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Welcome to Episode 089 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast with Greg Russell! Greg is a photographer and science teacher living in Southern California. Greg has been devoting a lot of time photographing wilderness areas in California and has been documenting that on his website, alpenglowimagesphotography.com. Greg and I sat down to discuss his project and to hear from Greg on the importance of deserts, conservation issues, and lots more. Greg’s work focuses primarily on the landscapes of the American West, with special emphasis on the Southwest and high deserts of the Colorado Plateau.  We covered some fun topics this week, including: 1. The history and relationship between public lands and landscape photography. 2. The role of photographers as public lands advocates. 3. Greg's Wilderness Project. 4. Resources for photographers interested in staying involved and becoming educated on public lands issues. Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! There's a ton of bonus content over there for

Welcome to Episode 088 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast with Scott McCook! Scott McCook is a landscape and aerial photographer living in Perth, Western Australia. I have been a huge fan of Scott's work for many years now; however, his recent aerial photography projects have been absolutely mind-blowing and incredible to follow. As such, I was elated when he agreed to come into the podcast to talk about his journey as an aerial photographer. We really dug deep into the topic of aerial photography and I think anyone even remotely interested in that topic will really like this episode.  We covered some fun topics this week, including: 1. The landscape of Western Australia and why it lends itself to aerial photography. 2. How our imagery can get people to think deeper about the landscape. 3. The pros/cons of helicopters / planes / drones for aerial photography. 4. Mining and the environment - how aerials can show us these places and how we think about them. 5. Processing / workflow and how boundaries

Welcome to Episode 087 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast with Thomas Heaton! Thomas is a landscape and travel photographer living in North East England with his wife, Charlotte, and  his dog Monty. Thomas enjoys most things that can be done in the outdoors. Second to photography, another passion of Thomas' is rock climbing where he partakes in 3 disciplines; sport, trad & bouldering. Thomas is well-known for his YouTube channel where he has garnered a very large following due to his entertaining and educational videos.  We covered some fun topics this week, including: 1. Landscape photography tunnel vision and iconic locations. 2. His journey onto the YouTube platform and his advice for others for growing engagement. 3. Social media advice. 4. Grad filters - yay or nay? 5. Location copying and the environmental impacts on those locations. Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! There's a ton of bonus content over there for subscribers! Your support is critical - it helps with product

Welcome to Episode 086 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Jack Curran! Jack Curran is an award-winning Black and White landscape photographer who has been in the business for over 40 years. Jack's work was recently showcased in the Lenswork "Eleven by Six" monograph book. Jack came onto the podcast to share his wisdom and experience with the landscape photography community.  We covered some fun topics this week, including: 1. Why black and white photography and his process / approach. 2. What changes in the industry Jack has seen in the past 40 years. 3. How Jack curates images for his portfolio. 4. Answers to questions posed in our Facebook group. Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! There's a ton of bonus content over there for subscribers! Your support is critical - it helps with production costs and to improve the podcast over time. Thanks! Even $1 / mo helps a lot!  This week on Patreon, Jack shares his wisdom on his approach to creating image portfolios - a must listen! For the full lin

Welcome to Episode 085 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Ryan Dyar! Ryan Dyar probably needs no introduction to most landscape photographers listening to the podcast; however, if you have never heard of Ryan or seen his work, you're in for a real treat. Ryan is based out of Seattle, Washington and has been a full-time landscape photographer for several years. Ryan is very down-to-earth and was very fun to talk to on the podcast. My goal this week was to really help folks get to know Ryan on a personal level.  We covered some fun topics this week, including: 1. Controversy and in-fighting among landscape photographers. 2. Ryan's post-processing videos and his approach to them.  3. How Ryan makes it as a full-time photographer. 4. Answers to questions posed in our Facebook group. Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! There's a ton of bonus content over there for subscribers! Your support is critical - it helps with production costs and to improve the podcast over time. Thanks! Even $1 / mo help

