Episode #265: Olivia Bee/Photographer/Director/Artist/Agrarian
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Photographer, director, artist, and agrarian Olivia Bee joins the podcast to talk about her newest role as a mother and what rural life has been like with her fellow photographer husband Joseph Haeberle on their idyllic Oregon farm. During our conversation Olivia talks about finding photography at the early age of 11 years old, and how by 14 she would be shooting her first commercial project for Converse which would mark the beginning of an incredible career that would have her traveling the globe and shooting for some of the biggest brands in the world before the age of 20. We...
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Episode #264: Harry Talbot / Photographer
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Cycling photographer Harry Talbot joins the podcast straight off a stop on the world tour to talk about growing up in New Zealand with an early love of cycling and photography and how a conversation with a retired professional cycling photographer would give him the courage to travel all the way to Europe, sleep in his car for months, and slowly begin to create a portfolio of the best riders in the world at the most iconic venues that has quickly brought him recognition and work with the biggest brands in the industry. During our conversation Harry talks about what it's like shooting...
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Episode #263: Richard Bernabe / Photographer
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Travel, wildlife, and landscape photographer, world traveler, entrepreneur, author, and host of the "Beyond The Lens" podcast Richard Bernabe joins the show to talk about growing up in New Jersey and his early love of exploring nature and how that would lead him to pursue photography and one day have him walking away from a six figure job with a company car to go all in on chasing a dream of becoming a professional photographer. During our conversation Richard talks about how he approaches landscape and wildlife photography, what keeps drawing him back to places like Antartica and...
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Episode #262: Rick Wenner / Photographer / Director
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Photographer/Director Rick Wenner joins the podcast to talk about how he went from growing up in Long Island and working as a graphic designer for his family's bread company, to shooting iconic portraits of some of the most well known actors, artists, and influencers in the world. During our conversation Rick tells me about falling in love with the art of photography during his stint in graphic design and how a presentation by the one and only Platon would solidify his desire to one day shoot impactful portraits. Fast forward to less than a month ago when Rick photographed Platon...
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Episode #261: Julian Lennon / Singer-Songwriter / Photographer / Filmmaker
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Singer songwriter, producer, documentary filmmaker, fine art photographer, philanthropist, and New York Times best selling author Julian Lennon joins the podcast to talk about his beautiful coffee table book "Life's Fragile Moments", as well as the many other creative endeavors he's been involved in over the years. During our conversation we talk about finding the present moment in the wind on a Triumph motorcycle, how he's learned to trust his artistic voice and the process of creation without worrying about what others might think, where he draws some of his creative inspiration, the...
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Episode #260: Jacob Rosenberg / Director / Photographer
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Commercial director, photographer, and skateboard lifer Jacob Rosenberg joins the podcast to talk about his beautiful new book "Right Before My Eyes: 1988-1998" that traces his amazing journey through his early creative career working with his mentor Mike Ternasky and the ground breaking films they made together that would eventually lead to him working closely with the Hieroglyphics Crew and so much more. During our conversation Jacob talks about how he found his creative voice in the skateboard industry, the importance of mentorship, what he learned from other artists like Del the...
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Episode #259: Mac Premo / Artist / Filmmaker / American Stuffmaker
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Artist and Filmmaker Mac Premo returns to the podcast to talk about his new show opening this Friday January 30th at Atelier Jolie in New York and what went into the cathartic process of deconstructing old pieces of his own artwork to reimagine elements of them in the form of collage. During our conversation we talk about parenting and how we approach creating a special bond with our older children, how living in Germany for several months radicalized his ideas on making art, what he's learned about himself and the fleeting nature of material items in the process of literally taking a...
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Episode #258: Kevin Painchaud / Photographer
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Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Kevin Painchaud joins the podcast to tell his story of growing up in Santa Cruz, CA and how a terrible car accident when he was in high school that left him in a coma for four days would end up giving him an incredible new outlook on life and an insatiable appetite for other people's stories, which would work nicely with his new found love of photography. During our conversation Kevin talks about his early days in photojournalism and how that would lead to working in the film world as a director and producer and even give him a regional Emmy...
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Episode #257: Darren Heath / Photographer
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Legendary Formula 1 photographer Darren Heath joins the podcast from his home base in Auckland New Zealand to talk about the story of a young boy growing up in London with a passion for F1 Racing and photography, and how he would combine those two loves, along with years of hard work and persistence, to create a storied career of more F1 Grand Prix than you could count, working with a who's who list of the top companies in the world to form the beautiful body of work he is known for today. During our conversation Darren talks about his unique style and outlook on the sport, how he's...
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Episode #256 / Visual Banter Holiday Special With Alex Gagne
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Alex Gagne, host of the Photo Banter Podcast and editorial/commercial photographer, returns to the podcast for our 3rd annual holiday special and year-end recap. During our conversation we talk about what we've been up to this year, some of our favorite episodes we've recorded, how stepping outside of our comfort zones is a good practice, the 3 cameras we would currently pick if money wasn't an option, new year's resolutions we have, and so much more. Make Sure To Subscribe to The Photo Banter At: And Follow On Instagram At: To Learn More About Alex Gagne Visit: And Follow Him...
info_outlineScott Ballew joins the podcast to talk about his inspiring creative evolution. From his early days on the football fields of Texas that would ultimately lead to a Rose Bowl appearance, to working his way up from PA to Executive Producer on the commercial and film sets of LA, to returning to Austin to help create beautiful films for Yeti in his role as head of content, to directing his own documentaries and short films, to recording multiple albums and joining the amazing roster at La Honda Records, and how all the life experience in between continues to help feed his desire to never stop creating. During our conversation we talk about his battle with drug and alcohol addiction and how sobriety and an amazing mentor in legendary musician Terry Allen would convince him to start putting his stories to music and, at the age of 37, become such a prolific songwriter that 3 albums would follow over the next 3 years on top of the whirlwind schedule of filmmaking that continues to this day. We also discuss our shared experience of trying to fill the spiritual void after getting clean from opiates, the daily practice of creation he learned from Terry and how he goes about trying to connect with "The Muse", what he's learned from years of pointing the camera at so many inspiring characters, and the advice he gives to others on their own creative journey.
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