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Jeff Sonnabend – Seeking the soul of the American Heartland

March 24, 2023

When Jeff Sonnabend, an Intellectual Property attorney from New York City, moved to Arkansas near the geographical center of the lower 48, he decided to follow his passion as a documentary photographer. Inspired by the work of German filmmaker / photographer Wim Wenders, he began photographing American communities for his project “Interstate Magazine”, a project […]

Personal Projects on Film – LeighAnn Edmonds

March 10, 2023

LeighAnn Edmonds is a freelance documentary photographer in Birmingham, Alabama. Her work focuses on the rural regions of the American South, the people, their culture and the land that has often passed down through generations. Her conviction to break away from mainstream photography led to her retirement as a professional wedding and family portrait photographer, […]

Harvey Stein – Turn a long-term project into a book

August 12, 2022

An interview with Harvey Stein, the master of long-term projects, about his latest book.

Conversation with Thomas Hackenberg

June 3, 2022

When Thomas Hackenberg heads out to do street photography, he’s a lone wolf and he’s fast. Armed with his Sony A7 and only a 35mm lens, he keeps things simple and unobtrusive. With this approach Thomas captures humorous street photos with quirky details and a real storytelling component. But there’s so much more to it […]

Ricky Huerta and the Leica Street Photography Collective

January 28, 2022

Whether you shoot Leica or not, you’ll enjoy getting to know this avid street photographer.

Catching up with Ave Pildas

January 14, 2022

On this week’s episode, we’re catching up with Ave Pildas. Ave was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and worked early in his career as a photo stringer for Downbeat Magazine in the Ohio Valley and Pennsylvania. That was in the 1960’s but that just the beginning of Ave’s journey. Ave and Bob talked about […]