I Dwell in Possibility In this week’s episode we speak with Bay Area photographer and owner of Bliss Fotography, Ananda Shorey, about how she has spent life embracing her fears and charging into the future with trust in experience to deliver her to the place she belonged and how that trust brought her to a life-long dream of living by the shutter. About Ananda Shorey Several years ago while sitting in a coffee shop in Tempe, Arizona, I realized I needed to make a change in my life. I had been working as a reporter for The Associated Press for years, covering immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border, which I loved. I felt though that it wasn’t enough. The world is huge and I couldn’t wait to explore it for another second. Within about an hour, I found a photography school in Spain on the Internet that I

Hip to Be Square In this week’s episode we speak with photographer Brian Adams, about how listening to his intuition led him to medium format film photography and encouraged him to start a company of his own at a young age. This same intuition turned to action has carried him through a career with Getty Images and has informed his work bringing attention to the tragedy of the disappearing Alaskan Native coastal villages, being stolen by the erosion of global warming. About Brian Adams Brian Adams is a freelance photographer based in Brooklyn, New York specializing in environmental portraiture and medium-format photography. His work has been featured in both national and international publications, such as The New York Times, Newsweek, Time, The Guardian, The Observer,

They Bailed But They’re Back In this week’s episode, we speak with photographers Brody Dezember and David Salomone about their roller coaster relationship with Pictage. We examine all the ups and downs of that relationship in our investigation of how a company can cast off past failings and regain the trust of its displaced evangelists. About Brody Dezember Brody is a Utah native, but dreams of living someplace in Montana.  There is something about the rivers and mountains that makes him love being there. He stepped into photography when he was an early teen and has loved photographing everything from landscapes to some of the most outrageous weddings all over the country.  Over the past 7 years he has grown his business to being one

A Better Place to Be In this week’s episode we speak with photographer Kirstie Tweed, owner of Orange Girl Photographs, about how a small town can surprise you with a turn of events you couldn’t have imagined. Kirstie shares the decisions that brought her to a small town in rural Canada and how following her heart and intuition has yielded far greater results than all the planning and logic in the world could have. About Kirstie Tweed I was given the name Orange Girl in high school for driving a 1973 orange superbeetle, dying my hair orange and wearing orange everyday, the name and my love of orange has stuck with me. I attended art school in Canada before moving to San Francisco to work in

King Harvest Will Surely Come In this week’s episode, we continue our discussion with Founder and CEO of Blurb, Eileen Gittins about keeping a company forward-facing and embracing the future. We also examine why the printed page is far from obsolete and how the things that we move from the virtual to the tangible world matter more to us as a culture. About Eileen Gittins Eileen Gittins is the founder and CEO of Blurb, the creative publishing and marketing platform that enables anyone to design, publish, market and sell bookstore-quality books. She has been at the intersection of the Internet, consumer and enterprise software, imaging systems, search, and digital photography throughout her career. Eileen wanted to create a beautifully designed and produced photo essay book – something that

Sowing Seeds In this week’s episode, we speak with Founder and CEO of Blurb, Eileen Gittins about endeavoring to make a book of one and how this led her to create the company that is a true culmination of all her life’s experiences. In the first of our two part conversation, we discuss the strategy and planning that led to the rise of Blurb and the importance for any fledgling company to find and answer that one question that will see you through to success. About Eileen Gittins Eileen Gittins is the founder and CEO of Blurb, the creative publishing and marketing platform that enables anyone to design, publish, market and sell bookstore-quality books. She has been at the intersection of the Internet, consumer and enterprise software,

Learned the Hard Way In this week’s episode, we speak with Portland photographer Kevin Meyers about learning photography from a self-taught perspective and the difficult lessons that have helped to shape his business. He also shares insights into the future of the industry and his hope that photography doesn’t ever lose the precision of craft it built itself upon. About Kevin Meyers Based in Portland, OR, Kevin has been photographing weddings locally and abroad since 2005. Like many others, his accomplishments include featured work in national publications, speaking engagements, and work used in marketing materials for companies in the wedding industry. Kevinʼs main focus is drawing on his background in business and finance to perfect his own systems while helping others along the way. To

There’s No Place Like Home In this week’s episode of The Photo Life, we speak with fine art photographer and professor Holly Andres, as she takes us behind the curtain of the often mysterious world of the professional fine art photographer and shares some of the stories and concepts that have motivated her work as well as her conviction that making art can bring pure joy to life. About Holly Andres Since receiving an MFA from Portland State University in 2004, Holly Andres has had solo exhibitions in prominent galleries worldwide. Andres has been featured in Exit Magazine, Art in America, Artforum, Art News, N.Paradoxa, Oprah Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The LA Times and Art Ltd. – which profiled her as one of 15

A Seat at the Table In this week’s episode of The Photo Life, we continue our discussion with Palm Springs Photo Festival founder and veteran photographer Jeff Dunas about the increasing responsibilities of the photographer to create the future for our industry as well as methods for approaching our primary outlet: the photo book. About Jeff Dunas Jeff Dunas is a fine art, portrait and documentary photographer and the founder of of the Palm Springs Photo Festival. 1954 Born in Los Angeles. 1971 Began photography professionally. Completed two years at University of California at Los Angeles. 1972-1980 Contributed photographic essays and portfolios to publications worldwide on a freelance basis. 1974 Established residence in Paris, France. 1981 Founded Melrose Publishing Company. Captured Women published in 6 languages. 1982 Mademoiselle!

Right of the People to Peaceably Assemble In this week’s episode of The Photo Life, founder of the Palm Springs Photo Festival and veteran photographer Jeff Dunas speaks about the power of sharing and finding a common voice in the photography industry and the efforts that the Palm Springs Photo Festival makes to provide a forward-thinking, professional platform for that voice to be forged. About Jeff Dunas Jeff Dunas is a fine art, portrait and documentary photographer who has amassed an amazing body of work focusing on the nude, blues musicians and street photography. He is also the founder of of the Palm Springs Photo Festival which brings together the best photographers, curators, editors and educators. It was one of the best events revolving around