The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography
Episodes
TCF Ep. 656 - Stephanie Pommez
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When photographer Stephanie Pommez began documenting the lives of traditional midwives in the Amazon, she was drawn by a desire to understand how comm...
TCF Ep. 655 - Tawyny Chatmon
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When photographer Tawny Chatmon creates a portrait, she is doing more than arranging light and subject—she is reconstructing history. Drawing from c...
TCF Ep. 654 - Jamey Price
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When photographer Jamey Price first turned his lens toward motorsports, he wasn't simply chasing speed—he was chasing feeling. The roar of engines, ...
TCF Ep. 653 - Danielle and Caroline Goldstein
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When photographer Danielle Goldstein and editor–writer Caroline Goldstein came together to create Transcience, the result was a collaboration rooted...
TCF Ep. 653 - Danielle & Susanne Goldstein
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When photographer Danielle Goldstein and editor–writer Susanne Goldstein came together to create Transcience, the result was a collaboration rooted ...
TCF Ep. 652 - Amani Willett
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When photographer Amani Willett turns his attention to American life, he does so with a quiet precision that reveals both its poetry and its contradic...
TCF Ep. 651 - David Walter Banks
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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TCF Ep. 650 - Ben Geier
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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TCF Ep. 649 - Martyn Goddard
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When photographer Martyn Goddard began documenting the emerging punk and new wave scene in London during the late 1970s, he was capturing more than a ...
TCF Ep. 648 - Mark Comon
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When photographer and educator Mark Comon talks about photography, his passion is unmistakable. As the owner of Paul's Photo in Torrance, California, ...
TCF Ep. 647 - Frank Jackson
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When photographer Frank Jackson first picked up a camera, he discovered more than a tool—he found a way to translate how he sees and feels the world...
TCF Ep. 646 - Jonas Paurell
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When photographer Jonas Paurell set out to explore the relationship between humans and the natural world, he embraced a practice that moves fluidly be...
TCF Ep. 645 - Dimitri Staszewski
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When photographer Dimitri Staszewski began his Close to the Bayou project, he was drawn to the layered and deeply personal relationship between people...
TCF Ep. 644 - Javiera Estrada
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When multi-media artist Javiera Estrada speaks about her work, it's not just about aesthetics or technique—it's about transformation. Born in Acapul...
TCF Ep. 643 - Justin Black
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When photographer Justin Black first picked up a camera, he was drawn not just to the art of image-making but to the power of photography as a tool fo...
TCF Ep. 642 - Ilie Mitaru
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When filmmaker Ilie Mitaru first discovered Serbest Salih's Instagram feed, he was struck by the power of the photographs—vivid, intimate images mad...
TCF Ep. 641 - Jasmine Benjamin
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jasmine Benjamin, a California native, embodies the laid-back spirit of Northern California where she was born and the dynamic energy of Hollywood, wh...
TCF Ep. 640 - Matthew Finley
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Finley (b. 1972) uses his photography to express himself and connect to the world around him. With a variety of photography processes, he expl...
TCF Ep. 639 - Daniel Power
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Founder and Publisher Daniel Power started powerHouse Books in 1995, and was joined by Craig Cohen in 1996. The early years had Power and Cohen tag-te...
TCF Ep. 638 - Jeffery Saddoris + Ibarionex
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffery Saddoris is not only a talented artist, writer, and podcaster but a friend. A repeat guest of the podcast, we have enjoyed wonderful conversat...
TCF Ep. 637 - The Road to Recovery
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It has been a little more than a month since the Eaton Fires devastated areas in Southern California, including the Palisades and Ibarionex's home of ...
TCF Ep. 636 - Surviving the Eaton Fire
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The recent Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, impacted Ibarionex and his family. They lost their home and studio and are among the tens of thousands ...
TCF Ep. 635 - Lana Z Caplan
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lana Z Caplan works across various media – including single-channel films or videos in essay form, interactive installations, video art, and photogr...
TCF Ep. 634 - Dana Stirling
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dana Stirling is a fine art photographer and the Co-Founder & Editor In-Chief of Float Photo Magazine since 2014. Originally from Jerusalem Israel, Da...
TCF Ep. 633 - Jacque Rupp
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jacque Rupp is a documentary and fine-art photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A visual storyteller, Rupp uses the camera to challenge an...
TCF Ep. 632 - Michael Rababy
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Rababy documents US American gambling culture in his new book, Casinoland - Tired of Winning. Rows of shrill slot machines, glowing billboards...
