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A moment with Thaddeus Holownia

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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/

A conversation with Sandy King

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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...

A conversation with Ruth Kaplan

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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...