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On this PPN Camera and Inspiration episode, Marco interviewed French-born photographer Valérie Jardin. She is probably best known for her street photography, and she has workshops in many places all over the world, she is also a photo book author.

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Inspirational Photographer of the Month:

Valérie picked Saul Leiter who is a constant inspiration for her. Next to his fantastic photo books, Valérie also talked about a film documentary about Saul Leiter, which she highly recommends anyone to see. The Documentary is called: “In no great hurry” and it can be rented or purchased here: http://innogreathurry.com/.

You can also find out more about Saul Leiter’s work by visiting his foundation website:

https://www.saulleiterfoundation.org/

Change in photography and how we deal with it:

In the main segment of this show, Valérie explained how she has been dealing with and embracing change in her photography career. She talks about how she switched from commercial- to street photography, to teaching workshops, and how she has dealt with starting and ending her active podcasting career.

Marco also took some notes on how Valéries' “worry less and do what you love” approach could fit into his future photography career.

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

Valérie’s pick: “The Business of Fine Art Photography” by Thomas Werner.

From the publisher’s description:

“This guide for aspiring and exhibiting photographers alike combines practice and concept to provide a roadmap to navigating and succeeding in the fine art photography marketplace locally, domestically, and internationally.”

The book is published by Bloomsbury Academic and has 251 pages

Amazon: https://amzn.to/44xJfAo

German Street Photography Festival at PHOTOPIA that Marco mentioned:

German Street Photography Festival is a part of PHOTOPIA 21. - 24. September 2023 (Hamburg, Germany)

https://www.photopia-hamburg.com/en/

Links to Valérie Jardin:

Web: https://valeriejardinphotography.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriejardin/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Web: www.MarcoLarousse.com

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcoLarousse1

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Eigen Energie Wende: https://www.eigenenergiewende.de

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Marco invited back his friend and PPN co-founder Scott Bourn to the traditional “end of the year in front of the virtual fireplace” Camera and Inspiration episode. 2020 was a very tough year for many of us, but instead of focusing on the bad (which there was plenty off) Scot and Marco looked at the positive things that they have done and learned in the past 12 months. And some of the things they would not have been able to do without the pandemic slowing them down in their regular routine.

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Inspirational photographer of the month:

Scott picked Richard Sibbald who is one of Canada’s leading photographers. Richard has been photographing the world’s most celebrated musicians, movie stars, models and rock bands. And he is the photographer that captured the images to this month's photography book pic “Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass.”

You can find out more about Richard Sibbals by visiting his website: http://www.richardsibbald.com

Or you can listen to Scott’s interview with RIchard on Scott’s podcast:

https://www.bigscottymusic.com/post/big-scotty-guitar-podcast-4

What are the positive things that we take away from 2020?

In the main segment, Scott and Marco share how they have dealt with the many restrictions of the Corona year 2020 and what positive effects they were able to generate for their photography and other fields that could benefit their career in the long run.

Here are some of the projects that Scott and arco mention during this segment:

Marco produced a Corona photo documentary series and organized a group photo exhibition in a gallery with a virtual live vernissage and artist talk (in German).

https://youtu.be/hB4H2sFSa9g

This is a view at the magazine for the exhibition:

https://youtu.be/nRfeeK1HzLk

The magazine can be purchased here:

https://www.erstereihe.hamburg/products/magazine-stand-der-dinge-corona-krise-2020

Scott was not able to follow the migratory birds around the county this year, so he focused on his other passion and made portraits of his guitars:

https://www.guitarportraits.com

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month: “Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass” by Geddy Lee.

Geddy Lee is the vocalist and bassist from the famous rock group Rush. He owns a huge collection of guitars that he had photographed by the inspirational photographer pick of this month, Richard Sibbald. This is a massive book (408 pages) full of beautifully arranged and photographed guitars. If you are into music or need some inspiration how a “product” photo like a static guitar can be filled with life and captured in a worthy manner, then this book is for you!

The book is published by: Harper Design; Illustrated Edition (18. Dezember 2018)

408 Pages

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/38HYN9W

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Geddy-Lees-Beautiful-Book-Bass/dp/0062747835/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=geddy+lee+book+of+bass&qid=1609011563&sr=8-1

Links to Scott Bourne:

Web: https://scottbourne.online

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bourne.scott/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottbourne

Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottbourne

Podcast: https://picturemethods.com/category/podcasts/

Links to Marco Larousse:

Web: www.MarcoLarousse.com

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcoLarousse1

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

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On this PPN Camera and Inspiration episode, Marco invited the inspiring photographer, author, and YouTuber Sean Tucker who has been on Marco’s interview wishlist the longest and who has been requested to be a guest the most by PPN listeners. Sean was invited to this show because Marco had the feeling, that we all could use an inspirational jump-start right now, to get our creativity going and to either level up on current projects or to get inspired to start new photo projects.

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Inspirational Photographer of the Month:

Sean picked Canadian-born photographer Joey Lawrence (Joey L.). Sean is impressed by how tasteful Joey creates his portraits and how meaningful his work is. Joey has some personal projects like the tribes of the Omo Valley in Ethiopia, the guerrilla fighters of Kurdistan, and Holy Men in India, where he mixes natural light and strobes to create very striking images.

You can find out more about Joey L.’s work by visiting his website:

http://joeyl.com

Here are some behind-the-scenes videos of the three photo projects::

http://joeyl.com/onset/videos

Motivation to pick up your camera and start new photo projects:

In the main segment of this show, Sean shared different approaches to get in the right mindset to think about new projects or to level up on existing projects.

Making friends with change and “embracing the suck” is part of the process, that helps us to explore and expand our mental, creative, and technical mindset for future photo projects.

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month:

Sean’s pick: “BYWAYS” Photographs by Roger A. Deakins.

