Emulsions Podcast

Maxime Imbert joins us from France to discuss his journey with film photography, learning at Central St. Martins, creating unique portraits, having a signature style in both personal and commercial work, street photography, large format and more!

Luisa Opalesky is our special guest as we talk about how Federico Fellini's "8 1/2" and Bob Fosse's "All That Jazz" embody the spirit of her new book, "Big City Nobody," how the two movies are connected through Italian cinematography, seeing yourself in photographs you take of other people and more!*This episode was a Patreon exclusive*

Jimi Franklin talks to us about his journey with film photography, the benefits of art school, learning in the darkroom, editing through the contact sheet, medium format street portraits and more!

We talk about the cinematography in Federico Fellini's "Juliet of the Spirits" from 1965, why it's Hollis Monk Thayer's favorite movie when it comes to color cinematography, Stephen's first time reaction to it, how still photography has so many differences with this production, Giulietta Masina's performance, the benefits of watching art films and more!*This episode was a Patreon exclusive*

Amy Touchette joins us and talks about her journey as an artist, writer and professor in the photography world, looking at photography from a different perspective, lessons in mortality, collaborative street portraits with the Rolleiflex and more!

We talk about 1998's Belly, the amazing cinematography by Malik Hassan Sayeed, Hype Williams' music video aesthetic, giant gels and Kino Flos, how the Production Designer and Costume Designer affect the photography of the movie, the legacy of Haile Gerima and more!(This episode is a Patreon Exclusive).

Kareem Black stops by to talk about the days of shooting large format film for magazines, getting the best out of celebrity clients, thinking outside the box during portrait sessions, commercial work vs personal work and more!

Corey Jermaine joins us to talk about capturing stylish New Yorkers, living and working in Bushwick for seven years, solo exhibitions in the city, medium format.  point-and-shoots, how he started photographing for the New York Times and more!

*Patreon Episode Preview* Luisa Opalesky is our special guest as we talk about how Federico Fellini's "8 1/2" and Bob Fosse's "All That Jazz" embody the spirit of her new book, "Big City Nobody," how the two movies are connected through Italian cinematography, seeing yourself in photographs you take of other people and more!

Bob. Greco talks to us about his artistic journey, his love of instant film, the secret to great concert photos, taking pictures of New Yorkers on instant film and more!

*Patreon Episode Preview* We talk about the cinematography in Federico Fellini's "Juliet of the Spirits" from 1965, why it's Hollis Monk Thayer's favorite movie when it comes to color cinematography, Stephen's first time reaction to it, how still photography has so many differences with this production, Giulietta Masina's performance, the affect of watching art films on your life and more!

Holly Lynton joins us from Massachusetts to talk about her journey as a photographer, how she chooses her cameras, lenses and film stock, making conceptual projects that require travel, her book, "Bare Handed" and more!

Viviana Almas joins us from England to discuss her work shooting film for both still and motion picture projects, her visual influences, printmaking and the magic of photo etching, why she's so committed to the analog process and more!

Cinematographer Sharif El Neklawy joins us to discuss all things motion picture film photography, lighting for different movie film stocks, how his career started, influential movies and more!

Tim Barber returns to discuss the Tinyvices Archive 20th Anniversary Exhibition in New York, the positive feedback the show is getting, the process of selecting and hanging the images, how inspiring the entire journey has been, future plans for the show and more!

Lucy Lumen joins us from Australia for our 50th episode where we discuss how her location informs her work, shooting personal and commercial projects, photography and mental health, starting her successful YouTube channel and more!

Luisa Opalesky joins us to talk about her formative years making photographs, the influence of cinema on her work, the making of her new book, navigating both personal and commercial work, why she loves shooting film and more!

Tim Barber talks with us about growing up with film photography in his family life, being the Photo Editor for Vice Magazine, his diaristic personal work, curating photos submitted to him online, cyanotypes, making his subjects feel comfortable during shoots and much more!

We discuss all things pertaining to film negatives, storing and labeling them, scanning, pro labs and development, the burden of the physical space they take up, the anxiety that comes with keeping them safe, organizing them for major projects, archival DIY techniques and more!

We discuss the controversial work of Terry Richardson, how he changed commercial photography, the allegations against him, point and shoot cameras for important work, a photographer's responsibility for setting the right environment for their subjects, how different his work looks today and more!

Stephen recaps his show that was 20 years in the making, talks about the fine art world and his DIY show, the legacy of City Kids on its young subjects, the excitement around the show, printing to sell to art buyers, different cross sections of art and culture appreciating the exhibition, the future of City Kids and more!

Ed Templeton talks to us about his artistic journey, how his paintings and photographs are connected, advice to young photographer's making their first book, having his own darkroom, considering himself more of an archive builder than photographer, skate culture and artistry, not selling out and more!

We discuss how Instagram has changed for the worse since Mark Zuckerberg and co took over, how it's an app the constrains photographers, other options for sharing serious photography online and more!