TCF Ep. 631 - David Hobby
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Hobby is the lead instructor for all X-Peditions trips. He spent 20 years as a staff photojournalist, completing more than 10,000 assignments be...
TCF Ep. 630 - Valerie Jardin
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Valérie Jardin is an award-winning French photographer who has developed a unique style that is both evocative and authentic. Her work is characteriz...
TCF Ep. 629 - Rob Hammer
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Hammer is a photographer based in Denver, Colorado, who shoots for commercial clients like Nike, Adidas, Foot Locker, Fox Sports, and Smithsonian ...
TCF Ep. 628 - Mikko Takkunen
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mikko Takkunen is a photo editor at The New York Times's Foreign desk, where he spent more than five years between 2016 and 2021 in Hong Kong as the d...
TCF Ep. 627 - Ivan McClellan
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ivan McClellan is a photojournalist and designer based in Portland, Oregon. His work reveals marginalized aspects of black culture and challenges broa...
TCF Ep. 626 - Jay Silverman
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For over 40 years, Jay Silverman has excelled as a leading Director, Producer, and Photographer specializing in award-winning films, television, digit...
TCF Ep. 625 - Petronella Lugemwa
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Petronella Lugemwa is a storyteller, speaker, educator, and Creative Director of Petronella Photography – an award-winning destination wedding and f...
TCF Ep. 624 - Martin Parr
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Parr CBE (born 23 May 1952) is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist, and photobook collector. He is known for his photographic p...
TCF Ep.623 - Alex Kilbee
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Kilbee has over 20 years of professional photography experience. He received his formal education in South Africa at the prestigious Pretoria Tec...
TCF Ep. 622 - Jesse Lenz
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Lenz is a self-taught photographer and multidisciplinary artist. As an illustrator he has created images for the most well-respected publication...
TCF Ep. 621 - Chris Gampat
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial...
TCF Ep. 620 - Elinor Carucci
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elinor Carucci (born 1971) is an Israeli American photographer and educator living in New York City. She is noted for her intimate portraits of her fa...
TCF Ep. 619 - Barbara Peacock
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Peacock is a photographer and director living in Portland, Maine. Since having started American Bedroom in 2016, she has won the Getty Editori...
TCF Ep. 618 - Nick Carver
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Carver is a working photographer and photography instructor based in Southern California with over eighteen years shooting experience and a profe...
TCF Ep. 617 - Robbie Quinn
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robbie Quinn is an award-winning, New York–based commercial photographer specializing in environmental portraits. His work, which has brought him to...
TCF Ep. 616 - Rachelle Steele
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachelle Steele is a Master Photographer based out of Northern California. She is most known for dynamic black and white environmental portraiture and...
TCF Ep. 615 - Joel Meyerowitz
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joel Meyerowtiz is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in over 350 exhibitions in museums and galleries worldwide. Celebrated as a p...
TCF Ep. 614 - Kirsten Elstner
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kirsten Elstner is the founder and director of National Geographic Photo Camp, whose mission is to work with youth from diverse communities worldwide,...
TCF Ep. 613 - George Lange
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
George Lange is a photographer whose pictures have appeared in almost all major magazines, ranging from Entertainment Weekly to Esquire. George has sh...
TCF Ep. 612 - Michael Honegger
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Honegger is a visual artist born in Germany with a B.A. in History & Spanish from Duke University, a M.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown U...
TCF Ep. 611 - Barbara Mensch
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Mensch is a fine art photographer who probes her subject matter with the curiosity and stamina of a detective. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she...
TCF Ep. 610 - James Payne
07 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James Payne is a social documentary photographer based in Los Angeles, California. He is fascinated by how people interact with the places they inhabi...
TCF Ep. 609 - The Raw Society: Jorge Delgado-Ureña & Christelle Enquist
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jorge Delgado-Ureña is a photographer and the co-founder of The Raw Society. Originally a commercial and fashion photographer, an assignment in Nepal...
TCF Ep. 608 - Sandy Sugawara and Catiana Garcia Kilroy
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sandy Sugawara and Catiana Garcia Kilroy collaborate on a book project titled Show Me the Way Home. It is an immersive, visual journey through the inc...
TCF Ep. 607 - Jason Langer
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Langer is an American photographer best known for his psychological and noirish visions of contemporary photography of urban life. Langer appren...
