Defend The Darkroom

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/

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...

Are you tired of talking tech? Are you tired of wondering what possessed someone to take a picture of “THAT”? Does the idea of being driven to wake up at the crack of dawn seem ridiculous and you want to know why photographers do it? Welcome to Defend the Darkroom… We are talking to photographers and creatives about themselves – what drives them to do what they do and how they were inspired along the way. In looking at our tech based world, we realized that no one was talking about inspiration, desire, drive or creativity and we thought that it was about time. We hope that these interviews are interesting, affirming and maybe (hopefully) entertaining. These podcasts are meant to be conversations so…. If you have any burning questions for any of our upcoming guest – please do not hesitate to email us!  If you are dying to hear from a certain photographer –  email us ! If we forgot to ask a super important question – email us and we will definitely try and get it ...