Ep. 149 Edward Mapplethorpe – American Photographer/Artist
Photographer, Edward Mapplethorpe, discusses his early life growing up in Queens, his father introducing him to photography, his brother Robert and Patti Smith, his introduction to the darkroom and how it solidified his path in photography, his education at SUNY Stony Brook, going to work for his brother Robert, collaborating with Robert, Robert predicting Edward would be an Artist, Tom Baril, leaving Robert’s studio and moving to Los Angeles, assisting Playboy photographers, the catalyst for his series “Undercurrents”, finding his voice, the “Transmographs” series, process, ideas, Analog vs. Digital, his “One” series, commissioned portraits, polaroids and light meters, film stocks, his love of the darkroom, his abstract work, chemograms, “Timezones”, “The Cube”, Screw Magazine and silly putty, and his thoughts on his legacy as Photographer and Artist…
Ep. 146 Shadows Gather – Photographer of Alternative Nightlife Culture
In this episode, Shadow Gather discusses documenting Denver nightlife, Fuji Instax cameras, her beginnings in photography, Instagram tips, instant film, capturing humanity & fun, her routine when she photographs, Los Angeles, Austin, the Denver drag and punk scenes, scanning photos, artist talks, residencies, wheat pasting, pandemic parking lot parties, consent, selfies, the importance of her iPhone, Instagram banned photos, pup culture, zines and her exhibition “Shadow Banned” at Leon Galleryabstract work.
Ep. 045 Melissa Richardson Banks, Photographer
Melissa Richardson Banks, President and Founder of CauseConnect, a consulting firm, servicing clients nationwide in the arts. She is also a photographer that has documented the Arts District in downtown Los Angeles and is known by the moniker Downtown Muse. Melissa has produced, marketed, managed, and toured museum exhibitions of Cheech Marin’s Chicano Art collection.