When the pandemic hit, we all found ourselves in a terrible new reality wondering what comes next. Imagine for a moment being stuck in an unfamiliar city and not knowing when you'll be able to leave and return home. Well, that's what happened to my guest on today's show, photographer Wesley Verhoeve. For him home was Brooklyn and Amsterdam, but whe…

We all do our best Welsh accents. Vikki's is better. Your hosts are - Vikki Blake Joe Parlock Intro theme: Cockstrut - The Underscore Orkestra Outro theme: Dusty - Mystery Mammal Be sure to check out Let's Play Video Games, and if you like what you see be sure to check out our Patreon!저자 Vikki Blake and Joe Parlock

You either die a Robbie Coltrane, or you live long enough to see yourself become a Robbie Coltrane. Your hosts are - Vikki Blake Joe Parlock Intro theme: Cockstrut - The Underscore Orkestra Outro theme: Dusty - Mystery Mammal Be sure to check out Let's Play Video Games, and if you like what you see be sure to check out our Patreon!…

In this episode, our final of the season, we are joined by photographer Graham MacIndoe and writer Susan Stellin to discuss their new memoir Chancers, which tells the story of their relationship over the course of Graham's heroin addiction, arrest and imprisonment at Riker's Island and Immigration Detention, and eventual release and road to recover…

In this episode, we are joined by photographer and zine maker Jason Jaworski to discuss the stories behind his brilliant zines, the relationship between text and image, how he got his start, the freelance hustle in Los Angeles, and several interesting books from his collection. I was introduced to Jason's work by our mutual friend Olia Yatskevich o…

In this episode, we are joined by photographer Mathieu Asselin, whose book dummy for Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation recently won the Dummy Award Kassel 2016. We discussed the next steps for the book, his travels to Vietnam to finish the book, working with brilliant designer Ricardo Baez; the importance of collaboration in making photobooks,…

In this episode, we are joined by artist and photographer Magali Duzant, who makes her second visit to the show to discuss publishing her book 'I Looked, I Looked,' new experiments with cyanotypes, live streaming sunset at the Queens International 2016, and a few brilliant books and zines One of the ideas we had when we launched season 2 was to hav…

In this episode, we are joined by photographer Joe Aguirre to discuss his first visit to New York, his trip to Denmark, making zines, shooting nudes, the photo hustle in San Francisco, connecting with a niche audience and several brilliant books and zines! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lpv-show/message…

In this episode, we are joined by photographer Timothy Briner to discuss his studio experiments, photograms, the evolution of a documentary projects, the importance of committing fully to your art, his collaboration with SUN, and some amazing photobooks. This is Briner's second appearance on the show. I visited him at his former studio during the d…

For this episode, we took a road trip to upstate New York to visit photographer Noah Kalina, who makes his second appearance on the show. We had a nice conversation in his studio about Cabin Porn, photographing upstate and in the fog, hating and then loving Snapchat, drones, camera technology and three books we pulled off his shelf during the inter…

In this episode, we are joined by photographer Jackie Roman to discuss her book Old Domino about the DIY music scene in Brooklyn, photographing music, hustling in the NYC photoworld, keeping up with new gear technology, plus a few great photobooks! "JACKIE ROMAN (b. 1984) is a Photographer and Director of Photography based in New York. She is best …

In this episode, we are joined by photographer and photo editor Caroline Tompkins to discuss her latest body of work on swimmers in Ohio, going viral for her catcalling project Hey Baby, inhabiting the hyper-masculine culture of truckers, finding fulfillment working as a photo editor, zine making, gender equality in the photo world, and a slew of d…

In this episode, we were joined by photographers Nelson Chan, Tim Carpenter and Carl Wooley of TIS Books to discuss their experience launching a publishing company, as well as the first books they've published. They came on my radar last year when they launched, and I've been following their Tumblr which has featured the writing of Tim Carpenter, m…

In this episode, artist and photographer Corey Presha joins us again to discuss his various new projects, Sidewalk, the shop he shares with his fiancé, the death of Prince and a slew of gem books he's hunted down on the internet. This is the second time Corey has joined us on the show. If you remember, last year we had him and his good friend Charl…

In this episode, photographer Tim Soter joined us to talk about his new book about Duane Michals, his future book with Arthur Tress, electronic music in NYC in the 90s, obsessions in photography, transitioning from photo editor to commercial photography, plus a few brilliant books! I've run into Tim a few over the years at various photo events. Thi…

In this episode, photographer M. Scott Brauer joined us to discuss his latest project about the New Hampshire primary called 'This is the worst party I've ever been to,' blogging about photojournalism at dvafoto, living and photographing in China, as well two brilliant books. dvafoto launched around the same time I started the first incarnation of …

