Street Shots Photography Podcast

How’s It How’s It Redux

Antonio and Ward take the week off and this episode is a rebroadcast of episode 136 of their interview with Alex Kilbee of "The Photographic Eye" channel on YouTube.
 
Show Links:
Alex Kilbee's The Photographic Eye YouTube channel
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Twitter and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
Street Shots Instagram
 
 
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Memento Mori

 
Antonio talks about the passing of his wife Elizabeth.
 
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Ornis Photo Website 
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Dispatches from Green-Wood 14

This is a very personal Dispatches episode from Antonio. 
 
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Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Twitter and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
Street Shots Instagram
 
 
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Of and About

(image courtesy © david szweduik)
Inspired by a recent Candid Frame podcast where host Ibarionex Perello interviews photographer Cig Harvey, Antonio and Ward invited fellow Unusual Collective member and AIC Stories Podcast host David Szweduik to join the show to discuss what it means to create photos *about* something rather than taking photos *of* something.
Image gallery: http://streetshots.photography/2022/05/16/street-shots-ep-159-of-and-about/
 
Show Links:
David Szewduik's Website and AIC Stories Website
The Candid Frame #577 - Cig Harvey
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Twitter and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
The Unusual Collective
Street Shots Instagram
 
 
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Art of Art

Antonio and Ward discuss what it means to take photos of artwork. Whether it's an Ancient Greek sculpture or a modern design building, can we actually call the photos we make of these objects "art?" Can we take credit for the new creations or do we consider it a "collaboration" with the known or unknown artist? It's a question that dates since the advent of photography itself.
Image Gallery - http://streetshots.photography/2022/05/02/street-shots-ep-158-art-of-art/
Show Links:
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Twitter and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
Street Shots Instagram
 
 
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Why Color?

Last episode, Antonio and Ward asked why we would want to take black and white images. Well, of course, this episode they now ask the same question of color. Walker Evans once called color photography "vulgar" but he ended his photographic life embracing the color images he shot with his Polaroid instant camera. Antonio and Ward discuss the idea that maybe we take color photography for granted. The first image you take with a new camera or new phone is, of course, a color image. The Street Shots guys want you to really think about what it means to create a color image and be mindful of color in your photography. No, they don't think color photography is vulgar and frankly neither did Evans.
Show Links:
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Twitter and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
Street Shots Instagram
The Art of Photography: The Color of Photography
The Photographic Eye:The Secret To Exceptional Colour In Photography
 
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Why Black and White?

(image courtesy ©ward rosin)
 
Antonio and Ward ask the question: Why do we choose to photograph in black and white? There is no simple answer and this episode opens the door to explore what it means to create images not in color. 
 
Show Links:
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Twitter and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
Street Shots Instagram
Let's Talk Photography Podcast: Ward Rosin on Evelyn Hofer
 
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Let Us Now Praise Redux

Life has gotten in the way again and while we tend to personal matters, please enjoy this rerun of episode #99 "Let Us Now Praise."
This episode, Ward Rosin and I get to talk about a childhood photography hero of mine: Walker Evans. We take a little dive into Evans' life, his stint at the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression and some of his other photographic endeavors during his life. Ward and I ask what was it about Evans' work that made him such an iconic American Photographer. Also, we dovetail the discussion into a newly discovered project by some high school students from Bellaire, Ohio. 
Show Links:
In his own words: https://youtu.be/DlXfbixbGG8
NYC Public Library FSA Collection
 
Library of Congress Walker Evans FSA Collection
 
Now Let Us Praise Famous Men: Revisited (PBS American Experience 1988)
 
Bellaire, Ohio: The All-American Town Zine
 
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
Street Shots Instagram
 
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Life on the Edge

(image courtesy ©ward rosin)
We spend a lot of our time looking at, and composing for, the center of the image. But what about the edges of the frame? Are they the Forbidden Zone? No, they are most certainly not! Antonio and Ward are living on the edge by discussing and exploring the edges of the frame. Just what are they for and what can you do with them?
Photo Gallery: http://streetshots.photography/2022/02/27/street-shots-ep-154-life-on-the-edge/
Show Links:
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
Street Shots Instagram
Good Pictures: A History of Popular Photography 1st Editionby Kim Beil  (Author)
 
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Dispatches from Green-Wood 13

 
Antonio's lone wolfing it again with some personal stuff at Green-Wood. Oh, and he talks about another cool photo book he's reading.
 
