Episode 124. Scott Wilson: Personal and Professional Transformations, Photo Advocacy, and Saving America’s Wild Mustangs
Scott Wilson is a Denver-based conservation photographer and photo advocate for America’s wild mustangs.
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Episode 123. Photography and Life on Mars, The World’s Biggest Analog: National Geographic Explorer, MacKenzie Calle
Mackenzie Calle is a photographer and National Geographic Explorer based in Brooklyn. Her work has been recognized by institutions that include World Press Photo, Magnum Foundation, and the Sony World Photography Awards.
Episode 122. Art Wolfe: Acts of Faith, Religion, Culture, and Celebrations of Humanity Through Photography
Art Wolfe is an American photographer and conservationist, internationally known for color images of landscapes, wildlife, and native cultures. He’s photographed wildlife, scenes, and people on every continent.
Episode 121. Books That Matter: Elizabeth Gilbert’s ‘Big Magic’ — Recalibrating Your Relationship with Fear & Living a Bolder, More Creative Life
Fresh off a month in Botswana, Richard tackles Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert for the ‘Books That Matter’ series, and makes the case that fear isn’t the enemy of creativity: it’s a necessary ingredient. Seneca, mall cops, perfectionism, and why fear is just plain boring, all in service of one idea: stop waiting to feel ready and make the next frame anyway.
Episode 120. Anand Varma: National Geographic Photographer on Zombie Parasites, Wonder, Mystery, and Photographic Problem Solving
Anand Varma is a National Geographic Explorer and photographer based in Berkeley, California. He has devoted years of his life to developing innovative and creative techniques to create intimate, dramatic and surprising images of nature most people never see.
Episode 119. Jeff Cable: Photographer of 9 Olympic Games — How to Capture the Thrill of Victory and Agony of Defeat on the World Stage
Jeff Cable has photographed the last nine Olympic Games for Team USA, from Beijing to Tokyo, Paris, and Milan. But he didn’t start there. For over 25 years he was a marketing executive, shooting on the side until 2016, when the side passion became the whole career.
Episode 118. On Location in Botswana with Karabo LeBronpeter: The Okavango Wilderness Project, Wildlife Photography, and Visual Storytelling Mentorship
Karabo LeBronpeter is a Botswana-based wildlife photographer, teacher, mentor, and storytelling officer for the Nkashi Trust, the local implementing arm of the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project (NGOWP).
Episode 117. Isabella Tabacchi: Chasing Caravaggio Through the Shadows, The Tenebroso Landscape, and Creating Emotional Intensity
Isabella Tabacchi is an Italian landscape photographer who captures the essence of nature in all its majesty. Specializing in landscape photography from around the world, Isabella is renowned for her ability to transform ordinary scenes into highly emotional and dreamlike photos.
Episode 115. David duChemin: Thinking Inside the Box for Transformative Creative Breakthroughs, the Virtue of Imperfection, and Finding Your Magic
David duChemin is a Vancouver Island-based photographer, author, educator, and avid traveler who has published eight books and spent much of his three-decade career teaching others to make creative photographs all across the world.
Episode 114. Books That Matter: John Szarcowski and ‘The Photographer’s Eye’ — The Thing Itself, The Detail, The Frame, Time, and Vantage Point
In this episode of Beyond the Lens, Richard revisits John Szarkowski’s 1966 classic The Photographer’s Eye for the latest episode in the Books That Matter series. Szarkowski spent nearly thirty years as Director of Photography at MoMA, studying thousands of images across every era and genre