In this episode, photographer Shannon Taggart joined us to discuss her epic project on Spiritualism, her fascination with mystery and the occult, intentionally making mistakes in photography, a few brilliant photobooks and we end with perhaps the most fascinating theory about Michael Jackson that you'll ever hear. Shannon is an old friend of co-pro…

In this episode, photographer couple Hye-Ryoung Min and Jaime Permuth joined for a wide ranging conversation about their brilliant projects, working together on editing and a bunch of great photobooks! I met Jaime a few years ago when he invited me to give a talk at SVA, and knew of Hye-Ryoung's work from when she won the Conscientious Portfolio pr…

In this episode, photographer Gregg Miller joined us to discuss photographing on Ash Wednesday, winning a Guggenheim, photographing in his hometown of Nashville, teaching workshops, the importance of mentors and much more! We were also joined by guest host Manjari Sharma who has now made an appearance on all three season. Manj credits Greg as one o…

In this episode, photographer Cait Oppermann joined us to discuss her recent travels to Thailand, her book Sea Blues which was a collaboration with Yael Malka, making portraits for editorial gigs, the illusion of Instagram followers, roaming around cities making photos, the importance of travel in her work and much more!Cait has a BFA in photograph…

In this episode, photographer Brad Ogbonna joined us to discuss how he got started in photography, growing up in Minnesota, shooting film, making books, photographing in Nigeria and War is Beautiful by David Shields. We were joined by Brett A. Davis who introduced us to Brad’s work a few months earlier. It was interesting to talk to Brad about his …

For this episode, we were invited by the team at 10x10 Photobooks to record a show during their salon with Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas and newly appointed Executive Director of the Magnum Foundation Kristen Lubben. We would like to thank Russet Lederman, Olga Yatsketvich, Mathew Carson for the amazing opportunity as well as photobook collect…

In this episode, photographer John Francis Peters joins us to discuss his journey’s around the world photographing, covering the drought in California, photo editing at The Fader, and three awesome photobooks. JFP is from the Hudson Valley in New York and currently lives in Los Angeles. He received his BFA in Fine Arts and Print Design from The Sch…

In this episode, photographer Elle Perez joins us to discuss photographing underground wrestling in the Bronx, getting an MFA, teaching, and three wonderful photobooks. Receiving a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2011, and an MFA from the Yale School of Art in 2015, Elle was awarded Theo Westenberger Prize for Photography, a Bronx…

In this episode, photographer Richard Bram joins us to talk about the book he’s working on, the bad brand of street photography, the late great Christophe Agou and much more! Over the years I’ve had several conversations with Richard about photography both online and in person. He’s been making thought photographs for a long time and always interes…

Recorded January 9th, 2016 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn In this episode, photographer Qiana Mestrich (Founder of Dodge & Burn), joins us to discuss her new book Hard to Place, blogging in photoland, art and motherhood, diversity in photography and much more. Qiana is a graduate of the ICP-Bard College MFA in Advanced Photographic Prac…

Recorded November 13th, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn In this episode, photographer Sacha Lecca (Deputy Photo Editor of Rolling Stone), joins us to discuss life working at an iconic magazine, photographing concerts, Instagram, the news business and a few stellar photobooks from his collection. We thought it would be nice to play a…

Welcome to Season 3! In our opening episode, Hin Chua joined us to discuss his project ‘After the Fall’ which he’s been steadily working on for 10 years. I met Hin on Flickr and have always considered him a mentor (in fact I call him sensei in the episode!) . He’s pointed me to a lot of good photography over the year and his thoughtful writing abou…

Recorded June 26, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn This is the final episode of season 2. We’ll be back with season three at some point in the future, when exactly, we’re not sure yet. It was a busy season, and we were lucky to end it with a great episode. I’d seen Noel Camardo’sphotographs on a blog several years ago but it wasn’t u…

Recorded June 19, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn Ralph Smith went to RIT with Tom, so I’d met him a few times over the year. He was PDN 30 in 2014 and he’s photographed for Sotheby’s, Food Network Magazine, Field & Stream, Conde Naste Traveler, among several others. His still life photographs are meticulously lit, playful and color…

Recorded June 13, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn The title caught my attention right away: ‘The Oldest Living Things in The World.’ It’s a perfect title for a book and a perfect headline for the internet age. The photographs at first look might not knock you out, but when you realize that the tree you’re looking at is 2,000 years o…

Recorded June 5, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn Andrew Hetherington has the type of career most editorial photographers dream about. He’s photographed Bill Clinton, Jerry Seinfeld and many other celebrities, his photographs have been on the cover of popular magazines, he’s seemingly on a flight to a new shoot every other week, not …

