The Candid Frame #200 - Dan Winters

After studying photography in Southern California, Dan Winters finished his formal education at the film school of Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany. He began his career in photography as a photo journalist in his home town in Ventura County, California. After winning several regional awards for his work, he moved to New York City, where magazine assignments came rapidly. 

Known for the broad range of subject matter he is able to interpret, he is widely recognized for his unusual celebrity portraiture, his scientific photography, photo illustrations, drawings and photojournalistic stories. Dan has won over one hundred national and international awards from American Photography, Communications Arts, The Society of Publication Designers, PDN, The Art Director's Club of New York, Life Magazine, and won the world press photo award in the portrait category, among others. He was also awarded the prestigious, Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography. In 2003, he was honored by Kodak as a photo "Icon" in their biographical "Legends" series. 

He has had four exhibitions of his personal work in galleries In New York and Los Angeles and had a book of his magazine work entitled Dan Winters: Periodical Photographs published in 2009 by Aperture. In addition, he has photos in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian, the Houston Museum of Fine Art, the Harry Ransom Center in Austin and the Wittliff Collection at the Jepson Center for the ARts/Telfair Museum in Savannah, GA. To find out more about Dan and his work visit website. 

You can listen to our previous interview with Dan Winters in TCF Episode #85.

Dan Winters recommends the work of Ray Metzker. 

Several photographer are mentioned in this episode. Below are links where you can find out more on each. 

Saul Leiter

William Eggleston

Robert Frank

Stephen Shore

Garry Winogrand

Harry Callahan

Eric Kim

Fred Herzog

Sally Mann

Emmett Gowin

Frederick Sommer

Greg Crewdson

Jeff Walls

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The Candid Frame #199 - Sarah Brooke Lyons

"From Africa to New York, Brazil to the  Texas Hill Country, Sarah Brooke Lyons strives to capture the essence of people and  culture through photography.   A Texas native with roots in the city of San Antonio,  her aesthetic style is most evident when immersed within a subculture or engaged with a subject, allowing her to present an uncommon perspective of their story. Sarah’s desire is to continue her focus on finding the allure in every moment and with every person through her faith in God, entrepreneurial drive, and artistic spirit." You can find out more about Sarah and his work by visiting her portfolio website and 1005 Faces Facebook page. 

Sarah Brooke Lyons recommends the work of Josh Huskin. 

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The Candid Frame #180 - Kirk Tuck

Kirk Tuck is an Austin-based commercial photographer, author and creator of the popular photography blog, The Visual Science Lab. His photographic business has served numerous clients including IBM, Dell, Texas Monthly Magazine, The Arts Council of Texas and Time Warner. He is also the author of several books on photography and the business of photography including Minimalist Lighting and the Commercial Photography Handbook published by Amherst Press. You can discover more about Kirk and his work by visiting his website and his blog. 

Kirk Tuck recommends the work of Wyatt McSpadden. 

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The Candid Frame #131 - Jerod Foster

Jerod Foster is a Texas-based magazine/editorial and travel photographer. His photographic efforts focus on environmental portraiture and natural history, where he is able to devote visual resources to telling individual stories through the photographic medium and multimedia concerted projects. His background growing up in rural ranch country partially inspires him to seek through stories out among his surrounding cultural environment. He is also the author of Storytellers: A Photographer's Guide to Developing Themes  and Creating Stories with Pictures. You can discover more about Jerod and his work by visiting his website and his blog.

Jerod Foster recommends the work of Jim Richardson.

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The Candid Frame #127 - Penny De Los Santos

Penny De Los Santos is a travel and food culture photographer whose images have appeared in numerous publications including National Geographic, Savuer and Texas Monthly magazines to name just a few. Her life behind the camera has provided her the opportunity to travel to over 30 countries to document stories about history, culture and society revolving around the common language of food. She has been honored with numerous awards and grants for her projects and work including College Photographer of the Year,  the California New Media Award and the Canon USA Photography Grant. You can discover more of her work by visiting her website and her blog.


Check out her recent online workshop at Creative Live.

Penny De Los Santos recommends the work of Lynn Johnson.

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The Candid Frame #103 - Jo Ann Santangelo

Jo Ann Santangelo is a documentary photographer whose career with a camera began as a pedi-cab driver in Austin, Texas. While studying at the International Center of Photography, she began a project documenting veterans impacted by the United State's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy. She has recently finished traveling across the country where she created a series of portraits with these veterans. Her documentary projects revolve around community and putting faces and revealing the stories of the parts of our communities that many of us do not or choose not to see. You can discover more about her work by visiting her website.

If you are listening to this show during the week of November 7th and are in the New York area, you can catch the opening of her exhibition Proud to Serve on November 11, 2010. Click here for details.

Jo Ann Santangelo recommends the work of Darcy Padilla.

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The Candid Frame #85 - Dan Winters

Dan Winters is a photographer who has been admired and honored for his work as a portraitist and illustrator. His iconic images of celebrity have adorned the covers of numerous magazines including Texas Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, Discover, Wired and many more. His commercial clients have included Nike, Sony, Saturn, Dreamworks and Twentieth Century Fox. He is also respected for his work in still-life and illustrations. You can discover more of his work by visiting his website.

Dan Winters recommends the work of Frederick Sommer.

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