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"Elle Leontiev: Sony Open Photographer of the Year 2026"
October 25, 202600:50:15

"Elle Leontiev: Sony Open Photographer of the Year 2026"

A barefoot man. An active volcano. And a photograph that took a photographer all the way to the top of the Sony World Photography Awards. Sometimes, the best stories come from the most unexpected places 🌋📸 Today on the podcast, we go all the way to Australia with Elle Leontiev, who won Open Photog...

"David Valdez: My Years with George H.W. Bush (Part 2)"
August 09, 202600:44:40

"David Valdez: My Years with George H.W. Bush (Part 2)"

George H.W. Bush became President of the United States. He didn't become any less competitive 😄🎣 In Part Two of my conversation with David Valdez, we follow David as he becomes Chief Official White House Photographer, documenting four extraordinary years inside the White House and witnessing histo...

"Meryl Meisler: Street Photography and Boogie Nights (Part 1)"
June 28, 202600:40:29

"Meryl Meisler: Street Photography and Boogie Nights (Part 1)"

Remember the wild hairstyles, the fancy dance moves, and the nights when Studio 54 ruled New York? Well, today's guest was there... camera in hand, and thankfully she kept the negatives! In this first part of my conversation with Meryl Meisler, we travel back to the beginning of a remarkable photogr...

"Ukraine: Living Inside the Story — Oksana Parafeniuk & Iva Sidash (Part 2)"
June 14, 202600:44:19

"Ukraine: Living Inside the Story — Oksana Parafeniuk & Iva Sidash (Part 2)"

War doesn't end when the photograph is taken. For many people, that's where the story begins. In Part 2 of this special two-part conversation, I once again sit down with Ukrainian photojournalists Oksana Parafeniuk and Iva Sidash. While Part 1 focused on home, and their personal journeys in photogra...

"Pascal Maitre: Photojournalism Beneath the Headlines"
May 31, 202601:06:41

"Pascal Maitre: Photojournalism Beneath the Headlines"

Crossing the Afghanistan border in disguise at night was once just part of the job 🌍📸 In this episode I sit down with legendary French photojournalist Pascal Maitre — whose work over the last four decades has taken him to places such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan ,more than forty...