Recorded June 3, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn Mikael Kennedy gets to the point. I think I’ve had about 7 conversations with him in my life but each one has been packed with ideas and memories. Passport to Tresspass (2006-2011), his series of polaroids from his journeys across the United States is one of my favorite road trip proj…

Recorded May 31, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn I’d met Patrick Gookin in 2007/2008 while I was living in Los Angeles but only vaguely remembered the night when he reached out last year to share his work. It’s a strange feeling when someone remembers a moment with you that you have trouble retrieving. One of the hazards of getting …

Candid or staged? It’s one of those debates that often get photographers riled up. In the past, I would empathically state my preference for candid photography but as I’ve studied more over the years, I’ve come to appreciate a multitude of photographic approaches. This episode offers a photographer on both ends of the candid or staged spectrum. I m…

I'd seen the work of artist Magali Duzant come across my radar a few times the last few years but it was here interview with Bird that finally prompted me to reach out to see if she'd like to come on the show. In the interview, she talks about growing up in New York City, heading to Pittsburgh for school, taking a residency in San Francisco and the…

Recorded May 1, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn A few weeks ago I walked over to 10×10’s Shashin Zine Fest in Long Island City. Outside the gallery, I ran into Yoshi, who introduced me to Brett A. Davis. Almost immediately, Yoshi said “You should have Brett on the podcast.” That’s a strong endorsement. Over the evening Tom and I cha…

Recorded April 9th, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn When I first discovered Gus Powell’s photographs on iN-PUBLIC several years ago I was immediately attracted to his sensibility as a photographer. He was making the type of candid photographs in public places that I wanted to emulate. I tried and tried, but there’s only one Gus Powe…

Recorded April 5th, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn A few months ago I saw Sophie Barbasch’s Fault Line photographs on Lenscratch, and in the weeks after that they started to appear regularly on my Tumblr dashboard. I took a look at her website and was intrigued by the variety of projects she’s produced, particularly her monthly pho…

Recorded March 28th, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn When your first book receives critical praise from the likes of Ira Glass and Alec Soth, it’s probably safe to say you’ve created something worthy of attention. I met Paul Kwiatkowski when he sent me a pitch for a feature in LPV Magazine. What ended up being published was Kid Test…

Recorded March 22nd, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn With photography, sometimes all it takes is a handful of photographs for a photographer to capture the imagination of a wide audience. Last year, within the span of a few weeks Khalik Allah started to appear everywhere in my streams. I started seeing his photographs in my Tumblr d…

Recorded March 14th, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn Josh Kesner earns his living as a director of photography, and like many of us pursues his photography on the side. He went to RIT at the same time as Tom but they never met until after they graduated. We thought he’d make a good guest because he’s passionate about making candid p…

Episode 2.16 - Anna Yatskevich Recorded February 28th, 2015 at Stockholm Studios in Bushwick, Brooklyn Anna Yatskevich goes by jazzaddict on social

I met Corey Presha last fall sometime, maybe at the NY Art Book Fair. That was around the time I first heard about SUN, a new publishing company he was apart of along with Bill Sullivan, Charlie Johnstone,

I met Amanda Jasnowski for the first time after the opening for the Photographers Playbook at Aperture. James Chororos introduced us and Eddy later suggested she should come on the show. I thought it was a good idea. She’s a photographer I’ve known from primarily her Instagram where she has a crazy amount of followers, which as we discussed has som…

Pete Brook was one of the first photo bloggers to reach out to me when I started LPV several years ago. I’ve always admired the dedication and passion he brings to his work with Prison Photography as well as his thoughtful articles for Raw File. It was great to catch him while he was in town so we could talk about the exhibition he curated Prison O…

Ethan was in town at the end of January for Soth’s Songbook opening, so Tom suggested we bring him on the show. They’re old friends from RIT and back in 2008, Ethan and David Wright collaborated on pause, to begin, which was around the time I started blogging on LPV. Pause, to Begin is a unique project born in discussions about the direction of con…

A few years ago, Noah hosted two photobook meetups at his Williamsburg studio. He organized them with Jorg Colberg and I after several months of chatting about photography and photobooks. We liked the idea of a small group of people pulling books from their collections and sharing them with a small group. It’s a great way to experience photobooks. …

In this episode we talk with Amy Lombard and Sarah Jacobs about their photographs as well as books by Vivian Maier, Andy Spade and Nathanael Turner. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lpv-show/message

In ths episode, we talk to Russet Lederman and her husband Jeff Gutterman about Japanese photobooks, including Masahisa Fukase's Ravens and William Klein's Tokyo. http://blog.lpvshow.com/post/110860028120/masahisa-fukases-ravens-fukases-images-are http://blog.lpvshow.com/post/110860020605/william-klein-tokyo-i-think-klein-got-better-and http://blog…