Podcast appearances and mentions of scott lothes

On May 10, 2019, the 150th anniversary of the “golden spike,”—the ceremonial completion of The First Transcontinental Railroad, will be celebrated, and we at the B&H Photography Podcast are taking this opportunity to talk railroad photography. In the first half of the episode, we discuss the iconic image created by photographer A.J. Russell, at Promontory Summit, Utah, in 1869 of hundreds of workers gathered on and around two steam locomotives for this momentous occasion. We also touch upon the relationship between photography and the growth of rail travel in the United States and mention other important railroad photographers. During the second half of our show we focus on the gear, techniques, and safety protocols employed by three accomplished contemporary railroad photographers. Joining us for this episode are Scott Lothes, photographer and President and Executive Director of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art and the editor of its journal Railroad Heritage. Lothes discusses the Russell photograph and the Center’s mission, its archive, and its publications, including the recent book After Promontory: 150 Years of Transcontinental Railroading. We are also joined by photographers Eric Williams and Dennis Livesey. Williams is a fine art photographer who incorporates railroad and landscape photography into his work. He provides tips on workflow and shooting techniques and offers an overview of the subtle differences between the photographic styles within this subgenre. Livesey, who concentrates on urban rail transit and steam locomotives, brings his encyclopedic knowledge of railroad history and an insight on how to turn your passion into a photo project, specifically his 2016 book, Smoke Over Steamtown. Join us for this timely and celebratory episode. Guests: Scott Lothes, Eric Williams, and Dennis Livesey Photograph by A.J. Russell, courtesy Center for Railroad Photography and Art For incredible railroad photographs and links to items discussed in this episode follow this link.

Scott Lothes, President and Executive Director of the Center for Railroad Photography & Art, talks about the Center, their convention, and his railfan travels throughout China, Switzerland, and the United States.

Bob continues his series on preservation with Scott Lothes, the Executive Director of the Center for Railroad Photography and Art.  Scott will talk about the Center and its history, the annual Converstions weekend, the Center's collection of photographs, photo preservation in general and how the Center preserves and details the information on their collections.

Let's Talk Trains returns to live programming on Saturday as Bob and Elizabeth Alkire host the show. Their guest will be Scott Lothes who presented a program at Winterail titled Along Steam's Last Mainline. Mr Lothes is a free lance photographer and writer. He is also a project director for the Center for Railroad Photography and Art. His work appears frequently in Trains Magazine and other rail publications. His travel writings have been published by the Oregonian newspaper in Portland and Matador Travel. Join us and our regular callers at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. The telephone number 646-716-7106