The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography
Episodes
TCF Ep. 458 - Meryl Meisler
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meryl Meisler was born 1951 in the South Bronx and raised in North Massapequa, Long Island, NY. Inspired by Diane Arbus and Jacques Henri Lartigue, Me...
TCF Ep. 457 - Mark Thiessen
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Thiessen has been a photographer with National Geographic since 1990 and on staff since 1997. He is widely published in all areas of the National...
TCF Ep. 456 - An Rong Xu
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An Rong Xu is a New York City-based photographer and director. Born in China and raised in New York City's Chinatown, Xu explores the world around him...
TCF Ep. 455 - Michael A. McCoy
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Michael A. McCoy is a Washington D.C. based freelance photojournalist and a two-time combat veteran. In his work as a photographer, he sees himself as...
TCF Ep. 454 - Stella Johnson
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stella Johnson is a photographer and educator known for her passionate and honest documentary projects. She received a Core Fulbright Scholar Grant to...
TCF Ep. 453 - Ibarionex Perello w/ Jamie Rose
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this unusual episode, photojournalist and documentary photographer Jamie Rose conducts an exhaustive interview with TCF host, Ibarionex Perello abo...
TCF Ep. 452 - Valerie Jardin
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Valerie Jardin is a popular street and travel photographer, educator and host of the Hit the Street podcast. After leaving a successful career as a pr...
TCF Ep. 451 - Jens Krauer
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jens Krauer is a street photographer, educator, and podcaster based in Switzerland. In a relatively short time, he has become a talented photographer ...
TCF Ep. 450 - David Burnett
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David Burnett is a photojournalist with more than 5 decades of work covering the news, the people, and visual tempo of our age. He is co-founder of Co...
TCF Ep. 449 - Louie Palu
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Louie Palu is an award-winning documentary photographer and filmmaker whose work has appeared in festivals, publications, exhibitions, and collections...
TCF Ep. 448 - Sean Tucker
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Tucker is a photographer, YouTuber, Instagrammer, and a former priest. But in all these roles, he has always imagined himself a storyteller. His ...
TCF Ep. 447 - Endia Beal
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Endia Beal is a North Carolina based artist, who is internationally known for her photographic narratives and video testimonies that examine the perso...
TCF Ep. 446 - Jim Herrington
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Herrington is a photographer whose portraits of celebrities including Benny Goodman, Willie Nelson, The Rolling Stones, Cormac McCarthy, Morgan Fr...
TCF Ep. 445 - Gary Nicholls
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Nicholls was born in Essex, England. He studied Design Technology and Technical drawing to B.ed level, and during that time he also took art clas...
TCF Ep. 444 - Trey Ratcliff
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Trey Ratcliff is a photographer, artist, writer, and adventurer. Trey's images and stories capture the beauty of exotic travel destinations and the hu...
TCF Ep. 443 - Suzanne Sease
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Suzanne Sease is a creative consultant and former ad-agency senior art buyer. She works with both emerging and established photographers and illustrat...
TCF Ep. 442 - Brian (B+) Cross
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Brian (B) Cross is one of the most prominent music photographers working today. He has photographed many album covers for artists such as Damian Mar...
TCF Ep. 441 - Sasha Waters Freyer
21 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Born in Brooklyn in 1968, Sasha Waters Freyer makes non-fiction films about outsiders, misfits, and everyday radicals. Trained in photography and the ...
TCF Ep. 440 - Harvey Stein
15 Oct 2018
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. 439 - Peter Turnley
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Turnley is renowned for his photography of the realities of the human condition. His photographs have been featured on the cover of Newsweek 43 ...
TCF Ep. 438 - Kate T. Parker
30 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Parker is a mother, wife, Ironman, and professional photographer who shoots both personal projects and commercial work for her clients. Her STRON...
TCF Ep. 437 - Randal Ford
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Randal Ford believes that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. He is obsessed with details, creative collaboration, and chasing a timeless aesth...
TCF Ep. 436 - Gerald Cyrus
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gerald Cyrus was born in 1957 in Los Angeles, CA and began photographing there in 1984. In 1990 he moved to New York City and obtained a Master of Fin...
TCF Ep. 435 - Brian Matiash
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Matiash is a professional photographer, published author, and podcaster based in Portland, OR. He specializes in fusing landscape & travel photo...
TCF Ep. 434 - Guy Webster
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
One of the early innovators of rock-and-roll photography, renowned photographer Guy Webster has spanned the worlds of music, films, and politics in a ...
TCF Ep. 433 - Michael Kamber
20 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Kamber has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. Between 2002 and 2012 he worked for The New York Times covering conflicts in Iraq, A...
