Agitate Podcast

Chris and Rob are back, finally, with a new Weekly Dose. Rob talks about grey market cameras and the responsibility manufacturers have to their customers. Chris on the other hand talks about friendship and kinship and their relationship in his photography.It a pretty "all over there" episode so there are no chapter markers this week.

This week Rob lets everyone know that Instagram is dead and Chris goes on and on about masturbation, actually he talks about Gyöngyi Bagyinka's graduate photography of personal sexual aids.

This week Chris and Rob talk about zoos, jackets, drug dealers, magazines and Big Brother.

Rob and Chris discuss photography news that moves them from the past week. Rob tried to pull the wool over Chris' eyes.

This week Chris and Rob discuss Photoworks, Karolina Jonderko, Steve Eichner’s “In the Limelight” and what do you really need in a tilt shift lens.

This week Rob reminisces about Helmut and June Newton, Chris asks for help making a serious decision, Vantablack and Disaster Girl's NFT.

This week Chris and Rob chat about Sony's new 14mm, Canon's not so surprise EF glass discontinuations, John Divola and the Knit Club.

This week the boys are back at it, chatting about Narrative's public release, suing a museum over copyright, Eddie Plein and 100 great British documentaries.

This week Rob and Chris talk about Adobe's new AI Super Resolution feature in ACR, Belfast photographer Joe McGivern, Dublin Photographer Matthew Thompson and Rob and Chris's recent purchases.

This week is a slow news week, so Chris and Rob talk about the projects they are currently working on and have a somewhat sort of a Sony love chat about their cameras.

This week Rob rants about the new Profoto Pro 11 studio power pack and Chris dives back into the WePresent portfolio.

This week Rob reminisces about Balcar and Chris chats about Tristan Poyser.

This week Chris and Rob talking about why more paint ends up on Chris, than on the wall he's trying to paint. As well we discuss the recent lawsuit with Lebron James, the newly discovered 100 year old photo studio, photo books and Clint Woodside.

This week Chris and Rob have chat about the Sony A1 and how it will change their work as well as Poulomi Basu and her new book Centralia which has been nominated for a Deutsche Börse award.

This week Chris and Rob have some exciting news from Sony, important news for creators in the USA using government parklands for locations and Photojournalist Emily Garthwaite on finding inspiration at home.

This week in important to Rob and Chris news, Rob tells us about the new Fuji GFX 100s and Sony's camera announcement on January 26th while Chris talks about all the upcoming photo festivals that will be happening this year.

This is the first Weekly Dose of the new year and Chris has brought us some more book ideas while Rob tells us about Sony’s drone, Costco’s photolabs and CaptureOne is jacking up prices again.

This week's episode is part two of a two-parter. Rob is looking back on his photography career to figure out what photography means to him coming into 2021.

This week's episode is part one of a two-parter. Chris is discussing his views on what photography means to him coming into 2021; next week will be Rob's turn.

Christmas is over and this week Chris tells us all of his big haul, photo books and Rob becomes more obsessed with IP and copyright infringements.

Another week and another Weekly Dose of Chris and Rob. Chris has a cold, so don't get too close to your screen because he coughs through most of the podcast. Rob talks about crazy Covid Texas weddings and Chris tells us about book binding, ethics and Trent Parke.

This week Chris talks more about Photoworks and their "Festival in a Box" and Rob tells us that his friends in New Zealand, Narrative Software have some competition from Cull AI.

This week Chris and Rob tackle the ongoing debate of "tid bit" and "tit bit" and finish it once and for all. We also talk about the Utah monolith, public art, Sony's patenting for 2 new cameras, Photoworks and becoming a member.

Rant and Cursing Warning - there is a fair bit of banter and curse words. This week Chris and Rob talk about Narrative's Select and the Sony raw work around, Freckle, Apple's M1, the new Miops trigger, Samantha Johnston, Milo Lethorn and Manon Ouimet.

Rant and Cursing Warning - there is a fair bit of banter and curse words. This week Chris and Rob discuss some amazing photographers, copyright issues and Facebook lawsuits.

