The Candid Frame #126 - Russell Brown

Russell Preston Brown is a photographer who holds the unique position of educating photographers everywhere in the use of Photoshop. In his role as Senior Creative Director at Adobe, he has helped to teach people on the many creative possibilities available in this image-editing software. But it’s his role as guest-curator for the new exhibit, Digital Darkroom, which opens in December 2011 at the Annenberg Space for Photography that has inspired this conversation about an exceptional exhibit of photography. You can out more about the exhibit by visiting the Annenberg Space for Photography website. You can find out even more about Russell Brown and his work by visiting his website.

Russell Brown recommends the work of Scott Martin.

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The Candid Frame #125 - Steve Simon

Steve Simon is a photojournalist and documentary photographer who has spent years photographing events both large and small. From political events, religious practices and cultural influences, he has rooted his work on the practice of telling stories both big and small. He is also an educator who has taught photography at the International Center of Photography in NewYork and the Loyalist College Photojournalism Program in Canada. He is also the recent author, The Passionate Photographer, a book which focuses on his personal approach to using personal projects to explore a photographer's ability to tell stories and improve their photographic skills. You can discover more about him and his work by visiting his website and his blog, the latter which will be up and live before the end of 2011.

Steve Simon recommends the work of Josef Koudelka.

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The Candid Frame #117 - Alia Malley

Alia Malley is a fine-art photographer who's landscapes of Southern California reveal a different aspect of the City of Angels than is popularized in television and film. Her photographs capture the natural scenes that exist in the midst of urban sprawl, and make connections not only to the city's current populace but also to the people of the recent and the distant past who have called SoCal home. Her recent effort to publish a book of her series of images entitled "A Cavalier in Sight of a Village" resulted in a very successful attempt  of crowd-funding using Kickstarter. You can discover more of her work by visiting her website and her Kickstarter page.

Alia Malley recommends the work of Todd Hido.

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The Candid Frame #116 - William George Wadman

William George Wadman is an editorial portrait photographer whose work regularly appears in TIME magazine, BusinessWeek, The New York Times, and La Monde to name just a few. His approach was developed by a personal 365 Project in which he created a portrait a day for a year, which he posted on his blog, which eventually drew much attention and helped create a presence for him as an up and coming photographer. Whether photographing the famous or the not-so-famous, he brings a straight-forward and interesting approach to images of people. You can discover more about Bill and his work by visiting his website or his blog. He also produces a podcast, Circuitous Conversations with Bill and Dan.

Bill Wadman recommends the work Sylvia Plachy.

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The Candid Frame #115 - Noah Stephens

Noah Stephens is an up-and-coming photographer who created a fascinating personal project focusing on the citizens of the city of Detroit. The resulting portraits provide a unique perspective on the people and the lives of that city and has provided this young photographer some unexpected opportunities. Inspired by what he saw as a distorted and skewed perspective of a city that he loves, he chose to use his camera to reveal people that call this iconic American city home. The People of Detroit series has provided him his first commercial assignments and helped launch his photographic career and will help serve as a great inspiration to many aspiring photographers. You can discover more of his work by visiting his blog and flickr account.

Noah Stephens recommends the work of Dustin Diaz. 

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The Candid Frame #114 - Rick Nahmias

Rick Nahmias is a photographer, writer and visual storyteller whose work has been shown across North America, Europe, and Asia. He creates social-issue themed media projects for foundations, non-profits, corporations and cause-driven organizations. He also shoots freelance assignments with an emphasis on editorial, travel, medical and food subjects.

He is best known for documenting the lives and struggles of numerous marginalized communities. "Golden States of Grace: Prayers of the Disinherited," his traveling photographic, text and audio exhibit which documents eleven marginalized communities at prayer was recently published by University of New Mexico Press. His acclaimed body of work exploring California's agricultural workforce "The Migrant Project: Contemporary California Farm Workers" was published in 2008. Its companion exhibition has toured to over three dozen museums, universities, and cultural centers across the country. You can discover more about him and his work by visiting his website.

Rick Nahmias recommends the work of Minor White.

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The Candid Frame #113 - Richard Koci Hernandez

Richard Koci Hernandez is a photojournalist and documentary photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His passion for visual storytelling began in his years as a staff photographer at the San Jose Mercury News and continues today in both his personal work and his collaboration with students, including those at the Graduate School of Journalism at U.C. Berkeley. His early embracing of multimedia was ahead of its time and provided him an opportunity to help define a storytelling which is still in its infancy. At his heart, he is in love with photography and exudes that in all the work that he creates and shares. You can discover more of his work by visiting his website or his Flickr page.

Richard Koci Hernandez recommends the work of Dan Cristea.

