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WTF-Stop Podcast - Photo Talk

WTF-Stop Podcast - Photo Talk

By: Zak Waters
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 'WTF-STOP' Podcast is home to 'PHOTO TALK' where I chat with photographers about their life and connection to the world through photography.

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  • #25 Christopher Morris - PHOTO TALK - WTF-STOP PODCAST

    #25 Christopher Morris - PHOTO TALK - WTF-STOP PODCAST
    Jul 28 2025
    Christopher Morris is one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century and one of the most celebrated visual chroniclers of war. Morris re-invented and reimagined what was possible with the language of political photography for a generation of photographers and editors while working for TIME magazine during the George W. Bush Administration in the United States.His career, however, has defied the narrow confines of conflict and politics. An Italian fashion magazine commissioned him after seeing his photographs of Republicans in America, and that led to further work with celebrities and world leaders eager to receive similar unorthodox photographic treatment.Selected Biography:In 1983, during the civil conflict in the Philippines in Manila, Morris started covering world news as documentary conflict photographer for Newsweek. In 1989 - 1990, he documented the United States invasion of Panama. CBS News and RAI broadcast his short movie. He won one of his first prizes World Press Photo awards for "Casualties of Just Cause, Panama. On March 4, 1991, near the front of the Persian Gulf War, his photograph of a U.S. Marine holding the American flag above his shoulders made the front cover of Life Magazine.During nine years, he covered the war in the former Yugoslavia. In Perpignan, his photo essay won the Visa d'Or award. Grazia Neri wrote: "It was in Yugoslavia that the daily exposure to the war on civilians started to weigh heavily on him, on his person, on his soul, and on his photography." In May 1992, he has been named the recipient of the 1991 Robert Capa Gold Medal for his coverage of "Slaughter in Vukovar".In 1995, he captured movement in a photograph of a Chechen fighter running outside of the demolished presidential palace during the battle of Grozny of the first Chechen War: "At that moment that's the most dangerous place on earth. I'm not sitting there saying, 'Oh, I'm going to shoot slow shutter speeds and I'm going to zoom it!'" Morris said. "You're just shooting."In 2000, the second Chechen War was the turning point of his career as a conflict photographer."With the vision in my mind of my 2-year-old daughter at home whom I rarely had seen nor even photographed. This was the crystal-clear moment that made me disengage from this type of photography as a profession."In 2000, in United States, as member of the White House pool, he covered the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama for Time. In September 2001, Morris was one of seven founding members of VII Photo Agency.In 2001, he provided coverage of the terrorism in Yemen and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In 2008, his book My America is noticed by the editor in chief of the Italian fashion magazine Amica who hired him for a Ralph Lauren shooting in New York.In 2011, he documented the Libyan Civil War and, in 2012, the Plan Colombia. Morris, who was commissioned by Black Star in 1988 to document the Soviet Afghan War, photographed 24 years later for Time/VII the parents of the POW Bowe Bergdahl, captured in 2009 during the War in Afghanistan.[In 2013, Morris directed, edited and produced the short film Conclave about people waiting, in St. Peter's Square, for the announcement of the new Pope for Time.In 2013, in France, he documented the presidency of François Hollande for Le Monde. For Elle, he provided coverage of the political campaign race to conquer the Paris city hall for the first time between two women: Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet and Anne Hidalgo who both campaigned to become Mayor of Paris.In 2016, he introduced a new way to film the United States presidential candidates’ rallies using a high-speed camera, his short movies being played back in slow-motion.Exhibitions:2013 Americans , Le Bal, Paris2013 From War & Politics to Fashion , Berlin Foto-Festival2014 EYES IN PROGRESS, European House of Photography, Paris2016 WALLS 01 , group exhibition, l'Oiseau, Paris2017 Trump, Linke Milan, Italy Selected Awards:Numerous World Press Photo Award from 1989 onwards1991 Olivier Rebbot award.1991 Robert Capa Gold Medal Prize1992 Golden Visa, Perpignan – Black Star – Yugoslavia1992 Infinity Award for Photojournalism2007 Infinity Award for PhotojournalismChristopher MorrisWebsite: http://www.christophermorrisphotography.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopher_morris_vii/VII Foundation: https://theviifoundation.org/BooksMy America (Steidl 2006) https://steidl.de/Books/My-America-0002092122.html Americans (Steidl 2012) https://steidl.de/Books/Americans-0712273447.htmlCamera is onX: https://twitter.com/Camerasnaps ​YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Camerasnaps/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/camera_books/​ Merch: http://camera.myspreadshop.co.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camera.proje...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0I5BX44...Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ed3... Thank you for all your support.#christophermorris #conflictphotography #...
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  • #24 Mark Cohen - PHOTO TALK - WTF-STOP PODCAST

    #24 Mark Cohen - PHOTO TALK - WTF-STOP PODCAST
    Mar 25 2025
    Mark Cohen is an American photographer best known for his innovative close-up street photography. Cohen's major books of photography are Grim Street (2005), True Color (2007), and Mexico (2016).

