Hit The Streets 175: 47 minutes with Daniel Sackheim

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In this Episode…

This week Valérie has a conversation with Los Angeles based film and television director and producer AND still photographer Daniel Sackheim

Bio

Daniel Sackheim

Raised in Los Angeles, Emmy Award-winning Director and Producer Daniel Sackheim got his start in the business as a film editor. While pursuing a career as a Director he had the good fortune to be mentored by such acclaimed Film makers as John Cassavetes and Michael Mann. Dan began directing for Television in the 90’s but is best known for his more recent work on series such as Game of Thrones, True Detective and Ozark, for which he received a best Director Emmy Nomination. In addition to his work as Director, Dan has Exec Produced a number of critically acclaimed Television series including The American’s, Amazon’s Jack Ryan, House M.D & Law & Order. Other Directorial credits include HBO’s Lovecraft Country, which premiered last summer M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant , Jack Ryan, The Americans, Better Call Saul, HBO’s The Leftovers, The Walking Dead The Man in the High Castle as well as the cult classic The X-Files. In addition to his television work, Dan directed the Sony feature film The Glass House, starring Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane and Stellan Skarsgard, and produced The X-Files Movie: Fight The Future. Dan has partnered with Tony To (Band of Brothers) and ITV Studios America to launch Bedrock Entertainment. The Company will develop, produce and distribute premium television Content for a global audience across Network, Cable and Streaming platforms.

Links

https://www.danielsackheim.com/

https://www.instagram.com/daniel.sackheim/

Hit The Streets 167: The Dads Project with Antoine Didienne

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IN THIS EPISODE…

Valerie talks with San Diego based photographer Antoine Didienne. They discuss his Dads Project and much more. Enjoy!

BIO

Antoine is a French/American wedding, family, and studio documentary photographer located in San Diego, CA. Whether he shoots on location or in the studio, it is always about people and telling their stories. Antoine is currently working on a long term studio portrait project about fatherhood and love. Being the son of a somewhat absent father and as a father himself of 2 girls, Antoine wanted to explore what it means to be a father in all of its beautiful diaspora.

LINKS

http://www.147photos.com

http://www.antoinedidiennephoto.com

Facebook: @147photos

Instagram: @didio_town

Hit The Streets 161: Q&A and Photo Challenge

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In this Episode…

Valérie and guest co-host Angelo Fernandes answer listener questions:

Debby on Instagram: “Suggestions for limited shooting opportunities for street photographers who don't really want to start photographing fruit in their kitchens?”

Mike on Instagram: “I was just thinking about this. Here’s my question. Valerie, in the past you have talked about taking up drawing. With everyone being confined and unable to hit the streets with their cameras, do you think now is the time to pursue other arts like drawing or painting?”

Guest Co-Host: Angelo Fernandes

Street Photographer based in Lisbon, Portugal. Angelo is also the owner of AFShoot, an online shop of premium camera straps and accessories.

Links

Website: https://afshoot.com/

Shop: https://www.afshoot.com/shop/

And the Winners Are…

Shahrooz Mohammadie @shahrooz_km

Will Pearce @williamhpearce

The last challenge was LAYERS. Angelo and Valerie selected two winners who will receive free ebooks from Rockynook.com

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Hit The Streets 160: The Heart of the Photograph with David duChemin

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IN THIS EPISODE…

This week my guest is someone you’ve heard on the show before, our good friend David DuChemin. We talk about his new book The Heart of the Photograph: 100 questions for making stronger, more expressive photographs and much more!

BIO

David duChemin is a world & humanitarian assignment photographer, best-selling author, and international workshop leader known and loved for his focus on creativity, vision, and humanity in a craft that is often overly focused on the technical. David lives on Canada’s Vancouver Island with his wife and too many cameras. 

LINKS

David’s work: https://davidduchemin.com/

David’s podcast: https://www.abeautifulanarchy.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidduchemin/

Hit The Streets 148: Transitions and more with Greg Turner

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In this Episode…

Today Valerie shares a conversation with Greg Turner, a photographer from the UK. They discuss two specific projects Greg completed in recent years and how projects often come to the photographer in the most unexpected ways.

Greg’s Biography

My work is driven by a combination of poetry and pragmatism. I take inspiration from a variety of places, in particular Diane Arbus, Joel Sternfeld, Richard Renaldi, Rineke Dijkstra and Laura Panack, from Avedon’s ‘In The American West’ series as well as the Italian Neo-Realist cinema movement.

I work primarily outside in the street, in parks and on the beach, in between meetings, while on business trips or if I have a spare 40 minutes at the end of the day. As a result, my work tends towards spontaneity and serendipity. I photograph people as they are in the moment I find them. Sometimes the connections are brief, sometimes they develop and flourish, but they are all bound and connected by the place and time in which they occur. 