This week reliable Rob and Covid Chris talk about Profoto, Mimi Plumb's California, Hideka Tonomura, Michaela Skovranova and Noel Bowler's latest book "Above the Fold".

This week reliable Rob and Covid Chris talk about the Narrative "Select" program again, along with a mini review of Narrative's Select software (Beta), Kodak's Professional Select software(they had to just one up them on the name), Ken O'Halloran, Jill Quigley and the amzing new camera from ORcam, the MyEye.

Rob and Chris chat about Chris' recent brush with Covid, Adobe, Narrative's new Select software, the Nearest Truth and Point 51 Magazine among other things. Again, these are things that we feel are newsworthy and bring them to you.

Chris and Rob talk about auditioning for Eurovision even though Rob has no clue besides ABBA any one who has been on it. Otherwise, they talk about the photo news that actually means something to them.

Rob and Chris rattle off their thoughts on this week's photography news, only the news they feel is worth talking about.

This week Rob actually found three stories worth you sitting down and listening to while Chris has two.

This week Rob only manages to find two stories worthy of reporting and Chris has 4. Enjoy, like, share and subscribe.

This week Rob dredges the bottom of the barrel for anything that interests him in the world of photography like the recent Audi debacle and GoPro 9 announcement while Chris talks about his Intelligence Report.

This week Chris and Rob chat about the lack of interesting news in the camera industry as well as Alec Soth's latest run in and the Canon 14-21mm f1.4

Join Chris and Rob this week while they discuss Polaroid film and its fine art uses, Lionel Derimias, Canon Australia's great move for retailers and should good artists pay for their bad behaviour.

This week Chris and Rob chat about the cheap Sony rumour spare body, Hasselblad, virtual galleries, Peter Watkins, the Nearest Truth, Yafan Lu and Adobe's cloud crash.

This week in the photo news there is only a small amount less of Magnum but Chris manages to bring them up again with the story of David Alan Harvey and the allegation of harassing a female colleague. Chris also talks about Winnie Au and her photography, mental health in the arts and the amazing Chris Marker. Rob dredges up more legal stuff with Buzzfeed and Greg Mango's image and his weekly Sony news.

WARNING This week we are AGAIN discussing the sensitive topic of child sex trafficking and other topics as new information is unfolding. Please be aware there are descriptions of sexual acts in these photographs. And Chris swears a couple of times. And watch to the end to see a special cameo from Olivia (on youtube version only) Rob and Chris also discuss Volvo's attitude towards your images on Instagram.

WARNING This week we are discussing the sensitive topic of child sex trafficking and other topics. Please be aware there are descriptions of sexual acts in these photographs. And Chris swears a couple of times. We also talk about Adobe new system for photo manipulation identification and Canon being held for ransom.

This week Rob and Chris talk about getting in hot water with World Press Photo and Photo Bath and Rob talks about the new Sony A7sIII and why its silly to compare it to the Canon R5. ► LINKS World Press Photo and its lack of diversity https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/world-press-photo-accused-of-performative-gestures https://twitter.com/duckrabbitblog/status/1287028003386675200/photo/1 Photo Bath http://www.photobath.co.uk Sex, Lies and text messages - Jeff Mermelstein photographs over your shoulder https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jul/29/sex-lies-and-text-messages-the-photographer-snapping-new-yorkers-private-thoughts-jeff-mermelstein?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Sony A7sIII VS the Canon R5 https://fstoppers.com/gear/comparison-overheating-canon-r5-and-sony-a7s-iii-502938 https://petapixel.com/2020/07/30/sony-a7s-iii-overheats-faster-than-eos-r5-in-some-cases-report/ https://www.techradar.com/news/sony-a7s-iii-arrives-to-reclaim-video-crown-from-canon-eos-r5-read-our-full-review ►LET'S CONNECT Facebook: www.facebook.com/belfastphoto... Instagram: www.instagram.com/belfast_pho... Chris' Website https://www.christopherbarrphotography.com Rob's Website https://durstonphoto.com