TCF Ep. 432 - Matt Payne
13 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Payne is a landscape photographer who grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado and was lucky to have parents that instilled him with a healthy appre...
TCF Ep. 431 - Melissa Spitz
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa Spitz (b.1988) is a working artist from St. Louis, Missouri, who currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. She received her BFA from the Univer...
TCF Ep. 430 - Jeff Mermelstein
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Mermelstein was born in 1957 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and studied at Rutgers College and the International Center of Photography. His career...
TCF Ep. 429 - Jacqueline Walters
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Born in Cambridge, England, Jacqueline Walters is a fine art photographer based in San Francisco. Through a passion for expatriate literature from Par...
TCF Ep. 428 - Forrest Walker
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Forrest Walker is a Portland-based photographer who has been traveling full-time on a 5-year project photographing 100 cities around the world. He is ...
TCF Ep. 427 - Nicholas Pinto
08 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Pinto (b. 1979) is an Italian-American photographer based in Chicago, IL. As a street and documentary photographer, his work explores topics ...
TCF Ep. 426 - Rick Sammon
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning photographer Rick Sammon loves his day job. A tireless, prolific and inspirational image-maker, Rick, called by some "The Godfather of P...
TCF Ep. 425 - Dotan Saguy
25 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dotan Saguy was born in a small kibbutz five miles south of Israel's Lebanese border. He grew up in a diverse working-class Parisian suburb, lived in ...
TCF Ep. 424 - Ira Block
18 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ira Block is an internationally renowned photographer, teacher, and lecturer who has produced over 30 stories for the National Geographic Magazine. He...
TCF Ep. 423 - Fadi Boukaram
11 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Fadi BouKaram was born and raised in Beirut and never wanted to be a photographer. Growing up in a war-torn country, photos often were -- and still ar...
TCF Ep. 422 - Nydia Blas
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nydia Blas is a visual artist living in Ithaca, New York with her two children. She holds a B.S. from Ithaca College and received her M.F.A. from Syra...
TCF Ep. 421 - Olaf Sztaba
28 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Olaf Sztaba first picked up a camera thirty-five years ago. Since then his passion for "seeing" has become a lifetime journey with photography. This j...
TCF Ep. 420 - Alex D. Rogers
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alex D Rogers is an Atlanta-based portrait photographer who is gaining a reputation as an exceptional talent for photographing musicians and artists. ...
TCF Ep. 419 - Marc Silber
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Silber is an award-winning professional video producer, photographer, and photography educator who has been successfully working in the field for...
TCF Ep. 418 - Chris Buck
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Buck is a photographer and director based in New York and Los Angeles. His clients include Google, Old Spice, Dodge, GQ, Guardian Weekend, and T...
TCF Ep. 417 - Matt Rose
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An ex-corporate suit, ex-bartender, former United States Marine, road warrior, world traveler, image maker, educator, and storyteller, Matt Rose is ch...
TCF Ep. 416 - Kevin Raber
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Raber is CEO and publisher of the Luminous-Landscape website. He brings over 40 years of experience in the photo industry including stints as a ...
TCF Ep. 415 - William Albert Allard
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The son of a Swedish immigrant, William Albert Allard was born in 1937 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts an...
TCF Ep. 414 - Joana Toro
09 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joana Toro Colombian independent documentary photographer exploring issues of immigration, human rights and identity. Joana is a self-taught photojour...
TCF Ep. 413 - Nancy Lehrer
26 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Lehrer is a computer scientist by profession, classical musician by history, and photographer by passion. "I set out to capture daily life and i...
TCF Ep. 412 - Joel Meyerowitz
19 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joel Meyerowitz was born in the Bronx in 1938 into a neighborhood that offered daily lessons in the divine comedy and tragedies of human behavior. He ...
TCF Ep. 411 - John Keatley
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
John Keatley often self-characterizes his work as a reflection of himself, rather than the individual he is photographing. In recent years, his journe...
TCF Ep. 410 - Vincent van Kleef
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Vincent van Kleef is an Amerstdam-based photographer who used the social-networking power of Facebook to solicit the participation of people in his co...
TCF Ep. 409 - Jeffery Saddoris
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffery Saddoris is endlessly curious – about people, about creativity, about line and shape and color – and his personal and professional pursuit...
TCF Ep. 408 - Blake Jorgenson
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Raised in Hamilton and Toronto, Ontario, Blake Jorgenson headed west to Whistler, B.C. in 1993 at the age of 18 in search of adventure. Now in his thi...