This connection with place and time is central to my work. It is a means by which to both pragmatically structure my activity around family life, and poetically explore the ideas that are important to me. By locating a subject in a specific place and time, I have the chance to ask, ‘what brought you here to me, what ties you to this moment, where have you come from and where are you going?’ In asking these questions I hope to make a more meaningful connection with an otherwise detached stranger and thereby learn something more profound about them and the nature of our humanity. 

My focus is the humanity of the person in front of the camera; community, gender identity, sexuality, transition, conformity and vulnerability are all prevalent motifs in my work, but it is this last phenomenon, our vulnerability, that interests me most. It is when we are at our most vulnerable that our humanity is most readily evident; it is in our collective vulnerability that all our humanity lies.

Links to Greg’s Work

www.tearsinrain.co.uk

https://www.instagram.com/geetee1972/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/geetee1972/

Examples of Greg’s Work

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Hit The Streets 109: Tender Souls with Brenton Gieser and Felix Uribe

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Summary

I share a conversation with Brandon Gieser and Felix Uribe. The two men are using their cameras and documentary skills to help tell the story of the Tenderloin Neighborhood of San Francisco.

Brenton Biography

Brenton Gieser is a photographer, filmmaker, documentarian, and visual storyteller originating from Half Moon Bay, California and currently producing the majority of his work in San Francisco. He approaches his work as a personal mandate to help raise questions about social and economic injustice with a desire to move us towards deeper community understanding and social equity. His first short documentary film, Tender Souls, has been screened live for thousands of San Franciscans at SF DocFest, SF Urban Film Festival and at companies like Twitter, Salesforce, Wells Fargo, Zendesk, amongst others. His current project, The 50, unveils the story of the first 50 men to become California certified drug and alcohol counselors while serving either life or long-term prison sentences.

Felix’s Biography

As a Bay Area native, Felix Uribe has been documenting life’s in between moments for the past 12 years. Felix is currently based in San Francisco where he’s an artist in resident for City Hope a nonprofit based in the Tenderloin. Felix’s work displays a sensitivity for true human authenticity and uniquely beautiful aesthetics. Felix portrays people as they are while simultaneously pulling back the layers often revealing more about the subject than text or video would be capable of sharing.

Links to Brenton & Felix’s Work

https://www.tendersoulsproject.com/

https://vimeo.com/238410662 (Tender Souls the Film)

Brenton’s Website: https://www.brentongieser.com

Brenton’s Instagram: instagram.com/brentongieser/

Felix’s Website: www.felixuribe.com

Felix’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felixjr1

Examples of Brenton’s Work

Examples of Felix’s Work

Hit The Streets 90: How I Fight Depression with Photography with Frank Meffert

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Street Photography... Color or B&W?  Let's look at the pros and cons of color and B&W in street photography. How do you decide? With several examples, Valerie will help you put more intent in your photography. Whether you shoot raw or not, this webinar is designed to help you make the decision before you press the shutter as part of the creative process. 

When: August 1st, 2018. If you cannot attend the webinar LIVE, you can stream it on your own time later as long as you are registered!

Summary

In this episode, German photographer Frank Meffert discusses how street photography in helping him deal with his depression on a daily basis. This is an important story worth sharing.

Biography

Frank is a full-time software engineer working for the German Air Traffic Control. He pleases his creative hemisphere with street photography whenever possible. 

He sees beauty in abandoned and lonely urban sceneries. Loves the thrill of getting a good shot. Has a passion for the underground and is easily overwhelmed by any subway station on the planet!

Links to Frank's Work

Webpage: frankyboy.photography

Frank's collective: collateraleyes.com

https://www.collateraleyes.com/2018/05/23/how-to-fight-depression-with-photography/

https://www.collateraleyes.com/2018/05/18/one-day-one-door/

Examples of Frank's Work

Hit The Streets 47: Photo Faves with Craig Whitehead

Today is a new Photo Faves segment and I asked Craig Whitehead, aka @SixStreetUnder to come on the show and share his favorite subjects, locations, gear, photography book, etc. 

Bio

I am a Photographer from Cambridge in the UK. I started shooting street seriously a little over a year ago and have been shooting almost everyday since. I originally studied illustration but found I was spending more and more time with my camera. My favourite Camera I have ever owned is the x-pro2 I currently use along with my all time favourite lens the 56mm 1.2. I currently run workshops in london in my spare time and am working towards making photography my full time job. 

Links

sixstreetunder.com

craigwhitehead.com

instagram.com/sixstreetunder

unsplash.com/@sixstreetunder

Items discussed during the show

Fave bag

https://www.billingham.co.uk/hadley-pro.html

Fave books

Magnum Contact Sheets

Fave accessories

https://www.hyperioncamerastraps.com

Photographs by Craig Whitehead below