This week Rob and Chris talk about getting in hot water with Martin Parr and thew Bristol Photo Festival and Rob talks about the coup that Sony has made by signing as the exclusive provider for cameras to the Assiciated Press. ► LINKS Sony and the AP https://www.dpreview.com/interviews/2999935759/interview-we-talk-to-ap-director-of-photography-about-switch-to-sony?utm_source=self-desktop&utm_medium=marquee&utm_campaign=traffic_source Martin Parr and the Bristol Photo Festival https://news.artnet.com/art-world/martin-parr-resigns-bristol-photo-racism-allegations-1896448 https://twitter.com/LTHdebate/status/1133092064323952644 ►LET'S CONNECT Facebook: www.facebook.com/belfastphoto... Instagram: www.instagram.com/belfast_pho... Chris' Website www.christopherbarrphotography... Rob's Website durstonphoto.com

This week Chris and Rob talk about the passing of Magnum photographer Paul Fusco. We talk about some of his works including his RFK Funeral Train series. We also talk about the news of Sony finally annoucing a date of when they will announce their new A7SIII and all the bells and whistles of it. Also in this edition is Bernard Gunther, Ewen Spencer, bromide printing and Martin Parr. So join us for some interesting photography news. ► LINKS The passing of Paul Fusco https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/paul-fusco-1930-2020/ https://time.com/longform/rfk-funeral-train-photos/ https://www.magnumphotos.com/shop/collections/books/rfk-funeral-train-softcover/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Fusco_(photographer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirhan_Sirhan Barb Cole and her underwater world https://www.diyphotography.net/photographer-creates-emotional-underwater-portraits-that-look-like-paintings-mildly-nsfw/ Sony A7SIII release annoucement date July 28th https://www.techradar.com/news/sony-alpha-a7s-iii-everything-we-know-so-far Bernard Gunther https://www.amazon.com/Sense-Relaxation-Below-Your-Mind/dp/0671786288 Ewen Spencer https://ewenspencer.com/shop Martin Parr's beach ball https://www.martinparrfoundation.org/product/martin-parr-beach-ball/ Bromide Printing https://www.gutenberg.org/files/24637/24637-h/24637-h.htm ►LET'S CONNECT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belfastphoto... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belfast_pho... Chris' Website http://www.christopherbarrphotography... Rob's Website https://durstonphoto.com

Still in lockdown but the gov't is pushing to get us out and about. So we did a socially distant Photo Walk. In the meantime, here are some stories we feel are importrant this week. ► LINKS The "older" generation of Sinapore - a photo story https://wepresent.wetransfer.com/story/the-women-of-singapore/ Valuable SEO Lessons Learned from Photographer Website https://blog.photoshelter.com/2020/07/valuable-seo-lessons-learned-from-photographer-websites/ Do you really need 8k RAW - Canon R5 https://www.dpreview.com/articles/3236591186/hands-on-with-the-new-canon-eos-r5 Bill Brandt and his European years - a photo story https://photoworks.org.uk/1-europe-bill-brandt/ H.266 IS COMING AND YOUR VIDEO FILES WILL BE HALF THE SIZE THEY ARE WITH H.265/HEVC https://www.diyphotography.net/h-266-is-coming-and-your-video-files-will-be-half-the-size-they-are-with-h-265-hevc/ JH Engström's latest book Day by Day https://nearesttruth.com/episodes/ep-45-jh-engstrom-day-by-day/ ►LET'S CONNECT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belfastphoto... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belfast_pho... Chris' Website http://www.christopherbarrphotography... Rob's Website https://durstonphoto.com

How long will it take for us to guess the iconic photo the other describes, come check it out. https://youtu.be/-C1hVat8NmE

