Defend The Darkroom

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/defendthedarkroom/DefendTheDarkroomDavidMorrish.mp3 David Morrish’s career is definitely unique – starting in architecture, moving into carpentry, then photography, throw in some print making all the while creating an epic collection of… things makes for a great story. I love how his every day is an exploration in creation. In 2007, I attended a lecture by David Morrish at the University of Calgary. At that time, I was struggling with how to print images using alternative photographic printing techniques and here was a photogravure master! The passion and knowledge that he had gave me the courage to continue and hope that this crazy journey I was on was worth it. Learning about his use of found object, the creation of a Wunderkammen, his love of creating narrative and an ever apparent sense of humour gave me so many great ideas for my own practice. I can’t wait to see where he goes next. I hope you enjoy our conversation. A sho...

It was a real pleasure to speak with Thaddeus Holownia... the conversation really made me think about how I approach my photography practice but also how I think about myself and how I see. It was a lot of fun and I hope that you enjoy this conversation. http://traffic.libsyn.com/defendthedarkroom/DefendTheDarkroomThaddeus_Holownia-April_17.mp3 Please visit Thaddeus' two websites to learn more about his studio and Anchorage Press! His personal website....  https://holownia.com/ Anchorage press....  https://anchoragepress.ca/

I t was a real pleasure to speak with Sandy King . Our conversation got me motivated to get creative and to start thinking about my photographic practice (or during this time of quarantine: stay inside, start reviewing my portfolio and thinking about what I need to learn to help my practice move forward). I hope that you enjoy our conversation and it helps motivate you to get creating. http://traffic.libsyn.com/defendthedarkroom/DefendTheDarkroomSandyKing-April2_1.mp3 Please visit Sandy’s website …. www.sandykingphotography.com Biography… Sandy King is a photo historian and photographer of the landscape. He works primarily in hand coated photographic processes, including carbon transfer, molding a printing process of the early days of photography with contemporary tools of the digital age to create his unique form of art. As a fine art photographer Sandy has found, as have others, that making a photograph by hand is a fascinating adventure in which...

It was a real pleasure to be able to speak with Ruth about her work and how she stays active as an inspiring instructor as well as a prolific shooter. I have had the pleasure of working with Ruth in the Gallery 44 darkrooms and also have had her as an instructor. She is such a generous person who is willing to openly discuss and challenge not only your work but her own thoughts and ideas. I hope you enjoy our conversation! http://traffic.libsyn.com/defendthedarkroom/DefendTheDarkroomRuthKaplan.mp3 Please visit Ruth's website is at  http://www.ruthkaplanphoto.com/ Here is a short bio…. Ruth Kaplan is a documentary-based photographer whose work explores a variety of themes such as the social behaviour of bathers in communal hot springs, participants in rituals of spirituality and most recently, the situation surrounding refugees seeking asylum in Canada in Canadian/U.S.A. border-town shelters in Buffalo, Detroit, Toronto and Fort Erie, and at the Roxh...

This podcast started as an opportunity for creative people to talk about their motivation: not their process; their equipment or their team but simply ‘the why’ of creating. What gets them up in the middle of the night. I believe this interview with Deborah Samuel demonstrates how some people are more than simply inspired but driven to create. It is their language... beyond an emotion… It simply is… and there is no other option. This int erview moved me and has inspired me in ways that I am very surprised by. I hope you are inspired as well. Deborah’s full CV and portfolio can be seen on her website…. https://www.deborahsamuel.com http:// deborahsamuelcollection.com

Welcome to Episode 3! It was a great pleasure to speak with Stephen Bulger this past month. I anticipated that this conversation would be filled with many interesting insights but I never thought that our conversation would inspire me to get back into the dark room! I hope you enjoy this episode and visit the Bulger Gallery soon!  (photo credit: Lutz Dille – “Three in a Window”. 1959)  Stephen Bulger (born Toronto, 1964) engaged in photography as a hobby throughout his youth. Eventually studying at Ryerson University’s School of Image Arts, he became interested in the history of photography and began organizing exhibitions. He was asked to be the founding director of the Ryerson Gallery (located at 80 Spadina Ave., Toronto) where he sat on the exhibition review committee and managed over thirty exhibitions. After graduating from Ryerson in 1991, he worked in the photography department of the Ontario College of Art and began working on the idea of...