Podcasts about olaf sztaba

This week we interview the Philosopher King of Fuji Street Photography, Olaf Sztaba. If you read FujiLove, or ImageBreak, or the magazine he created "Medium Format", then you know Olaf. His blog is full of well-thought out ideas of what makes better photography. And his photos are stunning works of modern art. They are true visual poetry, concise, to the point and full of beautiful use of light, shadow, lines, color and shape. In this episode we learn how a brush with death thrust Olaf into his particular brand of  thoughtful photography. Have a listen!

Scott Bourne (PPN co-founder) returned for the traditional last PPN “Camera and Inspiration” episode of the year. Marco and Scott sit in front of their virtual fireplace to look back at the photography inspiration of 2018 and ahead at new projects for 2019. The advice that Scott gives for 2019 is to “embrace where you live and the people around you.”   This episode is sponsored by:   HoneyBook - Win Clients. Book Faster. Get Paid. Stay Organized. https://bit.ly/2sAyZIv Check out the Skylum LUMINAR 3 software: Link: http://bit.ly/2CzlC2g (use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” at checkout for extra savings)   Scott Bourne (PPN co-founder) returned for the traditional last Camera and Inspiration show of the year. Marco and Scott sit in front of their virtual fireplace to look back at the photography inspiration of 2018 and ahead at new projects for 2019. The advice that Scott gives for 2019 is to “embrace where you live and the people around you.”   Marco picked the Armenian-Turkish photographer Ara Gueler (1928 - 2018) as the PPN inspirational photographer of the month. Ara was probably the most influential Turkish photographer so far. He started to work as a photojournalist for a local newspaper in Istanbul in 1950 and was soon sent out to work in the middle east, Asia, North America, and Europe. When Henri Cartier Bresson met Ara, he convinced him to join Magnum. While Ara traveled the world and captured many amazing images with his analog Leica camera on B&W film, most of his work - portraits his hometown Istanbul. His portfolio shows an amazing visual history of the city. And he did not only focus on the spectacular and newsworthy events, but rather the everyday life, the little details, and the normal people. Ara won many awards for his work and also captured famous people like Picasso, Dali, and Churchill. But have a look at his images from Istanbul as your personal motivation to be persistent in capturing everyday life in your own city. There is also a documentary movie about him called “The eye of Istanbul” that is worth checking out. You can see some of Ara’s work on the Magnum website: https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/ara-guler-1928-2018/   In the main part of the show, Scott and Marco discuss some essential inspiration based on the past twelve PPN Camera and Inspiration shows of 2018. Here are the shows in chronological order:   January 2018 Camera and Inspiration #10 | PPN | Kevin Mullins on Inspiration and Documentary Style Wedding Photography https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/camera-and-inspiration-10-ppn-january-25th-2018   February 2018 Camera and Inspiration #11 | PPN | Bill Wadman - Take Portrait. Obsess. Repeat. https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/camera-and-inspiration-11-ppn-february-28th-2018     March 2018 Camera and Inspiration #12 | PPN | Beauty and still life photography inspiration with Zoë Noble https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/camera-and-inspiration-12-ppn-beauty-and-still-life-photography-inspiration-with-zoe-noble April 2018 Camera and Inspiration #13 | PPN | Jeff Widener - Iconic Tank Man Photographer and more