Matthew Jordan Smith is an American photographer based in Tokyo, Japan and working between Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. He has photographed some of the worlds most famous celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Queen Latifah, Angela Bassett, Tyra Banks and more. His advertising clients include Olay, Pantene, Revlon, Showtime and HBO.
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The Candid Frame #599 - Kyeong Jun Yang
KyeongJun Yang is a photographer from South Korea. Born and raised in Jinhae, South Korea. Yang came to the United States at 18 and studied journalism and philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. His works focus on how individuals and small communities are impacted by society and culture.
His ongoing personal project, Men Don't Cry, is an intimate exploration of his complicated relationship with his father, who lives with depression and a history of childhood trauma.
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The Candid Frame #598 - Rollence Patugan
Rollence Patugan is an American Photographer based out of Los Angeles, CA. Identity, diversity, and visibility are undercurrents of Rollence’s work. Having originally come from Baldwin Park, CA, a small but diverse town in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles.
Rollence wants his work to serve the underrepresented. Growing up in the 1980s as an Asian-American of Chinese and Filipino descent, he did not see a reflection of himself or his Latino friends in government, sports, entertainment, and the arts.
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The Candid Frame #597 - Anouk Krantz
Born and raised in France, Anouk Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. Living in New York City, she completed high school at the Lycee Francais and earned her bachelor’s degree while working for a lifestyle magazine. Following college, she worked at Cartier’s corporate office in New York that, oversees the Americas. Anouk's solo journey across America from 2019 to 2021 - reveals the intimate lives and families of this private and elusive icon of the American West.
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The Candid Frame #596 - Harvey Stein
Harvey Stein is a professional photographer, teacher, lecturer, author and curator based in New York City. He currently teaches at the International Center of Photography. He returns to the show to discuss his recent book, Coney Island People: 50 Years.
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The Candid Frame #595 - Michael Grecco
Michael Grecco is an award-winning commercial photographer and film director noted for his iconic celebrity portraits, innovative magazine covers, editorial images, and advertising spreads. Michael makes his second appearance on the show to discuss his recent book, Punk, Post Punk, New Wave: Onstage, Backstage, In Your Face, 1978-1991. The seminal book provides a personal and intimate of the punk rock scene.
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The Candid Frame #594 - Debe Arlook & Lori Sandler
Debe Arlook is an award-winning American artist working in photography. Arlook’s conceptual and documentary work responds to her surroundings and the larger environment. Her projects depict the inner and outer worlds of human relationships, informed by her studies in filmmaking, psychology, and spiritual practices.
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The Candid Frame #593 - Mike Poggioli
Mike Poggioli came to see photography as a serious creative outlet when he moved to Chicago in 2015 and became enamored by the beauty of the city’s architecture. He was particularly drawn to the L trains, experiencing every ride through The Loop, Chicago’s downtown center, as a complimentary architecture tour.
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The Candid Frame #592 - Sean Tucker & Jeffery Saddoris
We wrap up the year with a special conversation with photographer Sean Tucker and painter/podcaster Jeffery Saddoris. Through their respective YouTube channel and podcasts, they have helped educate and inspire countless photographers and other creatives.
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The Candid Frame - Show Update Dec 2022
In this episode Ibarionex shares details about recent events that have impacted the production of the show for the last several weeks, including flood damage to the studio. He explains how the show will be returning to its regular production schedule in 2023, which will include a celebration of its 600th episode.
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The Candid Frame #591 - David Ulrich
David Ulrich is an active photographer and writer whose work has been published in numerous books and journals, including Aperture, Parabola, MANOA, and Sierra Club publications. His latest book is titled The Mindful Photographer.
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The Candid Frame #590 - Evan Tanaka
Evan Tanaka is the creative mind of Naka Studios, an LA-based creative production studio that has generated and inspired well-known and up-and-coming brands. Offering innovative ways to help brands stand out through social media, marketing campaigns, ads, and so much more, Evan brings the vision to life. He creates something that makes a huge impact by taking the concept, working together, and collaborating.
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The Candid Frame #589 - Ed Kashi
Ed Kashi is a renowned photojournalist, filmmaker, speaker, and educator who has been making images and telling stories for 40 years. His restless creativity has continually placed him at the forefront of new approaches to visual storytelling. Dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times, a sensitive eye and an intimate and compassionate relationship with his subjects are signatures of his intense and unsparing work. As a member of VII Photo Agency, Kashi has been recognized for his complex imagery and compelling rendering of the human condition.
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The Candid Frame #588 - Arturo Soto
Arturo Soto was born in 1981 in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. He has published the photobooks In the Heat (2018) and A Certain Logic of Expectations (2021). Soto holds a PhD in Fine Art from the University of Oxford, an MFA in Photography from the School of Visual Arts in New York, and an MA in Art History from University College London. He curated the exhibition Foreign Correspondence at the Architectural Association and took part in the first edition of Forecast Platform at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt.
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The Candid Frame #587 - Norman Seeff
Ex-medical doctor Norman Seeff emigrated from South Africa to New York in 1968 to pursue a career as a photographer, filmmaker, and designer. Three years later, he relocated to Los Angeles as Art Director at United Artists Records, where his album cover designs and photography received many Grammy nominations.
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The Candid Frame #586 - Karen Ballard
Karen Ballard is an award-winning photojournalist and local 600 motion picture still photographer based in Los Angeles.
Entertainment clients include Warner Bros, Universal, Sony, Paramount, Netflix, CBS Films, Amazon, The Walt Disney Company, Lionsgate, HBO and ABC Television.
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