The continuation of our last chat. Recorded at the Calgary Central Library podcast recording studio. Edited with help from the AI Transcribe function of Adobe Premiere Pro. Brought to you by Alvin and my disdain for any rules, planning, or stru

As Summer Wanes

Sep 9th, 2023 40m 12s

Another long break and another catch up episode. This time Alvin and I find ourselves in the recording booth at the Calgary Central Library. The summer's been busy. And we have put together two conversations for you. This first is just a reflec

What We Talk About When We Talk About Nothing

Jul 3rd, 2023 54m

What happens when 2 guests can't make it and Alvin and I are left on the mics with no direction? What happens when life prevents a quick post-process turn around? This. This is what happens. We're going to talk about Diane Arbus and Contemporar

Fine Art; Commerce; Communism

May 5th, 2023 1h 23m

We are joined by Danny Luong award-winning photographer here in Calgary. Just because we can, we focus on what we know about fine art commerce and inevitably about our communist-leaning sense that there's just something off about capitalist spe

Grief and Cameras

Mar 30th, 2023 49m 43s

David went to Toronto for his grandmother's funeral. As a photographer. Alvin was a photographer for his uncle's funeral a few years back. How does one separate themselves as a process and as a family member. And when our family isn't doing wel

No Love Lost w/ new Co-Host: Alvin Paringit

Mar 23rd, 2023 39m 8s

So after a long break we're back. This season's goal: bring on co-host Alvin Paringit, build a Discord channel, and just riff on Photography in general. Where do we start? How about the realization that both of us aren't sure we actually LIKE p

One Year and The End of a Season

Jul 9th, 2021 13m 37s

Here's a 52 episode conclusion. We'll call this Season 1. With it I'm going to take a hiatus to reassess how to continue this project. I've learned a great deal from all my guests. The main take away here is that I probably think too much and t

Soloman Chiniquay - Giving Back with Photography - Part 2

Jul 2nd, 2021 28m 58s

This week's guest is Soloman Chiniquay documentarian photographer, film maker, and as I'm about to learn, a very wise young man. He lets me into his experiences growing up in a reserve in Morley and how hard it was to get out and build himself

Soloman Chiniquay - Giving Back with Photography - Part 1

Jun 26th, 2021 41m 34s

Ashley Nixon - Cultural Documentarian - Part 2

Jun 18th, 2021 50m 59s

This week I sit down with Ashley Nixon. We close out our chat with some final insights from Ashley. His approach is not about taking pictures. It’s about putting together stories and narratives that reflect his social principals. Heritage and c

Ashley Nixon - Cultural Documentarian - Part 1

Jun 11th, 2021 33m 5s

This week I sit down with Ashley Nixon. Ashley holds a PhD in Ecology and has worked in education, research, as well as in the private sector. More relevant to us, he has been working a camera since his youth - primarily focusing on building na

Stefan Strangman - Photojournalism and Values - Part 2

May 28th, 2021 37m 23s

Last week we met Stefan Strangman and learned about how his focus and work in photo journalism comes with awareness of both the positive and negative impacts images have on the public discourse. This week we wrap up our talk with some musings o

Stefan Strangman - Photojournalism and Values - Part 1

May 21st, 2021 42m 22s

This week I sit down with Stefan Strangman, writer and freelance photojournalist. I wanted to find out how journalism is taught and practiced, You know, to challenge my own cynical bias that it’s twisted in its nature. Stefan shares with me his

Jennifer Sanford - A Conservative Conversation on Art - Part 2

May 14th, 2021 48m 34s

Here in the second part of my talk with Jennifer Sanford we talk about art’s role in politics and directing the public’s attention to important issues. I also yell a lot about Meaghan Markle. But I think it’s an interesting juxtaposition. The m

Jennifer Sanford - A Conservative Conversation on Art - Part 1

May 8th, 2021 52m 58s

This week I’ve asked Jennifer Sanford to join me. While not a professional photographer, Jennifer is a political and PR consultant with her own podcast called Conservative Like Me. I asked her to talk to me because a) she’s been a guest and col

Angela Boehm - Compassionate Documentation - Part 2

Apr 30th, 2021 30m 45s

This week we meet Angela Boehm. Angela is a documentarian photographer based here in Calgary who started with building a photography project at home with her teenage kids which then evolved into projects documenting different cultures and most

Angela Boehm - Compassionate Documentation - Part 1

Apr 23rd, 2021 32m 23s

Kristofer Schofield - Therapeutic Silence - Part 2

Apr 16th, 2021 44m 11s

Art is often associated with mental health. Usually in some dramatic and brutal way. Think of the phrase: suffering for one’s art. Part 2 of my talk with Kristofer Schofield focuses on his relationship with the prairies; how his photographs bec

Kristofer Schofield - Therapeutic Silence - Part 1

Apr 9th, 2021 33m 59s

Art is often associated with mental health. Usually in some dramatic and brutal way. Think of the phrase: suffering for one’s art. But sometimes it’s related in a sense of therapy, coping, self discovery. Today I sit down with Kristofer Schofie

Rocio Graham - Cameras, Compost, Self Discovery - Part 2

Apr 2nd, 2021 28m 44s

Rocio Graham is a Mexican /Canadian multidisciplinary artist based in Mohkinstsis/Calgary. Her work is influenced by her cultural heritage, personal experience with trauma and reflections on life cycles. She explores the landscape from a body e

Rocio Graham - Cameras, Compost, Self Discovery - Part 1

Mar 26th, 2021 43m 10s

Greg Gerla - Balance and Moderation in Photography - Part 2

Mar 19th, 2021 42m 8s

This week I had the pleasure of talking to Greg Gerla. In this episode Greg explains what he believes is a crucial relationship for a photographer. There are three pieces. The photographer themselves. The subject. And the viewer. He explains th

Greg Gerla - Balance and Moderation in Photography - Part 1

Mar 12th, 2021 32m 44s

This week I had the pleasure of talking to Greg Gerla. Greg is a commercial and fine art photographer here in Calgary. I met Greg a few times over the last few years at several of his shows but this is the first time we’ve been able to sit down

Eric Donovan - Astro-Physical Photography - Part 2

Mar 5th, 2021 43m 18s

Today’s guest is Eric Donovan - Professor of Astrophysics at University of Calgary and photographer! In today’s episode I continue my chat with Eric Donovan. As a scientist, Eric’s had a variety of life experiences that have framed a pretty int

Eric Donovan - Astro-Physical Photography - Part 1

Feb 26th, 2021 54m 57s

Today’s guest is Eric Donovan - Professor of Astrophysics at University of Calgary and photographer! In this, the first part of 2 talks, we’re going to talk about the intersection between art and science and how creativity is required. There’s