https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/camera-and-inspiration-13-ppn-jeff-widener-iconic-tank-man-photographer-and-more      May 2018 Camera and Inspiration #14 | PPN | Hands on inspiration with Olaf Sztaba - a visual poet and more https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/camera-and-inspiration-14-ppn-hands-on-inspiration-with-olaf-sztaba-a-visual-poet-and-more      June 2018 Camera and Inspiration #15 | PPN | Rocking photography with concert photographer Steve Brazill https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/camera-and-inspiration-15-ppn-rocking-photography-with-concert-photographer-steve-brazill     July 2018 Camera and Inspiration #16 | PPN | Analog inspiration with Chris Marquardt https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/camera-and-inspiration-16-ppn-analog-inspiration-with-chris-marquardt     August 2018 Camera and Inspiration #17 | PPN | Stunning landscape photography with Nick Page https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/camera-and-inspiration-17-ppn-stunning-landscape-photography-with-nick-page     September 2018 Camera and Inspiration #18 | PPN | Selling your images in galleries and online with Jeffrey Stoner https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/camera-and-inspiration-18-ppn-selling-your-images-in-galleries-and-online-with-jeffrey-stoner     October 2018 Camera and Inspiration #19 | PPN | How incidents in your life can turn into a creative photography project with Pia Parolin https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/camera-and-inspiration-19-ppn-how-incidents-in-your-life-can-turn-into-a-creative-photography-project-with-pia-parolin     November 2018 Camera and Inspiration #20 | PPN | Essential tips and inspiration for street photography with Valérie Jardin https://www.photopodcasts.com/podcasts/camera-and-inspiration-20-ppn-essential-tips-and-inspiration-for-street-photography-with-valerie-jardin     December 2018 - this show Camera and Inspiration #21 | PPN | Photo inspiration and projects for 2019 - Embrace where you live with Scott Bourne. Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:   “On this earth, a shadow falls” by Nick Brandt   Excerpt quote about the book from Amazon DE: “In 2001, Nick Brandt embarked on an ambitious photographic project, a trilogy of books memorializing the fast-disappearing natural grandeur of East Africa. Focusing on some of the world's last great populations of large mammals--elephants, giraffes, lions, gorillas and their kin--he created two of the twenty-first century's most popular photographic books: the instant bestsellers On This Earth (2005) and A Shadow Falls (2009). Portraying East Africa's animals with a solemnity and empathy usually reserved for human subjects, Brandt's photographs "tell us, in a way that is beyond words, that we do not own this planet, and are not the only beings living on it who matter," as philosopher Peter Singer writes in an essay in this new volume.…”   Amazon US: http://a.co/d/4NOYWxo Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2Acndbh Links to Scott Bourne: Web: http://scottbourne.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottbourne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bourne.scott/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottbourne   Links to Marco Larousse: Web: www.MarcoLarousse.com Twitter: @HamburgCam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcoLarousse1   Links to PPN: Web: www.PhotoPodcasts.com Twitter: @Photopodcasts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photopodcasts/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWaUn2M1BBoecISFEOJGRCg Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :)   And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.   About this show: On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