Stephen talks about his film photography project that's been 18 years in the making, why scanning and printing choices make a big difference, finishing a project about teenagers before social media and smart phones, the moment he knew this would be a long form project, why it took a while for the show and book to happen, why now is the perfect time for a project about teenagers from the y2k era, supporting future generations of artists and more!

We talk about the beauty of medium format photography, how the variety of cameras gives you more options for great images, graduating from 35mm to medium format, different film backs being a game changer, evolving as a photographer and more!

We discuss cinematography, how much of the visuals the director of photography is really responsible for, our favorite color and black and white cinematography from classic movies, why shooting a movie on film today has become a big deal and more!

We cover how tumblr and analog photography are connected, major photographers who had a profile, how the peak tumblr era had people seeing photography on laptops and not phones, the taste level of the 2009-2013 tumblr community, being "tumblr famous" and more!

We discuss Roy DeCarava and his book with Langston Hughes, shooting in low light and embracing the shadows, why his mastery was overlooked, being ahead of his time and more!Send us a Text Message.

Oscar Diaz joins us to talk about going out and shooting everyday in New York, searching for all things vintage, why technical expertise isn't everything, his future plans for his work and more!Send us a Text Message.

We discuss the career of Helmut Newton, his famous portraits, his personal work, editorial photography, how influential he became and more!Send us a Text Message.

We discuss the career of Annie Leibovitz and how she was responsible for the look of Rolling Stone in the early days, started to grow as an artist, moved on to bigger and more commercial productions with Vanity Fair and Vogue, did personal work late in her career, Susan Sontag's impact on her photography and more!Send us a Text Message.

We cover the career of Richard Avedon and his photojournalism background, his innovations in fashion photography, creating his best work later in life, personal work vs commercial and more!Send us a Text Message.

We discuss how Diane Arbus helped make photography an art form to be taken seriously, how her upbringing led to her photographing certain types of people, why unflattering portraits can be great works of art, her work becoming more important after her death and more!Send us a Text Message.

We talk about Ren Hang and his striking images, using a point and shoot to create great art, his unique way of arranging groups of people within the frame, nudity and censorship, creating a signature style, his dislike of digital photography and more! 

Patrick Sansone talks to us about his way of looking out at the world, starting off with Polaroid, his love of shooting slide film, meeting William Eggleston, how movies and paintings influence his photography and more!

Peter Svarzbein talks to us about working at every level of photography, how art and public policy intersect, the El Paso trolley project, always putting time aside for personal projects and more!

Sara Messinger talks to us about storytelling through film photography, working with The New York Times, her long term project with teens in the city, developing and printing in the darkroom, perfectionism and more!

We discuss Bruce Davidson's documentary work on Brooklyn gangs in the 50s, the Civil Rights era, his famous New York subway project, using flash and gels for art photography, capturing different enclosed communities and much more!

We discuss Nobuyoshi Araki's prolific work, how he's both internationally famous yet pigeonholed, censorship, his surprising versatility, obsessions and more!

We discuss the work of Carrie Mae Weems, the art of self portraiture, how her work relates to art history, why gear doesn't always matter, being the first black woman to win the Hasselblad Award, the role of art critics/ gatekeepers and more!

Daniel Arnold talks to us in-depth about his journey from blindness regarding film camera gear, capturing amazing photographs, thinking about light, photography as an addiction, the making of his first monograph book, his history with gallery shows, privately editing and not showing his latest personal work on Instagram, immediately developing rolls everyday, shooting film at the Met Gala, commercial photography as an art project, printing from the darkroom, making a documentary that captured the city during 2020, photography as a possible and temporary love replacement and much more!

We're joined by Adam Ryder for a wide ranging conversation about his early photo practice as a teenager, NASA and film photography, government photography used as propaganda, teaching at NYU, combining archival photos and literature for his own book and more!

We explore Martin Parr's photography over the decades, his view of English society, Magnum photos, macro lenses, his sense of humor and more!

We talk about Ryan McGinley's rapid rise to art world stardom, his signature style, impact on 2000's culture, personal work vs commercial, pandemonium at art galleries and more!

We talk to Jacob Feingold about shooting film in the last few years, the compulsion of street photography, following the light, exploring different types of photography, Leica and more.

We talk about what makes Kodachrome film so legendary, shooting slide film, projectors, how the right film can elevate a photographer, why Kodachrome no longer exists and more!

We talk to Don Alman about his love and knowledge of film photography, his decades spent shooting film and working in film labs in New York, shooting and processing Kodachrome, how working in the darkroom makes you a better photographer and more.

We discuss Helen Levitt and her street photography, photos behind glass at an exhibit, chalk writings on New York streets, photographing children and more.

We talk about Gordon Parks and his legendary status as a photographer, his incredible versatility, photography and activism, experimenting with different styles of photography and more!

We discuss how Polaroid is usually an introduction to shooting film for young people, the surprising fine art projects that have used instant film, presidential portraits, instant film used on commercial sets and more.

We talk with Maya June Mansour about shooting film at an early age, going on a healing journey through personal projects, supporting and building the community around you, different film scanning techniques, building her own camera and more!