This week I speak with a practicing Funeral Photographer in Australia. John Slaytor seeks out the humanity and tenderness found in times of mourning. This powerfully emotive genre helps us remember the times that too quickly pass in a blur and help us to remember the passing of a loved one and how they touched the people around them. We also get to chat a bit about his personal projects that he does on the side and what drives them.
Check out our conversation down below.
Nadya Kwandibens | Concrete Indians & Red Works
I get to chat with Nadya Kwandibens about a well known personal project of hers, Concrete Indians. We also chat about how her company Red Works has developed in the past 10 years to what it is now, the work she is doing centred on indigenous matters, and the very valuable lesson that photography has taught her over the years. I found this conversation to be educational and illuminating.
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website: Red Works
instagram: @_redworks
twitter: @_redworks
facebook: redworksphotography
Naomi Coker | Birth Photography
I have always found birth photography captivating. It is emotional, labourous, and incredibly intimate. This week I speak with Naomi Coker about her experience as a birth photographer, including a small facet of her work that touches on families who experience infant loss. I learned a lot over our conversation, as this is very new terrain for me, and I have to say I found her perspective and creative vision to be both beautiful and refreshing.
Listen to our conversation here:
website: acornandoakphotography.ca
facebook: acornandoakbirthphotography
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Damian Lidgard | Sable Island Horses
Damian Lidgard is a marine zoologist researcher with Dalhousie University and his work brings him to a small sand bar in the Atlantic every year where he has the occasion to shoot the famous wild horses of Sable Island. Damian's work is often full of negative space and simplicity. A style that is quite reflective of his studies in Miksang Contemplative Photography, a sort of meditative photography. He also has a book out about his work on the island and an annual calendar which is well worth your dollar.
Check out our chat down below:
website: lidgardphotography.com
Instagram: @lidgardphoto
facebook: damian.lidgardphotography
Andrée Thorpe | Landscape & Documentary
Andrée Thorpe is both a landscape photographer and a documentary style photographer. She jumped into photography head first and has been swimming the current ever since. She shares, not only what her experience has been like learning under a mentor, but also the amazing opportunities that have taken her to Antarctica & around the world. Check out her work here.
website: andreethorpephotography.com
Instagram: @athorpephoto
facebook: Andree.Thorpe.Photography
Liz Cooper | Portrait & Documentary Style Photography
Liz Cooper's work is full of emotion and the feeling of being in the moment. In addition to her family and wedding work, she keeps busy by collaborating with other artists on personal projects, workshops and somehow still leaves room for experimentation. Check out her work here.
Check out our chat down below.
website: lizzography.com
Instagram: @lizzouse
facebook: Lizcooperphotography
www.shootyerkids.com
www.quirkyloveproject.com
Viara Mileva | Documentary Style Family Photography
I would describe Viara's work as crooked, imperfect, out of focus at times, and never posed. Don't get me wrong though, these are the very characteristics that make her work incredibly personal as she immerses you in the moment and reveals the quintessential elements, emotions & day to day moments that make her subjects who they are. Check out Viara's work here.
And check out my interview with Viara here.
website: viaramileva.com
Instagram: @viaramileva
facebook: viara.mileva
www.quirkyloveproject.com