In this episode we are catching up with Olaf Sztaba, and his important projects, namely the Renatus Project, and MediumFormat.com online magazine.  

FujiLove Podcast is all about Fujifilm X cameras, photography, passionate photographers and great conversations. On this episode Jens Krauer is talking to Olaf Sztaba, Fujifilm photographer from Vancouver, Canada. Olaf is sharing his personal story and talking about his new Renatus Project, which derives from his own, most personal life experiences. Enjoy the conversation! Subscribe to the FUJILOVE PODCAST in iTunes. Send us your comments to contactfujilove@gmail.com. We are looking forward to hearing from you

A creative discussion with our guest Olaf Sztaba. We talk about what can inspire you - once you see nothing interesting to take pictures of anymore.   This is episode #14 of the Camera and Inspiration show at “PPN - Photo Podcast Network” for May 2018.   This episode is sponsored by: Skylum’s Aurora HDR 2018 software - The #1 HDR Software for Mac & Windows Use the discount code “PHOTOPODCASTS” to save $10 at checkout. Olaf Sztaba picked up his first camera 35 years ago and it ignited his passion for “seeing” - and it turned into his lifetime journey with photography. Many call him a visual poet. His images and writings about creativity, seeing, and simplifying visual scenes are published online and offline in blogs and print media.   Olaf picked Trent Parke as the PPN inspirational photographer of the month. Trent is a four times World Press Photo Award winner and a member of Magnum Photo. But Olaf especially admires the creative vision and longtime projects that Trent creates mainly in camera and not through extensive post-processing. Marco picked Trent's book “Minutes to Midnight” in the PPN - Camera and Inspiration episode #3. You can find out more about Trent Parke on his Magnum profile page: https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/trent-parke/   In the main part of the show, Olaf and Marco share some hands-on tips on how to motivate you to go out and see new things even in your familiar surroundings. Try new approaches, allow emotions in your photo shoots, take risks, create questions with your photos, and subtract objects from your images are just a few tips that they cover.   Here are the links to Olaf’s work and social media accounts:   Web: https://olafphotoblog.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/olafphoto   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olaf_photo/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olaf.sztaba    Marco’s inspirational photo book of the month is called: “Seeing Simplified” - by Olaf Sztaba.   Link to book: https://gumroad.com/l/nfnp Published by OLI Publishing Inc.  (212 pages)   This book is a creative and visual guide and gives you a lot of optical food for thought. The book should be a constant companion on your smartphone or tablet. And if you are ever in a situation, maybe in your own town, and you see nothing interesting to take a photo of, just open a random page of Olaf’s book and challenge yourself to take an image in that style. And this is not to merely copy Olaf’s style, but it may trigger one of those a-ha moments that burns itself into your memory and makes you aware of something, that you may have overlooked all of those years before. Olaf has worked hard for decades to collect these moments and this book gives you a shortcut to decades of photographic experience and inspiration. For only $24.95 you really should not pass on this opportunity and buy Olaf’s book. Please support our show by using our B&H affiliate link (click here) that will not cost you a penny more than when you are buying at B&H without our link. And the more this link will be used to buy at B&H, the more giveaways we’ll be able to give back to our listeners through B&H. It really is a “win-win” situation :) And please share this podcast with your friends and subscribe via iTunes. We would also love to get your feedback. Is there anything that you want us to cover on the show in the future? And we would appreciate if you could take a short moment to rate or post a quick review for our shows on iTunes.   For more information on Marco Larousse follow him on Twitter: @HamburgCam   About this show: On the monthly “Camera and Inspiration” podcast show of the PPN - Photo Podcast Network, Marco and usually a guest discuss the essence of photography and how to photograph with more intent. Determining the “why” before the “how” in photography is essential to understanding your subject better and create stronger images. In each episode, they introduce you to an inspirational photographer of the month and also share an inspirational photo book of the month.

Olaf Sztaba first picked up a camera thirty-five years ago. Since then his passion for “seeing” has become a lifetime journey with photography. This journey started in communist Poland where Olaf spent his childhood. The dreary, utilitarian era helped him to sharpen his senses in search of things uncommon and simple. In 1996 Olaf called Canada his new home. The grand vistas of British Columbia further opened his visual horizons and need for seeing. A dramatic illness nearly took his life but gave Olaf the courage to pursue photography full time. It also provoked a different way of seeing the world. Olaf has been an early adopter of the Fuji X-series line of cameras and lenses, with the X100/S/T rangefinder-style remaining his favourite creative tool. In 2011, Olaf started a popular blog, , which discusses creativity, inspiration, travel and fine art photography plus the X-series cameras and lenses. He’s also a founder of – a subscription-based educational and mentoring platform dedicated to the art of seeing. Today, Olaf spends most of his time writing and photographing in the field, minimizing the time spent in front of a computer. He is a sought-after speaker and educator, currently working on a series of books about creativity and his personal approach to image creation. Olaf lives in Coquitlam, British Columbia with his wife Kasia, his son Olivier and their furry four-legged companion, Bailey.   Resources:   Workshops   Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for. Click here to download Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .

