Photopod

Mark Winer, Photographer’s Agent at The Gren Group, who work with premier brands and ad agencies. A sample list of clients: Apple, Budweiser, Pepsi, State Farm, Volkswagen, BBDO, Crispin Porter Bogusky, Wieden + Kennedy, and many others. Check out our conversations about: what his agency does for his photographers, the importance of motion work, how he markets to ad agencies and builds relationships, the trend of “authenticity” in Lifestyle photography, what expenses he expects his photographers to take on, what happens when things don’t work out between a rep and someone on their roster, plus a lot more!

Jamie Leary, Design Director, Philadelphia Magazine (formerly of Magnet, Decibel and Grid magazines) designs for a magazine that is more popular in my city than National Geographic, Vanity Fair, Men’s Health and Forbes. Listen to our discussions about: magazine art budgets, my incredibly brief tenure as Director of Photography at his magazine, how he uses Instagram to hire photographers, hiring locals vs. hiring around the country, illustration vs. photography, photojournalism vs. conceptual photography, what he likes to see in photographers’ websites, and much, much more.

Wylie Moran, Senior Art Producer and Freelance Producer (formerly of BBDO, JWT, and The Martin Agency) comes on the first full episode of Photopod! She sits down with me to discuss how advertising agency Art Producers find photographers, why they hire them, whether photographers need to have motion work in their portfolio, and much, much more.

Welcome to the preview episode of Photopod, hosted by Neil Binkley. Photopod is a new interview podcast about the photography industry. In this trailer, hear snippets of interviews with Nike's former Photography Director, a Senior Art Producer, plus a magazine's Design Director.