Welcome to Episode 084 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Andrew Klinger! Andrew is a deep-sky astrophotographer living in the Dallas Ft. Worth area. Andrew has totally geeked out in the pursuit of photographing the night sky and uses a dedicated astronomy camera to capture amazing images of deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.  We went really deep into the technical aspects of astrophotography this week, including: 1. How to start deep-sky astrophotography. 2. Using telescopes, trackers, mounts, and more with your camera. Andrew recommends the Orion Sirus Mount.  3. How to post-process night sky photographs using PixInsight, Sequator, and DeepSkyStacker. 4. Answers to questions posed in our Facebook group. For the full liner notes including links to products we discussed and to see Andrew's work, head over to my blog at www.mattpaynephotography.com

Welcome to Episode 083 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Adam Mowery! Adam is a landscape and outdoor product photographer living in North Carolina.  Adam is an adventurer, creative thinker, and constantly pushes life to the limits. He will never be caught "status quo". To Adam, creativity is a lifestyle not just a means to and end. Adam believes there is good to be found in everything and that belief is constantly reflected in his work. For Adam, it's not what we have, it's what we do with it that matters. To him light, whether natural or artificial is a language to portray an emotion or statement in a way words never could. From staged to spontaneous, his photography evokes genuine beauty from every angle. We covered some great topics this week, including: 1. His journey into product photography for the outdoor industry. 2. Juggling a full-time job as a photographer. 3. Judging for Pursue Pictures. To enter the "Fall Adventures" contest go here. 4. Common mistakes he's seen as a judge. Please consider s

Welcome to Episode 082 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Jannick Clausen! Jannick is an accredited master photographer based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is also the 2016 AIPP Australian Landscape Photographer of the Year. Jannick and I have been trying to get him on the podcast for months and we were finally able to get over the time zone hurdle and make it happen. It was such a great conversation, I'm sure you will agree! We covered some great topics this week, including: 1. Submitting photos to contests.  2. The importance of belonging to a professional photography institution.  3. Jannick's dad's struggle and death from cancer and how that influenced his photography. 4. Leave No Trace Principles.  5. Using Capture One Pro to edit photos. You can use the code "AMBCLAUSEN" to get 10% off Capture One Pro.  Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! There's a ton of bonus content over there for subscribers! Your support is critical - it helps with production costs and to improve the podc

Welcome to Episode 081 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Cody Duncan! Cody Duncan is an award-winning landscape photographer living in Lofoten, Norway. Though he was born and raised under the bright Californian sun, the last decade of his life has often seen him traveling to the wilds of northern Europe, where he's inspired by the mixture of landscape, weather, history, and culture. In early 2016, after over 20 visits in the previous 15 years, he was finally able to move to the Lofoten Islands in northern Norway.  We covered some great topics this week, including: 1. His journey to Lofoten, Norway as a photographer. 2. Social media's effect on locations. 3. The impact of nature photography on Lofoten. 4. Cultural differences between Norway and the USA from the perspective of a photographer. Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! There's a ton of bonus content over there for subscribers! Your support is critical - it helps with production costs and to improve the podcast over time. Thanks! Even

Welcome to Episode 080 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Chuck Kimmerle! Chuck Kimmerle is a black and white photographer originally based in the plains states of Wyoming and North Dakota who has recently relocated to New York City. Chuck is an award-winning, fine-art landscape photographer working exclusively in black and white. He is also a speaker, teacher, mentor, and educator. Chuck's interest in photography began with a wonderful little Canon Canonet QL17 while in the U.S. Army. It was that camera which taught him the power and potential of visual communication. A few years later, Chuck began his career as a photographer while working at his college newspaper. That job, which paid him $37.50 per academic quarter, led to a career of more than 15 years working as a newspaper photojournalist and a Pulitzer nomination for spot news photography. Seeing the writing on the wall with regards to the future of newspaper staff photographers, Chuck left that field and worked as a college photographer with dutie