What the heck is going on out there? People, lets do something creative you all say. Well we're trying, we have a new game we're playing "Stump the Chumps", where we try to stump each other with the descriptions of iconic images. Check them out. Otherwise, today we're back with a new Weekly Dose. Sorry about Chris' audio. ► LINKS Sony News - Sony A7s III details https://www.diyphotography.net/sony-confirms-that-a-completely-redesigned-sony-a7s-iii-is-finally-coming-this-summer/ Fuji GFX 100 gets RAW video and other features WOW https://www.diyphotography.net/fujis-gfx-system-gets-massive-firmware-update-and-the-gfx-100-now-offers-prores-raw-video/ Patent Trolls attack Nikon https://www.dpreview.com/news/5791070627/nikon-is-the-latest-camera-company-sued-by-digimedia-tech-over-alleged-patent-infringement Vast Fratelli Alinari photographic archive saved by Tuscan government https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/alinari-photographic-archive-saved-by-tuscan-government Lisa Barnard's world of GOLD https://mackbooks.co.uk/products/the-canary-and-the-hammer-br-lisa-barnard?_pos=1&_sid=4c59b1922&_ss=r http://lisabarnard.co.uk/news/financial-times-photographer-lisa-barnards-personal-journey-through-the-world-of-gold/ Pace Gallery shuts down homophobic slurs on Instagram over Peter Hujar photographs https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/pace-gallery-men-kissing-instagram UK photography body removes image 'playing to racist stereotypes' https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jul/02/uk-photography-body-removes-image-playing-to-racist-stereotypes Tom Seymour Writes Stuff https://tomseymourwrites.com SOURCE Photographic https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/source-issue-101-across-cultures-launch-online-tickets-109950765700 ►LET'S CONNECT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belfastphoto... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belfast_pho... Chris' Website http://www.christopherbarrphotography... Rob's Website https://durstonphoto.com

Another week and another Weekly Dose. Rob outs his cowboy hat back on and Chris works that creaky chair of his . . . . . This week on the Dose. . . . Rob and Chris chat about Russian photographers Olympus camera and Apple new CPU's. ► LINKS Victor and Sergey Kochetov https://tinyurl.com/y97suu9f Valeria Cherchi attempts to decode the complex structure of kidnapping in Sardinia https://tinyurl.com/ycpm3zuz Olympus agrees to sell imaging business by the end of the year https://tinyurl.com/ycf2bb85 Apple Reveals Plans to Ditch Intel and Use Its Own CPUs Starting this Year https://tinyurl.com/yd69kxtj Sergey Chilikov RIP https://tinyurl.com/yc8m3xor Below is a complete statement from his publisher Sergey Chilikov, 1953-2020 Last weekend we received a message we knew would come but nevertheless hoped not to. Our one of a kind photographer Sergey Chilikov died of cancer. We are mourning an artist who was totally unique in the world, being a man equal to the work he made: great, strange, funny, annoying. All of it and all of it all the same time. So Sergey had a lot of friends and admirers, but he also had enemies. Or better, he created them. People who just could not handle him anymore, often after having played a certainly for him very important role in his professional or personal life. So tragic is another word which comes to mind while thinking back of him. Fortunately we, as his publisher and one of his – strangely enough – few galleries, never had any problem with him. Our relationship was of course also quite remote; him living in Yoshkar-Ola (about 750 km. east of Moscow) and we in Amsterdam (about 3,200 km. west from Yoshkar-Ola). Sergey came to Amsterdam in 2011 to work with us and our designer Victor Levie on his book, which we in the end simply called 'Selected Works, 1978-', and which was published in the same year in close cooperation with three colleagues and friends: Larisa Grinberg (Grinberg Gallery), Vladimir Dudchenko and Russian co-publisher Leonid Gusev. (Not to forget the extremely important mentors and friends for all of us being involved in Russian photography: Евгений Березнер, Irina Tchmyreva and Natalia Tarasova.) The first thing Sergey demanded stepping out of the car when we arrived at Victor’s studio was: “Maarten, get flat down on the floor!” “Maria Louise, lift up your dress on the right side!” “Victor, stand still, bend to the left and also downwards!” And this not in English but in Russian, being the only language he knew. But he also made it clear with sign language, so we knew what to do and we immediately did what he demanded. Because that is what people did when he asked them to. And that is what makes his work so superb and unique, for he never made more than one image of anything he wanted to photograph; it was either good or not. Bad luck if it was the latter but normally it was very very good! And it still is. Sergey left us to take his time off in between the virgins, or wherever else he might be happy. But fortunately, so incredibly fortunately his work, his absolutely exquisit work, will be always with us. No matter what. Thank you very much for that, dear Sergey. Rest in peace, enjoy it! Maarten Schilt June 2020 ►LET'S CONNECT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belfastphoto... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belfast_pho... Chris' Website http://www.christopherbarrphotography... Rob's Website https://durstonphoto.com

