - 8pm.Full show notes and links at - www.outerfocuspodcast.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

Outerfocus 53 - Iain McKell

Welcome back!I trust  that you have all eaten your weight in cheese, drank copious amounts of alcohol and have had a bit of a rest. I have, but without the rest part. Anyway, I hope that you are all busy again and working hard to become a better photographer, and a better human being. As I mention at the beginning of the podcast, it’s been a while since the last episode. My apologies, but it’s all about time and I don’t seem to have much of it these days. As a temporary solution, I’m aiming to post a new episode every month and we’ll see how it goes. This is a special episode, recorded live at the Wanstead Tap in London on 17th December 2019. A bit of a Christmas party. We had just enough people to create a great atmosphere and had a wonderful guest in, Stephen Leslie, who entertained us with stories from his book, Sparks - Adventures in Street Photography. We had people travel from London, Germany and even Montreal to be there, which is pretty amazing, and we drank beer and wine - and whisky shots - and ate pizza. An all round success I think, and hopefully we can do more in the future. Thanks to Stephen, everyone that came on the night, all who helped out, and all that continue to support the podcast. It is very much appreciated.* Recoding quality warning! Although the recording on the night was great we did have a questions section and you can’t really hear the question, but I’ve left them in because you can probably figure it out from the answers given. Stephen mentions the below, Louis Faurer, photograph.© Louis FaurerBelow are the images from Stephen’s book - in order -  that support the readings he gave during the recording.Full show notes photographs at - https://www.outerfocuspodcast.com/podcast/2020/1/14/outerfocus-52-of-live-with-stephen-leslieSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

Outerfocus 52 - OF Live! with Stephen Leslie

Before we get started, I have an announcement! Outerfocus Live!On 17th December 2019 we will be hosting an Outerfocus meet-up at the The Wanstead Tap east London.Print Swap!You bring a print, you take a print. The details of how we manage this are TBC. We might lay them out, it might be a lucky dip. Or unlucky dip depending on what you get!Live Podcast RecordingWe will be recording a live episode of OF with special guest, Stephen Leslie, and will be taking questions and topics from the audience. Party!After the recording you will be invited to stay for drinks and dancing. Info. & tickets HERE!On With The Show!© Melissa O'ShaughnessyThis week we welcome Melissa O'Shaughnessy to the podcast. Melissa is a New York based photographer who came to photography relatively late in life.  After quitting work - president of a small investment firm - to spend more time with her children, she learned the craft of darkroom-based black and white photography.Full show notes and links - outerfocuspodcast.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

Outerfocus 51 - Melissa O'Shaughnessy

We made it to 50! Which is not really any more important than 49, or 51, but here we are. It’s been a blast and we’ve been incredibly lucky with the quality of guests over the past year and a half who have had many different stories to tell. All genres and all different routes into photography. Some of who set out to be a photographer, or artist, and others who just seem to have happed up on it. Photography finds them. No matter the route, or start point, it’s a reminder that photography is a multi faceted and far reaching medium. There are no definitive answers, no clear paths to success and no short cuts. It promises everything and in most cases delivers nothing other than the satisfaction of making a nice picture. But it can also change lives, perspectives, even laws, and can show us worlds that we could never dream of. It can connects us to each other and instil empathy. It can be the best therapy and the greatest frustration. No matter what, it’s here, ever changing and it’s not going away. Photography can’t be everything to everyone, but it can be whatever we want it to be, as long as we are only ever ourselves. Look at me getting all contemplative, it’s like I care about the milestone of 50 episodes………..© Nordica PhotographySo. Welcome to episode with all round good egg, Cole Roberts.......Full show notes - www.outerfocuspodcast.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

Outerfocus 50 - Cole Roberts

We’re back! It has been a busy few weeks over here and the podcast, unfortunately, has taken a bit of a back seat. I’m on it, though, and normal service is resumed. If not a little rusty!So welcome, to Outerfocus 49 with Ashly Stohl.Ashly is a photographer from LA and co-founder or Peanut Press, (along with previous guest, David Carol).She was a finalist in the 11th Julia Margaret Cameron awards, has work held in collections at the International Centre of Photography and..........Full show notes at - www.outerfocuspodcast.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

Outerfocus 49 - Ashly Stohl

Mahesh Shantaram is also not a wedding photographer. And I like that. © Mahesh Shantaram - from MatrimaniaWell, I liked it after I got over the fact that my own book, about weddings, wasn’t the first published by the actual hired wedding photographer. I write the rest of this with a slightly grump demeanour.Martin Parr sent me a link to Mahesh’s work with the subject as - Some competition? I was a little curious to say the least. After seeing some of his work, and liking it very much, I emailed to see if he’d like to have a conversation for the podcast. In the ensuing emails and conversations I discovered that Mahesh was going through some issues with a project he’s working on, among other things, and that it was all part of a wider issue which deals with the vilification of artist, and the society imposed boundaries that they are expected work within, as to not offend anyone. We really only scratch the surface of a couple of topics in this conversation and we probably could have gone on for hours. Maybe there will be a part 2 one day. Until then, I very much hope that you enjoy this conversation.Full show notes at - www.outerfocuspodcast.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

Outerfocus 48 - Mahesh Shantaram

So, in between all of my fancy pants exhibition and talk and book signing and tequila drinking shenanigans I managed to get a conversation recorded with, Zalmy Berkowitz. I asked about interesting wedding photographers in our facebook group - outerfocus chit chat - and Zalmy’s name came up a couple of times. I had a look at his work and was pleasantly surprised. His work is actually interesting. A lot of wedding photography that I see may be good, technically, but there’s not much behind that. With Zalmy’s photographs you are transported to a time, a place, and get a peak into a different world.They are very real, and full of personality. Full show notes at - outerfocuspodcast.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

Outerfocus 47 - Zalmy Berkowitz

The photography industry is more than just the genre that we work in. It’s a multifaceted thing that reaches into all aspects of society, wether we notice it or not, and it’s more than just photographers. In some cases it’s the photographer and client, or the photographer and their art, but in others it’s layers of agents, ad agencies, art directors, corporate clients and contracts. One of the most seen, yet unnoticed, genres of photography is promotional photography. More specifically TV promotional photography. When we look at  iPlayer or Netflix or Amazon Prime for something to watch we are presented with a sea of images, all vying  for our attention.  The Reith Lectures - Richard Ansett, BBC.We all might know someone who shoots this kind of thing - well, I have and you know me. so…. - but who commissions the work? Who decides what right for the show?  And what kind of person does that job? Jason Baron, that’s who. Jason is Creative Director of Photography at the BBC. Heading the very much in demand team at BBC Creative they source photographers and fulfil the ever changing needs of the BBC’s online presence and promotional requirements. I hope that you enjoy our conversation and that it gives you a little insight into the world of promotional photography. Full show notes at - outerfocuspodcast.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/outerfocuspodcast)

Outerfocus 46 - Jason Baron

Outerfocus is a fortnightly photography podcast that explores the idea of photography. Each episode is a discussion with a photographer and we search for the meaning behind the work, how they got started, who influenced them, and what drives them to continue. It’s about discussion, ideas, and the philosophy of photography.

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