TCF Ep. 606 - Richard Sandler
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Sandler is a street photographer and documentary filmmaker. He has directed and shot eight non-fiction films, including "The Gods of Times Squ...
TCF Ep. 605 - Nina Welch Kling
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nina Welch-Kling is a New York City-based photographer originally from a small town in southern Germany. Her background in fine art and architecture c...
TCF Ep. 604 - Raquel Natalicchio
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Raquel Natalicchio is a photographer from Los Angeles, CA, now based in Houston, TX as a staff visual journalist for The Houston Chronicle. Raquel doc...
TCF Ep. 603 - Bob Patterson
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Patterson is the founder and publisher of Street Photography Magazine. For the past 10 years, Bob has produced a magazine dedicated to showcasing ...
TCF Ep. 602 - Larry Niehues
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Niehues is a French-born author and photographer who immigrated to the United States in 2010. While working as a commercial photographer for a v...
TCF Ep. 601 - Mark Edward Harris
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After graduating from California State University, Los Angeles with a Master of Arts Degree in Pictorial/Documentary History, Mark Edward Harris start...
TCF Ep. 600 - Matthew Jordan Smith
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Jordan Smith is an American photographer based in Tokyo, Japan, and works between Tokyo, New York City, and Los Angeles. He has photographed s...
TCF Ep. 599 - Kyeong Jun Yang
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
KyeongJun Yang is a photographer from South Korea. Born and raised in Jinhae, South Korea. Yang came to the United States at 18 and studied journalism...
TCF Ep. 598 - Rollence Patugan
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rollence Patugan is an American Photographer based out of Los Angeles, CA. Identity, diversity, and visibility are undercurrents of Rollence's work. H...
TCF Ep. 597 - Anouk Krantz
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Born and raised in France, Anouk Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. Living in New York City, she completed high school at the Lycee ...
TCF Ep. 596 - Harvey Stein
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Harvey Stein is a professional photographer, teacher, lecturer, author and curator based in New York City. He currently teaches at the International C...
TCF Ep. 595 - Michael Grecco
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Grecco is an award-winning commercial photographer and film director noted for his iconic celebrity portraits, innovative magazine covers, edi...
TCF Ep. 594 - Debe Arlook & Lori Sandler
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Debe Arlook is an award-winning American artist working in photography. Arlook's conceptual and documentary work is a response to her surroundings and...
TCF Ep. 593 - Mike Poggioli
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Poggioli came to see photography as a serious creative outlet when he moved to Chicago in 2015 and became enamored by the beauty of the city's ar...
TCF Ep. 592 - Sean Tucker & Jeffrey Saddoris
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up the year with a special conversation with photographer Sean Tucker and painter/podcaster Jeffery Saddoris. Through their respective YouTube...
Candid Frame Show Update Dec 2022
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ibarionex shares details about recent events that have impacted the production of the show for the last several weeks, including floo...
TCF Ep. 591 - David Ulrich
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Ulrich is an active photographer and writer whose work has been published in numerous books and journals, including Aperture, Parabola, MANOA, a...
TCF Ep. 590 - Evan Tanaka
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Evan Tanaka is the creative mind of Naka Studios, an LA-based creative production studio that has generated and inspired well-known and up-and-coming ...
TCF Ep. 589 - Ed Kashi
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Kashi is a renowned photojournalist, filmmaker, speaker and educator who has been making images and telling stories for 40 years. His restless crea...
TCF Ep. 588 - Arturo Soto
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Arturo Soto was born in 1981 in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. He has published the photobooks In the Heat (2018) and A Certain Logic of Expectations (2021)....
TCF Ep. 587 - Norman Seeff
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ex-medical doctor Norman Seeff emigrated from South Africa to New York in 1968 to pursue a career as a photographer, filmmaker, and designer. Three ye...
TCF Ep. 586 - Karen Ballard
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
KAREN BALLARD is an award-winning photojournalist and local 600 motion picture still photographer based in Los Angeles. Entertainment clients include ...
TCF Ep. 585 - Gregory Heisler
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gregory Heisler (born 1954) is a professional photographer known for his evocative portrait work often found on the cover of magazines, such as Time, ...
TCF Ep. 584 - Farah Salem & Asha Iman Veal
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Beautiful Diaspora / You Are Not the Lesser Part is an exhibition that challenges ideas of who is worth remembering and forgetting in the stories of a...