TCF Ep. 407 - David J. Murphy
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
David J. Murphy is a photojournalist and filmmaker who currently works near Charleston, S.C. He began his career 16 years ago when he joined the U.S. ...
TCF Ep. 406 - Ralph Velasco
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ralph Velasco is President, Founder and CEO (Chief Experience Officer) of PhotoEnrichment Programs, Inc. d.b.a. PhotoEnrichment Adventures, as well as...
TCF Ep. 405 - Chuck Anerino
22 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chuck Anerino is a photographer whose work revolves around his family. Practicing a style described as family documentary, Anerino uses the sensibilit...
TCF Ep. 404 - Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin
14 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin (b. 1977) is a Los Angeles based photographer whose work focuses on the urban environment and how a neighborhoods physical composit...
TCF Ep. 403 - Lauren Welles
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Welles is a freelance photographer based in NYC. Prior to becoming a full- time photographer, she spent 16 years practicing law. The same skill...
TCF Ep. 402 - MSPF - Emerging Photographers
01 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We end the 2017 season of The Candid Frame with a live panel on street photography that was recorded live at this year's Miami Street Photography Fest...
TCF Ep. 401 - MSPF: NYC Street Photography Panel
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode of The Candid Frame was recorded live on the 2017 Miami Street Photography Festival. Led by TCF host, Ibarionex Perello, photogra...
TCF Ep. 400 - Arthur Meyerson
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Arthur Meyerson is recognized as one of America's finest photographers. Since 1974, this native Texan has traveled throughout the world, creating awar...
TCF Ep. 399 - Colin Westerbeck
10 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Colin Westerbeck is a writer, curator, and teacher of the history of photography. He is also the co-author along with Joel Meyerowitz of Bystander: A ...
TCF Ep. 398 - Veronica G. Cardenas
04 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Veronica G. Cardenas is a documentary photographer based in the Rio Grande Valley. Migration issues are a recurring theme that she explores. Her work ...
TCF Ep. 397 - Reg Campbell
27 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Reg Campbell is a San Antonio based photographer. A comedian at heart, he has a penchant for documenting people in their environment and showcasing th...
TCF Ep. 396 - Dixie Dixon
20 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dixie Dixon has always been inspired by the allure, magic and unique challenge of creating fashion photography. As one of the sixteen original Nikon A...
TCF Ep. 395 - Juan Martinez (Beers & Cameras)
13 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Juan Martinez is the co-founder of Beers & Cameras. Beers And Cameras is a bi-weekly meet-up group that meets at local breweries and restaurants, boun...
TCF Ep. 394 - Ada Trillo
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ada Trillo is a Philadelphia-based artist who was born and raised on the Mexican/American border. She had long wanted to do a body of work which focus...
TCF Ep. 393 - Jim Harmer
30 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A few years ago Jim Harmer was a law student in Florida, and a passionate photographer on the side. He started his blog, Improve Photography, while pr...
TCF Ep. 392 - Paul Friedman
23 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Friedman is the founder of the camera equipment rental service Lens Pro to Go. He always had aspirations of having his own business and being his...
TCF Ep. 391 - Valerie Jardin & Josh Coombes
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Coombes is a UK-based hairdresser and when he started to reach out to the homeless in his city and offer them free haircuts, he started the hasht...
TCF Ep. 390 - Alastair McLachlan
09 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Born in the rural town of Hammanskraal, South Africa in 1974 and having grown up on several farms since then, Alastair McLachlan's early work was part...
TCF Ep. 389 - Anton Bosman
01 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Anton Bosman is a South African photographer based in Johannesburg who specializes in both natural and urban landscapes. However, it is images of Down...
TCF Ep. 388 - Fadi BouKaram
27 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Fadi BouKaram was born and raised in Beirut and never wanted to be a photographer. Growing up in a war-torn country, photos often were -- and still ar...
TCF Ep. 387 - Catherine Just
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine Just is an award winning photographer, artist and mentor living in Los Angeles, California with her son, Max. She travels the globe capturin...
TCF Ep. 386 - Doug Menuez
11 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Doug Menuez is an award-winning photographer whose career over 30 years has ranged from photo journalism to commissioned work, personal book projects ...
TCF Ep. 385 - Jennifer Yoffy Schwartz
06 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Yoffy Schwartz is the founder/publisher of Yoffy Press. She is also the creator/director of Crusade for Art, a non-profit organization whose ...
TCF Ep. 384 - Anya Anti
27 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An internationally published and award winning photo artist from Ukraine now based in New York, Anya Anti has been into photography since 2009. She's ...