Chris and Rob discuss their own top 5 photographers, who they felt have left the greatest lasting impressions on them. It was very difficult to come to these five names for each of them; whittled down from dozens. Some of the honourable mentions include Helmut Newton, Nadav Kander, Ed Burtynsky, Platon, Cindy Sherman, Chris Buck, Floria Sigismondi, Gregory Crewson, Andreas Giursky, Henri Lartrigue, Dorthea Lange, Edward Weston, Rich Gilligan, Matthew Thompson, Ken O’halloran, Noel Boyle, Jill Quigley, Sally Mann, Nan Goldin. Links Helmut Newton https://helmut-newton-foundation.org/en/ Nadav Kander https://www.nadavkander.com/ Ed Burtynsky https://www.edwardburtynsky.com/ Platon http://www.platonphoto.com/ Cindy Sherman https://www.instagram.com/cindysherman/ Chris Buck https://www.chrisbuck.com/ Floria Sigismondi http://www.floriasigismondi.com/ Gregory Crewdson https://gagosian.com/artists/gregory-crewdson/ Andreas Gursky https://www.andreasgursky.com/en Jacques Henri Lartigue https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/print-sales/our-artists/jacques-henri-lartigue Dorothea Lange https://www.moma.org/artists/3373 Edward Weston https://edward-weston.com/ Rich Gilligan http://www.richgilligan.com/ Matthew Thompson https://matthewthompsonphotography.com/ Ken O’Halloran http://www.kennethohalloran.com/ Noel Bowler http://www.noelbowler.com/ Jill Quigley https://jillquigley.ie/ Sally Mann https://www.sallymann.com/ Nan Goldin http://www.artnet.com/artists/nan-goldin/

Another week and another Weekly Dose. Rob lets his hair down and Chris moves closer towards the camera . . . . . . This week on the Dose. . . . Rob and Chris chat about Volvo's lawsuit, graduate photo work, self publishing and Lorna Simpson. ► LINKS Photographer loses an eye https://petapixel.com/2020/06/16/photographer-sues-police-for-blinding-her-left-eye-uses-last-photo-as-proof/ Graduate Photography Online - Source https://www.source.ie/graduate/2020/univsuffba/univsuffba_student_15_16_31_05-05-20/univsuffba_student_15_16_31_05-05-20.php Photographer vs. Volvo https://petapixel.com/2020/06/15/photographer-and-model-sue-volvo-for-willful-and-wanton-copyright-infringement/ The Image of Whiteness https://shop.selfpublishbehappy.com/collections/all-books/products/the-image-of-whiteness-contemporary-photography-and-racialization-by-daniel-c-blight Defective Sony SD cards https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00246463 Lorna Simpson - Photo collage artist https://lsimpsonstudio.com/photographic-works/1985-88 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/may/07/lorna-simpson-there-are-days-when-i-cry-four-times-for-an-hour ►LET'S CONNECT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belfastphoto... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belfast_pho... Chris' Website http://www.christopherbarrphotography... Rob's Website https://durstonphoto.com