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Listener Photo of the Week - April 20, 2011

Image by Georgios Karamanis

Though I enjoy a lot of portraiture, I don't think I've showcased a straight-forward portrait in a while. So, when I saw this image, I knew that it fit the bill. I like the simplicity of the lighting and framing, which are stellar. But what I especially like is the gesture of the hand on the collar. In other images it could prove a big distraction, but in this case, it really provides a wonderful accent that completes the image. You can discover more of Georgios Karamanis' images by clicking here..

The Candid Frame #112 - Andy & Mikey @ Lightenupandshoot

Andy and Mikey are the dynamic duo behind Lightenupandshoot.com, a website and philosophy that brings an unconventional and humorous approach to street photography and portraiture. Their recent rise to frame was inspired by a viral video poking fun at pixel peeping, but it soon blossomed to a website, videos and workshops that share a fun and innovative approach to working with light and making amazing images of people. Their fast-increasing popularity is well deserved especially when you have a chance to look at their images. You can find out more about them by visiting their website and their YouTube channel.

They will be leading a free 3-Day online course on street photography through Creative Live beginning at July 29th. Find out more and register by clicking here.

Andy recommends the work of Garrett Nudd.

Mikey recommends the work of Vivian Maier.

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The Candid Frame #111 - Aaron Huey

Aaron Huey is an American photojournalist and documentary photographer who is most widely known for his walk across America in 2002 and his work on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He demonstrates a passion for his subject matter that goes well beyond merely documenting people and events with a camera. Very much on the vein of great photographers such as W. Eugene Smith, Huey uses his camera not only to create unforgettable imagery, but to raise a level of awareness on subject matter that he considers important and worthy of the attention of today's society. You can discover more about his work by visiting his website and blog.

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Aaron Huey recommends the work of Carolyn Drake.

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Listener Photo of the Week - March 28, 2011

photo by Doug Chinnery on Flickr

Simplicity of composition is at the heart of this image and what makes it so effective. So many images are just cluttered with stuff, way too many distractions to have to weed through to get to the heart of the image. This image doesn't have that problem and Doug Chinnery has created a beautiful composition using the important element of line, shape, contrast and lighting that make so many great photographs and paintings.

The Candid Frame #110 - Deanne Fitzmaurice

Deanne Fitzmaurice is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who is one of those photographers who is helping to redefine storytelling in the digital age. A former staffer for the San Francisco Chronicle and co-founder of the camera bag manufacturer, Think Tank Photo she has created award winning stories with still images, but she is also on the forefront of using multimedia as an important photojournalistic tool. Her stories of a young Iraqi boy recovering from horrific wounds to the life of a young mother in a carnival, demonstrate both her keen sense of story and her sensitivity of the humanity of her subjects. You can find out more about her work by visiting her website or blog.

Deanne Fitzmaurice recommends the work of Ed Kashi.

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The Candid Frame #109 - In Conversation #1

This is a special episode of The Candid Frame between myself and Jeffery Saddoris, the co-creator of the Faded and Blurred website and podcast. In it we discuss the role we want photography to play in our lives and how hope we might make that happen, which may include you.

This is a personal conversation of where we want our creative and professional lives to go and we discuss not only the things we want, but also the things that we might have to overcome to make it happen. We hope it's a conversation that resonates with you and if it does, please e-mail me and let me know.

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The Candid Frame #108 = Ralph Velasco

Ralph Velasco is a professional travel photographer and workshop leader who has made exploring the world his passion. He created a unique niche for himself by creating and leading photographic tours and photowalks in the United States and abroad to serve his own personal passion for travel and image-making. His extensive experience negotiating different lands and cultures has helped him collect a wealth of knowledge, which he generously shares on his tours and classes. He brings a sensitivity and fun to an oft-practiced genre of photography, which is rooted in the desire to learn and create beautiful photographs. You can discover more about his work by visiting his photo website as well as his cultural photo tours website. 


I encourage you to also check out his new iPhone app for making the most of your next trip. 

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Ralph Velasco recommends the work of Gordon Parks. 

My interview with the Lighten Up and Shoot Team

I was recently interviewed by Michael and Andy for their website, LightenUpandShoot.com. They are a great pair of guys who provide an friendly, innovative approach to shooting to street photography, with and without flash. I really enjoyed my conversation with them and I hope you do to. You can listen to our conversation by clicking here or visiting their website. Let me know what you think.

Listener Photo of the Week - February 16, 2011

Photo by Georgios Karamanis

Good design is often rooted in simplicity and that's certainly the case with this composition. With just a trio of elements, Georgios Karamanis makes an image that really stop you in your tracks and forces you to settle in. There's a lot of energy in this image even though the elements are static. Lovely capture.