TCF Ep. 583 - Alexis Hunley
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alexis Hunley is a freelance photographer whose work focuses on utilizing storytelling to celebrate the beauty and complexity of living as a human. Sh...
TCF Ep. 582 - Nancy Baron
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Baron was born in Chicago and is now based in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, California. In her fine art documentary photography, she uses portra...
TCF Ep. 581 - R.J. Kern
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
J. Kern (b. 1978) is an American artist whose work investigates ideas of home, ancestry, and a sense of place. His portraits focus on intimate, interd...
TCF Ep. 580 - Natasha Egan
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since 2011, Natasha Egan has served as the executive director of the MoCP, where she was previously the associate director and curator since 2000. She...
TCF Ep. 579 - Joe McNally
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer whose prolific career includes assignments in nearly 70 countries. McNally is ...
TCF Ep. 578 - David Hume Kennerly
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Hume Kennerly has been a photographer on the front lines of history for more than fifty years. At 25 he was one of the youngest winners of the P...
TCF Ep. 577 - Cig Harvey
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cig Harvey (b.1973) is a British-born artist and writer, who lives in Maine, USA, working in large-format color photography and poetry, whose practice...
TCF Ep. 576 - Meryl Meisler
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meryl Meisler was born 1951 in the South Bronx and raised in North Massapequa, Long Island, NY. Meryl began photographing herself, family, and friends...
TCF Ep. 575 - Vanessa Charlot
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Charlot is an award-winning photojournalist/ documentary photographer, filmmaker, lecturer, and curator. Her work focuses on the intersectiona...
TCF Ep. 574 - Nathan Myhrvold
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nathan Myhrvold is a prominent scientist, technologist, inventor, author, and food photographer. In a 14-year tenure at Microsoft, Myhrvold led ad...
TCF Ep. 573 - Sandra Adorno
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Cattaneo Adorno began photographing eight years ago, at the age of 60, and has continuously been thrilled by the possibilities of interacting w...
TCF Ep. 572 - Amelia Davis
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amelia Davis, the sole beneficiary of legendary photographer Jim Marshall who served as his assistant before his death in 2010. Jim Marshall is recogn...
TCF Ep. 571 - João Velozo
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Based in Pernambuco, Brazil, João Velozo is a freelance photographer specializing in covering urban violence, human rights, and environmental issues,...
TCF Ep. 570 - Michael Sherwin
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Sherwin is an artist currently based in the Appalachian mountains of northern West Virginia. From an early age, he found inspiration in the ph...
TCF Ep. 569 - Glenn Losack
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Glenn Losack is a psychiatrist, physician, photographer, social activist, and musician who has traveled and worked extensively in the developing w...
Ep. 568 - Las Fotos Project
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Las Fotos Project was founded in 2010 to elevate the voices of teenage girls from communities of color through photography and mentoring. They are upl...
TCF Ep. 567 - Nicky Posley
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nicky Posley's journey into makeup began through a strong fascination with the transformative power of beauty, art, and fashion. A fine artist first, ...
TCF Ep. 566 - Janet Macoska
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Macoska is an American photographer. A lifelong Cleveland, Ohio native, she has been capturing images of rock and roll musicians since 1974. Her...
TCF Ep. 565 - The Curious Society
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Curious Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to publishing and showcasing the best in modern photojournalism and documentary photography...
TCF Ep. 564 - Albert Watson
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Albert Watson OBE (born 1942) is a Scottish fashion, celebrity, and art photographer. He has shot over 100 covers of Vogue and 40 covers of Rolling St...
TCF Ep. 563 - Andria Lo & Valerie Luu
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chinatown Pretty was created by photographer Andria Lo and writer Valerie Luu, two friends who love dim sum and chasing after pretty poh pohs (grandma...
TCF Ep. 562 - J. Sybylla Smith
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As curator of 28 exhibitions featuring over 110 international photographers J. Sybylla Smith provides context for an expansive array of image-based wo...
TCF Ep. 561 - Laylah Amatullah Barrayn
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laylah Amatullah Barrayn is an award-winning documentary and portrait photographer working in the medium for 20 years. She is a frequent contributor t...
TCF Ep. 560 - Catherine Opie
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Sue Opie (born 1961) is an American fine-art photographer. Opie studies the connections between mainstream and infrequent society. By specia...
TCF Ep. 559 - Will Burrard-Lucas
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Will Burrard-Lucas is a wildlife photographer from the UK. Whenever possible, Will prefers to get close to his wild subjects and use a wide-angle lens...