Show Links:
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
Street Shots Instagram
Good Pictures: A History of Popular Photography 1st Editionby Kim Beil  (Author)
 
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Whachya Looking At!?

Antonio and Ward consider why we have an insatiable appetite for viewing more and more new images. What are we trying to fill in in our lives by constantly looking at new images? Do we risk losing ourselves amongst all the images we seek on a daily basis?
Show Links:
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
Street Shots Instagram
Let's Talk Photography Podcast with Bart Busschots
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Bigger Than You

On this first episode of the New Year, Antonio and Ward ponder the statement that your photographs are not only about you. The idea that somehow the work we create is not only for our self enjoyment or artistic purposes but also serve something larger. Photographs preserve the world in which we inhabit and leave a mark on the world, but what does that mark mean?
Show Links:
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
Street Shots Instagram
Let's Talk Photography Podcast with Bart Busschots
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As The Tables Are Turned

(image ©Ward Rosin)
On this 150th episode of Street Shots, Ward and Antonio turn the tables as they each interview each other.
Show Links:
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
Unusual Collective Essay by Ward Rosin
Street Shots Instagram
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Happiness is a Warm Camera

 
Ward and Antonio are joined by their friend and fellow Unusual Collective member, Mark Reierson to talk about the feelings they're experiencing as they've been photographing during this time of the Covid pandemic. Consider this episode another "black couch" session. 
(galleries can be seen at this link: http://streetshots.photography/2021/12/17/street-shots-ep-149-happiness-is-a-warm-camera/)
Show Links:
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
Mark Reierson's Website
"Between Dust and Sky" order page.
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Lartigue Redux

 
Due to all the tumult of Thanksgiving and work, Antonio and Ward are taking a small break and presenting this rerun of their popular episode called "Lost in Lartigue." Here are the show notes from the original 2019 broadcast:
 
In this episode, I'm joined by my buddy Ward Rosin and we do a deep dive into the photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue. 
Ward and I touch on many aspects of Lartigue's work including his love of speed and his use of one of the first color photography processes called "Autochrome." We make some interesting discoveries during our chat and I'm sure you will too as you listen to us both talk about a photographer we've admired for a long time.
This is the first of what will be a regular feature on Street Shots. The idea of talking about interesting and exceptional photographers with a buddy has been something I've wanted to do on the show for a while now. Any feedback is appreciated. 
Show Links:
Ward Rosin's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ted Forbes “TheArt of Photography” - "The Color Photography of Jacques-Henri Lartigue"
Ted Forbes “TheArt of Photography” - "Lartigue"
Autochrome Process
Explanation of the distortion in the racing image.
Guardian article on Lartigue
Boyhood photos of J.H. Lartigue
Book - Lartigue: Life in Color
 

The Ambrotypist

(image courtesy of shane balkowitsch)
Antonio and Ward speak with North Dakotan photographer/ambrotypist Shane Balkowitsch. In 2012, Shane started his photographic journey using the almost forgotten technique known as the "Wet Plate Collodion" process. This 1851 process which applies pure silver onto glass or tin, wet plate collodion photography is an arduous technique requiring patience and skill resulting in a unique, one-of-a-kind archival image. Because exposures often exceed ten seconds, Shane describes the images he captures as "moving stills." The Street Shots guys talk to Shane not so much about the "how" of the wet plate process but more of the "why" of wet plates. They also dive into his many projects and his cultivation of a creative community surrounding his purpose-built daylight studio on the plains of North Dakota. This is surely a conversation for the ages.
In Ancient Greek, the word Ambrotype is translated as "Immortal Impression."
Check out a gallery of Shane's work here: http://streetshots.photography/2021/11/15/street-shots-ep-147-the-ambrotypist/
 