Welcome to Episode 079 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Jason Matias! Jason Matias is a fine art photographer based in Bellvue, Washington. Jason has been working hard behind the scenes to help other photographers sell their photography through his online masterclass "the art of selling art." Jason is a veteran and has a master's degree in organizational leadership - both experiences he has leveraged to develop his marketing and selling acumen. Jason defines his photography into two different concepts - comfortable isolation, and personification in nature. He leverages those concepts to market his work to potential buyers - something we discussed in great length on the podcast episode. We covered some great topics this week, including: 1. The article about Jason in F-Stoppers. 2. Jason's "Art of Selling Art" service. 3. Email marketing. 4. The importance of persistence - "go for no." 5. Mediums for print and display for wealthy buyers. 6. Using and locating a gallery to display your work. 7. Creating wor

Welcome to Episode 078 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Phill Monson! Phill is a fantastic landscape photographer and graphic designer residing in Utah taking lead with the "Leave It Better" campaign where he is trying to instill the value of leaving it better than you found it in the outdoors. Phill's photography is fantastic, and, he is becoming well-known for his work on a line of stickers and apparel promoting outdoor stewardship through his company Entrada Outdoor Company.   We covered some great topics this week, including: 1. His "Leave it Better" campaign. 2. Wilderness Conservation. 3. The State of Landscape Photography. 4. Social Media's role in landscape photography. 5. Start with Why by Simon Sinek. Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! There's a ton of bonus content over there for subscribers! Your support is critical - it helps with production costs and to improve the podcast over time. Thanks! Even $1 / mo helps a lot! Thanks! Over on Patreon this week, Phill talks about start

Welcome to Episode 077 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with David Kingham, Jennifer Renwick, Alex Noriega and Ron Coscorossa! The crew all convened to discuss Nature Photographers Network (NPN) - recently purchased and revamped by David Kingham and Jennifer Renwick. In its heyday, NPN was "THE" spot for landscape photographers to share images and obtain crucial critique. We are hoping to see it make a serious comeback. The time has come. About the podcast episode - its all about NPN: 1. What is it? 2. Why did David and Jennifer purchase the site? 3. What is the benefit of being a member? 4. What role do we all see NPN playing in various aspects of the Nature Photography community? Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! There's a ton of bonus content over there for subscribers! Your support is critical - it helps with production costs and to improve the podcast over time. Thanks! Even $1 / mo helps a lot! Thanks! Over on Patreon this week, the crew discussed how they have invested in learning to a

Welcome to Episode 076 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Charlotte Gibb! Charlotte spent her childhood romping around and exploring the wilderness areas in the mountains near her northern California home. The youngest of nine children, her father was an avid mountain climber and nature lover, and he made sure his kids were instilled with his passion for the outdoors. After he died in a climbing accident when Charlotte was very young, her mother continued to promote spending time in nature, ensuring that their vacations were spent outdoors camping, hiking and exploring. Charlotte studied journalism in college for two years and worked for her city's newspaper, at which point she discovered that journalism wasn't for her. She transferred to the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and studied graphic design instead. She bought a used Beseler enlarger and turned her spare bedroom into a darkroom, where she spent countless hours in the dark happily experimenting with printmaking. In the years following a

Welcome to Episode 075 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with David Johnston! David Johnston is a renowned landscape photographer and educator. Photographing incredible light and rarely seen moments is what drives David to keep capturing landscapes at their best. When David is not shooting, he's teaching photography to the masses on his YouTube channel. It's his passion for spreading the joy of photography that helps him continue deliver helpful tips for others to improve their skills. It doesn't matter if it's landscapes, night skies, or drone work, David has the gift to freeze amazing scenes and memories in place. Sharing photography through podcasts is also one of David's biggest passions. You can listen to his podcast, Stories About Photos, on any podcast platform to get the details on what it takes to capture amazing images. We covered some great topics this week, including: 1. David's experience with burnout. 2. His move to Haiti and what photography life is like there. 3. How podcasting has influenced h