Another week and another Weekly Dose. Rob’s hair gets way longer and Chris moves further away from the camera . . . . . . This week on the Dose. . . . Rob chats about Instagram's lawsuit, Platon and PimEyes and Chris talks about racism, ► LINKS Addressing racism and issues of representation through photography https://www.bjp-online.com/2020/06/addressing-racism-and-issues-of-representation-through-photography/ British Journal of Photography for only a BUCK https://access.bjpsubs.com/covid-19/?utm_source=bjp-online&utm_medium=landing_page&utm_campaign=zwa378~marc_hartog~access_covid~12_may_2020~bjp-online~landing_page~ad_positions_on_bjp~&utm_term=ad_positions_on_bjp Portrait of Britain contest https://www.portraitofbritain.uk Nearest Truth podcast https://nearesttruth.com/episodes/ John Divola's Cibachromes https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/photographing-the-unphotographable-john-divola-s-cibachrome-prints/ https://americansuburbx.com/2020/04/john-divola-chroma-and-spectrum-opposition.html http://www.divola.com Instagram's bombshell on copyright for embedded images https://www.rangefinderonline.com/news-features/industry-news/instagrams-bombshell-on-copyright-for-embedded-images/ Platon doc https://youtu.be/BDpqt-haLLM Pim Eyes https://www.diyphotography.net/privacy-nightmare-this-site-will-show-you-all-the-photos-of-anyone-on-the-web/ https://pimeyes.com/en/ ►LET'S CONNECT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belfastphoto... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belfast_pho... Chris' Website http://www.christopherbarrphotography... Rob's Website https://durstonphoto.com

****Not FAKE NEWS**** its just the Weekly Dose, our new weekly news update; all the news thats fit for us to report. These are just the OUTAKES. Another week and another Weekly Dose. Rob’s hair gets longer and Chris’ . . . . . . . This week on the Dose. . . . Rob chats about the new Sony 12-24 f2.8, Martin Parr and Chris talks about BLM, Lucien Clergue and famous Black photographers you should know. ► LINKS The Sony GM 12-24 f2.8 https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/rumor-there-is-a-good-chance-sony-will-release-a-12-24mm-f-2-8-gm-lens-by-end-2020-or-early-2021/ Martin Parr Sparks Anger by Selling Face Masks featuring His Photos https://fstoppers.com/news/martin-parr-sparks-anger-selling-face-masks-featuring-his-photos-490380 https://www.martinparrfoundation.org/product/martin-parr-face-masks/ The most revealing photos of what Covid in the hospitals is really like by Michael Kirby for the NYT. https://aphotoeditor.com/2020/06/03/the-daily-edit-the-new-york-times-michael-kirby/ 10 Questions for Pye https://www.rangefinderonline.com/news-features/profiles/10-questions-for-pye-jirsa-slr-lounge-founder-photographer-and-lighting-legend/?blocked=true The Freedom Fundraiser: A print sale for the Black Lives Matter movement https://www.bjp-online.com/2020/06/the-freedom-fundraiser-a-print-sale-for-the-black-lives-matter-movement/ ►LET'S CONNECT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belfastphoto... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belfast_pho... Chris' Website http://www.christopherbarrphotography... Rob's Website https://durstonphoto.com

Another week and another Weekly Dose. Things are getting more crazy in the world but so far, Rob and Chris are holding it together. Rob goes on a rant about the Chinese and patent law and Chris talks about the Cindy Sherman and her self portraits on Instagram ► LINKS FOMU is open again https://fomu.be/en/calendar/coronavirus-covid-19-update-het-fomu-lumière-cinema-sluiten-tijdelijk-de-deuren Bex Day Explores the experience of OCD from Isolation https://www.bjp-online.com/2020/05/bex-day-visualises-ocd-in-isolation/ Analog Magazine for analogue photographers https://analogmagazine.ch/about.html Cindy Sherman and her Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cindysherman/?hl=en Autel Robotics wins patent court case over DJI https://patents.google.com/patent/US9260184B2/en Former McDonald’s worker wins case over under age photo of her https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-16/former-mcdonalds-worker-in-ongoing-battle-over-stock-photo/12224330 More Speed, SD Express 8.0 announced - up to 4gb/s https://www.dpreview.com/news/2512815064/sd-express-8-0-announced-promising-speeds-up-4gb-s-and-improved-performance Matthew Genitempo captures the romance and solitude of the Ozarks https://www.bjp-online.com/2020/05/matthew-genitempo-jasper-2/ http://shelby-lee-adams.blogspot.com http://www.andreamodica.com https://www.susanlipper.com ►LET'S CONNECT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belfastphoto... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/belfast_pho... Chris' Website http://www.christopherbarrphotography... Rob's Website https://durstonphoto.com