Show Links:
Shane's Website, documentary on Amazon Prime and latest book, "Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective"
The Penumbra Foundation, an alternate photographic process institution in NYC
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
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Word Up

 
Stephen Shore said in a YouTube video that he wants to take photos that "feel like seeing, just the way when people write they use a different language than they use when they speak." Antonio and Ward invited their fellow Unusual Collective brother-in-light, David Szweduik to riff off of Shore's statement and see how it relates to their work and photography in general. 
Photo gallery can be seen here: http://streetshots.photography/2021/10/30/street-shots-ep-146-word-up/
 
Show Links:
 
David Szweduik's Website and Instagram feed
Dave's Adventures in Creativity Stories Podcast Site and Instagram feed
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
Stephen Shore MoMA YouTube Playlist
 
Buy us a Coffee!
 
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Dispatches from Green-Wood 12

 
Antonio offers some personal updates as he wanders the grounds of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn as part Dispatches from Green-Wood series.  Link to photo gallery can be found here: http://streetshots.photography/2021/10/17/street-shots-ep-145-dispatches-from-green-wood-12/
 
Show Links:
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
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Gear and Pretzels

Antonio and Ward wrap up the summer with an informal chat about some gear and trips and pretzels.
Photo galleries can be seen here: http://streetshots.photography/2021/09/29/street-shots-ep-144-gear-and-pretzels/
Buy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AntonioRosario
 
Show Links:
Paris Changing: Revisiting Eugene Atget's Paris
New York Changing: Revisiting Berenice Abbott's New York
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
Buy us a Coffee!
 
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Ipanema Dreams

(image ©Sandra Cattaneo Adorno)
In this episode, Antonio and Ward had the privilege of interviewing Brazilian-born photographer, Sandra Cattaneo Adorno. Sandra began photography career eight years ago when her daughter enrolled her in Alex and Rebecca Webb's street photo workshop in Barcelona for her 60th birthday. Since then, she has traveled the world photographing people in her own unique way. Last year, Radius Books published Sandra's second photo book, "Águas De Ouro," (which translates to "Waters of Gold.") which in itself is a work of art. The Street Shots guys talk to Sandra about her book and what it's like to be a creative and successful midlife photographer. 
Show notes and gallery can be found here: http://streetshots.photography/2021/09/13/street-shots-ep-143-ipanema-dreams/

Gratitude

 
Ward and Antonio discuss what they are grateful for in this thing we call Photography.
 
Show Links:
David Youn Photography Podcast: https://www.davidyounphotography.com/viewfinder
 
Beer and cameras https://beersandcameras.com/
 
Shuttertime with Sid and Mac (archived)
 
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
 
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First Base and Vancouver

(image © ward rosin)
 
Ward and Antonio are together this week to discuss their small summer photographic adventures. Ward went to get his sea legs back on a trip to Vancouver with his son and Antonio took on the roll of sports photographer at a friend's league softball game.
This episode's photo gallery can be seen here: http://streetshots.photography/2021/08/16/street-shots-ep-141-first-base-and-vancouver/
 
Show Links:
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
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I, Photographer

A short, solo episode this week with Antonio sharing some of his photo related anxieties and accomplishments for the past month or so.
Here's the gallery of images Antonio took this past weekend:
http://streetshots.photography/2021/07/31/street-shots-ep-140-i-photographer/
 
 
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Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
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Book Day Redux

This show is a rerun of an episode published in May 2020 called "Book Day." Here are the notes from that episode:
I've got my buddy Ward Rosin on the show again. We're catching up on what we're doing during lockdown, including going through our back catalog of images and books we're recommending.
Show notes: http://streetshots.photography/2021/07/16/street-shots-ep-139-book-day-redux/
David Szweduik's Essay "On Sontag" at the Unusual Collective
 
This episode's links:
Masters of Street Photography
The Phone Book
Long Story Short
Full Moon
Mexico: Between Life and Death
 
Show Links:
"Between Dust and Sky" order page.
Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page
Ward Rosin’s Website, Instagram feed and Facebook page.
Ornis Photo Website 
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