Inspired by Darkness? We received a number of questions / messages and even a recording about our last episode, Episode 193 »» Pulitzer Prize Photographs with Antonio M. Rosario, asking for further explanation about finding inspiration in these often dark, award-winning images. While we do not discuss this any further in this episode, you can expect a proper follow-up in the upcoming week. Thank you so much for chiming in! Stay tuned! Chocolate Elephants Mac was intrigued by the clever way Vancouver photographer, Ian McDonald, penned an article about making sense of your photography. We thought Ian’s article complimented one of Olaf Sztaba’s recent articles, Confidence–A Roller-Coaster to Seeing(Intro), which we discussed back on episode 182. Inspired by Ian’s words, we took to the mics to discuss his article, the wonderful videos by Ted Forbes on his The Art of Photography YouTube channel and more! Join the Convo We would love to hear your thoughts on the show! How do you approach your photography while making sense of your art? Have you watched any of the videos we talked about and if so, do you have any favourites you would care to share? You can chime in on the blog and find us on Twitter to continue the conversation. You can also subscribe to the show for free via iTunes or Stitcher. If you would like to support the show and help with some of the costs of running this podcast, please check us out on Patreon (any support is appreciated!). Thanks to Ian, Ted and Olaf for the inspiration for this episode (links below). Also, make sure y’all check out the work from Mark Reierson who gave Mac an unofficial workshop experience this past weekend. *wink* To all our listeners: while we may not always agree on these photography topics and our opinions do vary, the respectful way you choose to engage with us and other photographers / listeners by continuing the conversation and creating a wonderful sense of community in the process, is one of the many reasons why we love doing this show, so thank you all. Thanks so much for tuning in, folks! As always, we appreciate your support! Cheers, y’all! #changetheconversation

Cannot Get Enough Perhaps there is something in the air, but these days we cannot get enough of our brother from another mother, the devastatingly cool New Yorker, long-time photographer and great friend of the show, Antonio M. Rosario. We had to bring him on the show, so Mac sent out the signal and another episode was booked. Please join us as we have a great conversation about all things photography, including a large format digital camera, the follow-up to the World Press Photo of the Year winner for 2018, Olaf Sztaba’s (aka The Godfather) new book and more! Join the Convo: We would love to hear your thoughts on the show! What do you think about this crazy new LF camera? Were you surprised about the winning image from World Press Photo? Did you have a favourite image or two? You can chime in and find us on Twitter and Bookface. You can also subscribe to the show for free via iTunes or Stitcher. If you would like to support the show and help with some of the costs of running this podcast, please check us out on Patreon (any support is appreciated!). Big thanks to Clinton Ausmus for tweeting about the World Press Photo winning image and also for the show shout-out! Also, make sure you check out our great friend, fellow podcaster and photographer, Usually Happy Dave, as he made his debut on the Street Shots podcast as a guest co-host for the night. Huge thanks to Antonio for coming back on the show! We love having him on and we highly recommend you check out his work, his company, Switch to Manual and all the great services they provide (including portfolio reviews), and of course, his fantastic podcast, Street Shots! Thanks so much as always for tuning in, friends! As always, we appreciate the support and the interaction! Cheers, y’all! #changetheconversation

FujiLove Podcast is all about Fujifilm X cameras, photography, passionate photographers and great conversations. On this episode Jens Krauer is talking to Olaf Sztaba, Fujifilm shooter, Canadian photographer, long time FujiLove contributor, wonderful educator, workshop leader, and one of the most beloved members of the FujiLove community. Enjoy the conversation! Subscribe to the FUJILOVE PODCAST in iTunes. Send us your comments to contactfujilove@gmail.com. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

FujiLove podcast is all about Fujifilm X cameras, photography, passionate photographers and great conversations. On this episode Tomash is talking to Olaf Sztaba, Vancouver based Fujifilm photographer, photography educator, creator of the Simplicity-In-Seeing inspirational platform. EPISODE LINKS OLAF'S WEBSITE SIMPLICITY-IN-SEEING FUJILOVE WEBSITE Enjoy! Subscribe to the FUJILOVE PODCAST in iTunes. Send us your comments to contactfujilove@gmail.com. We are looking forward to hearing from you!