TCF Ep. 383 - Ken Hermann
20 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Hermann's images are pathways, connecting us to micro worlds and challenging us to rethink ideas of photographic representation. Ken doesn't worry...
TCF Ep. 382 - Laura Pannack
14 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Pannack's art focuses on social documentary and portraiture, and seeks to explore the complex relationship between subject and photographer. She...
TCF Ep. 381 - Robert LeBlanc
07 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Robert LeBlanc is a documentary photographer who sees the world through a different lens. He has captured the grittiness of the world and the results ...
TCF Ep. 380 - Anna Gunn
31 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Gunn is co-director of McGunnMedia, a photography and multimedia company based in Maia, Portugal. Born in Birmingham, UK, Anna moved to Portugal ...
TCF Ep. 378 - Seth Joel & Charlie Holland
10 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Seth Joel and Charlie Holland are a husband and wife team that produce natural looking images of people for commercial, advertising work and stock. Th...
TCF Ep. 377 - LA Street Week 2017
03 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year, a group of photographers gathered at the Los Angeles Center of Photography for LA Street Week, a celebration of street photography....
TCF Ep. 376 - David Patrick Valera
19 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David Patrick Valera is a professional artist (photographer/digital-cinematographer/cameraman) based in Los Angeles. "I grew up in Silverlake, CA." No...
TCF Ep. 375 - Kenna Klosterman
12 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kenna Klosterman is likely a familiar face to anyone who has taken a course through CreativeLive, one of the best resources for learning about photogr...
TCF Ep. 374 - Matt Odom
05 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Odom is an award-winning editorial portrait, commercial advertising, industrial, and sports photographer out of a southern town just a few minute...
TCF Ep. 373 - Matt Kloskowski
22 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Kloskowski is mentor/coach for everything photography related (Lightroom, Photoshop and Photography). He's a bestselling author of over 20 books ...
TCF Ep. 372 - Karsten Steiger
15 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Karsten Staiger was at the forefront of the digital revolution that emerged in the 1990s. Since then he has been a pioneer in utilizing cutting-edge c...
TCF Ep. 371 - Omar Z. Robles
08 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Omar Z Robles is an Official Fujifilm X-Photographer based in NYC. His interest in storytelling began with one man: Marcel Marceau. The legendary mime...
TCF Ep. 370 - Donna Ferrato
01 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Donna Ferrato is an internationally-known documentary photographer. Her gifts for exploration, illumination, and documentation coupled with a commitme...
TCF Ep. 369 - Lisa Krantz
24 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Krantz grew up in Tallahassee, FL but has called San Antonio home since 2004. Before the Express-News, she was a staff photographer at the Naples...
TCF Ep. 368 - Benjamin Von Wong
17 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Motivated by the desire to be creatively challenged and overcome impossibilities, Benjamin Von Wong has become notorious for his epic photography. His...
TCF Ep. 367 - Bryan Shih
10 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Shih is a photojournalist and former contributor to the Financial Times and National Public Radio in Japan. He has a masters degree from the UC ...
TCF Ep. 366 - Lucia Griggi
03 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Born, raised and educated in England – with frequent visits to her father's home of Venice, Italy – Lucia Griggi moved to California in 2010. With...
TCF Ep. 365 - Scott Strazzante
27 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Strazzante (born March 11, 1964) is a U.S. photojournalist at the San Francisco Chronicle. As a member of the Chicago Tribune staff, co-won the ...
TCF Ep. 364 - George Nobechi
19 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
George Nobechi is a Tokyo-born, Japanese/Canadian photographer. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) ...
TCF Ep. 363 - Jamie MacDonald
13 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie MacDonald is a nature and stock photographer and social influencer living in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. A husband and the father of two boys wh...
TCF Ep. 362 - James Maher
06 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
James Maher runs a fine-art business, a portrait photography business works with companies and people around New York, and has a photography workshop ...
TCF Ep. 361 - Ave Pildas
26 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ave Pildas worked early in his career as a photo stringer for Downbeat Magazine in the Ohio Valley and Pennsylvan...
TCF Ep. 360 - Jamie Rose
20 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Rose is co-founder of Momenta Group LLC, which operates Momenta Workshops and Momenta Creative. She has worked as an international photojournali...
TCF Ep. 359 - Kevin Weinstein
14 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Weinstein combines the worlds of photojournalism and artistic photography to capture memories, moods, split-second moments, and momentous events...
TCF Ep. 358 - Ursula Tocik
06 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ursula Tocik is natural light portrait photographer based in Helderkruin Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa. She has been a professional photographer si...