The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

TCF Ep. 664 - Lee Shulman

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TCF Ep. 663 - Bill Wishner

When photographer Bill Wishner began his career more than three decades ago, his focus was music—particularly jazz. His photographs documented performances and musicians,

TCF Ep. 662 - Kayla & Micah Green

When photographer Micah Green and writer Kayla Greene chose to dedicate their talents to independent community journalism, they embraced a mission that extends far beyond

TCF Ep. 661 - Shivam Pandey

When photographer Shivam Pandey first began working as a fixer for visiting photographers in India, he was positioned on the edges of other people's stories—helping shape

TCF Ep. 660 - Mike Giannattasio - Leica USA

Mike Giannattasio is the current President of Leica Camera USA, and we sat down with him to discuss the history, philosophy, and values that have allowed Leica to remain

TCF Ep. 659 - Jeffery Saddoris & Ibarionex Perello

A year after the Eaton Fire in Altadena upended our lives, I found myself sitting down with photographer, writer, and educator Jeffery Saddoris for a conversation that wa

TCF Ep. 658 - Michael Robinson Chávez

When Michael Robinson Chávez first traveled to Peru with a camera in hand, he couldn't have known it would mark the beginning of a lifelong relationship with photography—

TCF Ep. 657 - Deborah Ory & Ken Browar

When photographers Ken Browar and Deborah Ory first began collaborating on what would become NYC Dance Project, they set out to create portraits that could honor the athl

TCF Ep. 656 - Stephanie Pommez

When photographer Stephanie Pommez began documenting the lives of traditional midwives in the Amazon, she was drawn by a desire to understand how communities shape meanin

TCF Ep. 655 - Tawyny Chatmon

When photographer Tawny Chatmon creates a portrait, she is doing more than arranging light and subject—she is reconstructing history. Drawing from classical European pain

TCF Ep. 654 - Jamey Price

When photographer Jamey Price first turned his lens toward motorsports, he wasn't simply chasing speed—he was chasing feeling. The roar of engines, the blur of motion, th

TCF Ep. 653 - Danielle L. and Caroline Goldstein

When photographer Danielle L. Goldstein and editor–writer Caroline Goldstein came together to create Transience, the result was a collaboration rooted in restraint, trust

TCF Ep. 652 - Amani Willett

When photographer Amani Willett turns his attention to American life, he does so with a quiet precision that reveals both its poetry and its contradictions. Working prima

TCF Ep. 651 - David Walter Banks

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TCF Ep. 650 - Ben Geier

When photographer Ben Geier first began making images, it was his Midwest upbringing and a fascination with abandoned places that set him on a path of visual discovery. O

TCF Ep. 649 - Martyn Goddard

When photographer Martyn Goddard began documenting the emerging punk and new wave scene in London during the late 1970s, he was capturing more than a musical movement—he

TCF Ep. 648 - Mark Comon

When photographer and educator Mark Comon talks about photography, his passion is unmistakable. As the owner of Paul's Photo in Torrance, California, and founder of the C

TCF Ep. 647 - Frank Jackson

When photographer Frank Jackson first picked up a camera, he discovered more than a tool—he found a way to translate how he sees and feels the world. Known for his street

TCF Ep. 646 - Jonas Paurell

When photographer Jonas Paurell set out to explore the relationship between humans and the natural world, he embraced a practice that moves fluidly between art, documenta

TCF Ep. 645 - Dimitri Staszewski

When photographer Dimitri Staszewski began his Close to the Bayou project, he was drawn to the layered and deeply personal relationship between people and place in southe