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Richard Martin – Portrait of a Photographer

By adopting and recognising the concept of Wabi Sabi in nature, Richard is able to find stories worth telling in a way that differentiates his work. more

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Kurt Budliger – Portrait of a Photographer

I believe that Kurt’s photography and his approaches to creating it are prime examples of what can manifest when we take the time to see the landscape as a partner with whom we communicate, with reverence and curiosity. more

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Sarah Marino – Portrait of a Photographer

Truth be told, I personally think Sarah is one of the most talented and inspirational nature and landscape photographers of our time, not only for her masterful images but also her philosophical mindsets which are foundational to her photo-making approach and her success in making wonderful and unique images. more

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Jeff Freestone – Portrait of a Photographer

Others use photography as a vehicle through which they may find a greater purpose for themselves and discover a means of personal artistic expression. more

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QT Luong – Portrait of a Photographer

QT Luong was the first person to photograph all 62 National Parks, an impressive feat on its own right; however, he did so with a large format film camera. more

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Jackson Frishman – Portrait of a Photographer

Over the past several years I have had the pleasure of being introduced time and time again to the excellent photographic artwork of Jackson Frishman, as he’s been recommended to me by so many excellent former guests of my podcast, including Sarah Marino & Ron Coscorossa. There are several interesting themes that I’ve been able to piece together over the years regarding Jackson and his work that have always intrigued me and so more

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Luke Tscharke – Portrait of a Photographer

Having never been to Australia myself, I found myself really intrigued by the variety of scenes, compositions, and climates that Luke has been able to photograph there. more

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Jerry Greer – Portrait of a Photographer

Jerry’s new project, “Dust to Dust” focuses on the impacts on both the natural environment of the region as well as the impacts to the built environment and the various intersections of each. more

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Metaphysics & the Rückenfigur

The reason that I’ve approached the photograph in this way is that it reminds me so much of one of the masterpieces of German Romanticism, Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer over the Sea of Fog (1818 more

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Brent Doerzman – Portrait of a Photographer

He’s an absolute master at determining what to include or exclude in the frame, which is in my opinion one of the most challenging things a landscape photographer must learn to do. more

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Darkness in the Deep South

The camera is a recording tool: mechanical, technical, objectifying. The photographer is a subjective cypher: selecting, emphasising, interpreting. The bringing together of these antithetical poles can lead to an artistic fusion that is evocative and profound. more

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Tara Workman – Portrait of a Photographer

I am also impressed with her bravery in pursuing and sharing images where the subject may be out of focus or where no compositional rules are followed. more

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Chris Murray – Portrait of a Photographer

Chris weaves stories and narratives through each image and adds just enough mystery (or perhaps leaves just enough out) to keep the viewer engaged for a long period of time. more

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Wayne Suggs – Portrait of a Photographer

Wayne and another photographer by the name of Mike Groves were instrumental in the creation of the Organ Mountain Desert Peaks National Monument. more

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Turning Back from the Edge of the World

Overall the mood is quite dark and brooding. There is even a sense of melancholia, particularly if we bring our knowledge of these deserted, abandoned islands to the image itself. At St Kilda and Boreray we have reached the end of the world but we are not welcome. more

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