Welcome to Episode 074 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Hans Strand! Hans Strand, born in 1955 in Marmaverken, Sweden. In 1990, after a nine-year career in mechanical engineering he decided to devote his life to landscape photography. Its a change he never regretted. Hans has always felt himself drawn to the untamed and unmanipulated emotions and expressions that he finds in nature. He often says: ”The wilderness is the mother of all living things. It is always true and never trivial.” Hans' work takes him to diverse places worldwide; from polar deserts to steaming rain-forests and expansive deserts. The internationally awarded landscape photography is seldom a portrait of a place, but an expression of forces that create and mold a landscape. His pictures, frozen in a static frame, still tell a story of movement, time and evolution. Lately his photography has also taken a course away from the untouched and wild nature and focused more on people´s influences on ecosystems. Photographs of water pollution a

Welcome to Episode 073 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Arpan Das! Arpan is a full time Astrophysics/Cosmology research student by profession; however, landscape photography is one of his biggest passions in life. Arpan was born in India where he lived 23 years of his life. Then he moved to Italy for his study and currently living in Canada for the same purpose. Whenever he has free time, he tries to fly far away from the city and loves being outdoors in some mountains where he can connect himself to the beauty of the nature. Even if he is not taking any photographs he just loves to watch a sunrise or sunset over the mountains, big water waves along the sea, or millions of stars over the head in a dark sky. We covered some great topics this week, including: 1. Difficulty today as a landscape photographer. 2. Single exposures vs. multiple exposures. 3. Using astro-trackers, specifically the Skywatcher Star Adventurer Pro. 4. How mood influences photography. 5. Abstract landscape photography. 6. Coming to

Welcome to Episode 072 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Scotty Perkins! Scotty is a fantastic landscape photographer living in Boise, ID and he's on a mission to educate other landscape photographers about the importance of being safe in the wilderness that we love to photograph. Scotty is a wilderness EMT and an Amateur Ham Radio enthusiast.  We covered some great topics this week, including: 1. The Landscape Photography Community. 2. Being safe in the back-country as a landscape photographer. 3. NOLS Wilderness First Aid Certification. 3. www.mattpaynephotography.com to learn more about Scotty, see his photography, and find lots of links to radios and topics we discussed - its full of stuff! Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! There's a ton of bonus content over there for subscribers! Your support is critical - it helps with production costs and to improve the podcast over time. Thanks! Over on Patreon this week, Scotty answered listener questions from the Facebook group.  

Welcome to Episode 071 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen: THE Post-Processing Landscape Photography Debate with Erin Babnik & Alex Nail! Get your popcorn ready - Erin and Alex deliver the goods and share their perspectives on the ever-prevalent debate on post-processing in landscape photography. I'd love to hear where you personally fall on the debate after listening. Alex Nail is a full-time landscape photographer based in Bristol, UK with a passion for mountains and wilderness areas. He increasingly heads to remote or hard to reach locations in search of new images. His photography is largely illustrative, showing magical lighting conditions and spectacular scenery. Alex is a great believer in the trustworthiness of photography as an artistic medium. Alex edits his images; however, they are all real, with nothing added or taken away.  Erin Babnik is a full-time adventure landscape photographer, photography educator, writer, and speaker. She is known for her ambitious images, for her adventurous approach

Welcome to Episode 070 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Sangeeta Dey! Sangeeta is a California Bay area based landscape photographer and pediatric neuropsychologist. Sangeeta’s work was recognized as being amongst top 101 International Landscape Photographers in 2017. More recently, Nikon celebrated their 100th Anniversary milestone. For their centennial celebration, they included Sangeeta in their “#Nikon100” program, which identified 100 photographers as rising photography stars. As per Nikon, it is the list they have curated based on the work of photographers who have been creating inspiring work and telling amazing stories.  We covered some great topics this week, including: 1. Juggling being a pediatric neuropsychologist and a landscape photographer. 2. The Nikon 100 list. 3. Females in landscape photography and the Nikon marketing blunder. 4. Photography as a language. 5. Artistic philosophy. 6. What keeps her inspired. 7. Workshops - how to pick them and how to leverage them. Please consider suppo