Sean is inspired by Rager A. Deakins as he is one of his favorite cinematographers who has done some of the most beautiful films of the last 20 years. Deakins' photos in this book are from rural North Devon and the neighboring seaside dating back as far as 1971. Sean likes the way Deakins frames his images with the same eye that he has when he composes his movies - but without the famous actors and lighting setup. So it is like the purest version of his vision to Sean.

The book is published by Thames & Hudson and has 160 pages

Amazon US: amzn.to/43eROAq

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/43DNURv

Marco’s pick: “The Meaning in the Making (A Philosophy - for the Creative Life)” by Sean Tucker.

Author’s description:

This book contains personal stories interwoven with the psychological, philosophical, and spiritual practices which help me stay a mentally healthy, inspired, and motivated "maker of things." I may be known first and foremost as a photographer, but this book has been written for anyone who makes anything; from filmmakers to musicians, and from painters to writers. So, no matter what your chosen creative outlet is, this book is for you.

The book is published by rocky nook and has 328 pages

rocky nook (English version): https://rockynook.com/shop/print/the-meaning-in-the-making/#

Amazon Germany (German version): https://amzn.to/3C07hZh

Audiobook (English) version: https://www.seantucker.photography/store/the-meaning-in-the-making-audiobook

Links to Sean Tucker:

Web: https://www.seantucker.photography

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seantuck/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seantuckerphoto

Twitter: https://twitter.com/seantuck

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/seantuckerphoto

Links to Marco Larousse:

Web: www.MarcoLarousse.com

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcoLarousse1

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-worksh...

Artists have been hit hard in the past 12 months of the pandemic. Yet some have managed to make the best out of the situation and created amazing new projects and ways to distribute their art. In this episode, we take a closer look at ways how artists can build up resilience through adaptation. Marco invited the artist and podcast creator Jeffery Saddoris to the show, for an inspiring discussion about this topic.

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Jeffery Saddoris is a New York based artist who was born in California was born in California and became a technical theater major in college. After working on scenery and costume design at different theaters in the US, he changed directions and became an Art Director at Universal Studios.

Since High-School, he has always explored photography and painting as a hobby and merged both passions together in mixed media art. After many years of practicing and teaching photography, he wanted to share and discuss the creative process in photography and art with the world. After six years of co-hosting the popular podcast On TAkin Pictures, he now produces his own series of podcasts on creativity like “Process Driven”, Iterations”, or “In Between”.

He’s also the author of a great photography guide “Photography by the Letter” (link: https://jefferysaddoris.com/photography-by-the-letter/ ).

Inspirational Photographer of the Month:

Jeffery picks Philippe Halsman (1906 - 1979) as his inspirational photographer of the month. Philippe Halsman is especially known for his portrait photography of famous people. He has shot many cover photos for magazines like LIFE, TIME, and VOGUE magazine. You can check out his work on his website: http://philippehalsman.com

Main Topic:

In the main part of the show, Marco and Jeffery discussed how artists can build up resilience by adapting to the new situation. They share how adapting has sometimes even helped them to expand their creative horizons and workflow and also what they have done to stay physically & mentally healthy during this difficult time.

Inspirational Photo Book Pick of the Month: “Once” by Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders is not only one of the greatest minds of contemporary film - but he also manages to transform his art of poetic storytelling into photography. “Once” can be viewed as a visual travel diary that Wender’s captured during his trips around the world when he scouted out movie locations.

Publisher: D.A.P./Schirmer/Mosel

Hardcover with 256 pages

Amazon Germany: https://amzn.to/2QkKEtD

Wim Wenders: https://www.wim-wenders.com/photo/once-photographs-by-wim-wenders/

Here are the links to Jeffery’s work, podcasts, and social media accounts:

Website: https://jefferysaddoris.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jefferysaddoris/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jefferysaddoris

Podcast: https://jefferysaddoris.com/everything/

Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@jefferysaddoris

Links to Marco Larousse:

Web: www.MarcoLarousse.com

Twitter: @HamburgCam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco.larousse/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcoLarousse1

Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@marcolarousse

Workshops: https://www.marcolarousse.com/street-photography-workshops/

Links to PPN:

Web: www.PhotoPodcasts.com or PPN.fm

Twitter: @Photopodcasts

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photopodcasts/

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/PPNPhotoPodcastNetwork

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On the "Camera and Inspiration" show, Scott and Marco talk about inspiration in photography and try to help you to take your camera out with more intent. On this episode they cover the following topics:

• A warm welcome to the new "Camera and Inspiration" episode at Photo Podcast Network.
• Scott picks this month inspirational photographer: Diane Arbus (1923 - 1971) American photographer and photojournalist. She is known as one of the early photographers to focus on "marginalized" people of society. Her "An Aperture Monograph" book is one of the most sold photo books in history. And the movie "Fur" (2006, starring Nicole Kidman) tells a fictional version of her life. Do check Diane's work out, she was a true master and still is an inspiration to today's photographers.
• Why are we so attached to photography? We talk about the documentary gene that make people want to record their daily lives for future generations - dating back to the cave man.
• Scott shares some tips to help photographers become better at the craft of photography by following some simple advises that he wished he had known when he started with photography:
• Pay attention to the background.
• Know your gear backwards and forwards.
• Wait on the light.
• Slow down.
• Get to know your subject REALLY well.
• Marco's inspirational photo book of the month is called: MOONFIRE by Norman Mailer and is published by TASCHEN (350 pages ca. US-$ 40 / EUR 30). The book documents the probably single most historic event of the 20th century: The moon landing of Apollo 11 on July 20th, 1969. The book has an amazing image quality for 1969 film photography! It's a well-structured visual documentary of the events that lead to the moon landing.

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