    Shooting in the gritty environs of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Cohen’s literal and innovative closeness came from his method of holding the camera at arm's length just a few feet away from his subjects. He shot without looking through the viewfinder, intuitively finding the perfect moment and composition. Intrusive but elegant, by turns brutal and sensuous, Cohen’s cropped bodies and faces and the examined texture of skin and clothing reveal a finely tuned aesthetic consistency. No subject is observed without purpose. "They're not easy pictures. But I guess that's why they're mine." Says Cohen.

    Mark Cohen was born in Wilkes-Barre, where he lived and photographed for most of his life. (He now lives in Philadelphia.) His work was first exhibited in 1969 at the George Eastman House but came to prominence with his first solo exhibition at MoMA in 1973.Cohen is the recipient of two Guggenheim Grants, and his work is in the collections of major museums from the U.S. to Japan. In 2015, the publication of “Frame. A Retrospective” was published by the University of Texas press and containing over 250 images. Along with several notable museum acquisitions, the Victoria and Albert Museum recently acquired 42 of Cohen’s prints for their permanent collection.

    Mark Cohen
    Website: https://markcohenphotos.com/

    Books
    5 Minutes in Mexico https://streetphotography.com/mark-cohens-five-minutes-mexico/
    Grim Street (PowerHouse 2005) https://powerhousebooks.com/books/grim-street/
    True Color (PowerHouse 2007) https://powerhousebooks.com/books/true-color/
    Mexico https://exb.fr/en/catalogue/279-mexico-9782365110.html
    Dark Knees https://exb.fr/en/catalogue/119-dark-knees.html
    Cotton https://www.micamera.com/en/prodotto/cotton-mark-cohen/
    Groundworks https://www.micamera.com/en/prodotto/groundworks-mark-cohen/?_gl=1*1g69i3i*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDk2MDY1MDkyLjE3NDI5MzQ4ODY.*_ga_902GTGT9VW*MTc0MjkzNDg4NS4xLjAuMTc0MjkzNDg4NS4wLjAuMA..

    Camera is on
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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Camerasnaps/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/camera_books/​
    Merch: http://camera.myspreadshop.co.uk
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camera.proje...
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0I5BX44...
    Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ed3...
    Thank you for all your support.

    #markcohen #streetphotography #photographer #photography #photos #documentaryphotography #camera #photobook #cameratalk #mexico #street #wtfpodcast #blackandwhitephotography #grimstreet

    Music from Epidemic Sound
    That Just Ain't Enough for Me
    Stonekeepers
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    53 mins
  • #23 Boogie - PHOTO TALK - WTF-STOP PODCAST

    #23 Boogie - PHOTO TALK - WTF-STOP PODCAST
    May 9 2024
    Boogie was born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia and began photographing rebellion and unrest during the civil war that ravaged his country during the 1990s. Growing up in a war-torn country defined Boogie’s style and attraction to the darker side of human existence. He moved to New York in 1998, and turned his camera on the cities housing projects, unlocking the heart-stopping world of gangs and drugs in his seminal book IT’S ALL GOOD (powerHouse Books, 2006)

    He’s gone on to publish eight more books focused on the hard side of cities all over the world and his recent solo exhibitions include Paris, New York, Tokyo, Milan, Istanbul and Los Angeles.

    Selected clients include: Nike, Adidas, Puma, Apple, HBO, Lee, Tim Hortons and New Era

    Boogie
    Website:     https://boogiephotographer.com/
    Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/boogiephotographer/
    X:     https://twitter.com/boogiebelgrade/

    BOOGIE: THE MAKING OF DEMONS: https://youtu.be/DiahlGlFSOY?si=--0ncAO8qpBZWogw

    Agent: Gold Teeth https://goldteethandco.com/artists/boogie/

    Selected Books
    It's All Good. Brooklyn, NY     (PowerHouse, 2006) https://powerhousebooks.com/
    Boogie. Brooklyn, NY: (PowerHouse, 2007)
    Sao Paulo. ‎ (Upper Playground,2008)
    Istanbul: Photographs by Boogie. (Upper Playground,2008)
    Belgrade Belongs to Me (PowerHhouse, 2009)
    A Wah Do Dem (Drago,2015) https://www.dragopublisher.com
    It's All Good: Again (PowerHouse, 2016)
    Moscow (PowerHhouse, 2019) https://powerhousebooks.com/books/moscow/
    NEAPOLIS.     (Drago 2021) https://www.dragopublisher.com/
    Persona Non Grata: Photographs by Boogie. Brooklyn, NY: (PowerHouse, 2022)
    "PROTEST" (Tour Dogs, 2023) https://www.tourdogs.com/store/protest
    Napoli Beach     (Tour Dogs, 2024) https://www.tourdogs.com/

    Other Media
    Collateral Magazine: https://www.collater.al/en/street-photography-boogie-vladimir-milivojevich/
    Drago: https://www.dragopublisher.com/interview-with-boogie/
    The Hundreds: https://thehundreds.com/blogs/content/boogie-a-wah-do-dem
    Boogie Does Naples: https://panottica.com/boogie-does-naples/
    Everybody Street: https://youtu.be/L3urwFzd6y4?si=BjsbNypqEQxmpVQZ
    Huck: https://youtu.be/VWtKTWtSUAs?si=HM2RfXmtWfpLWblL

    Camera is on
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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Camerasnaps/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/camera_books/​
    Merch: http://camera.myspreadshop.co.uk
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camera.proje...
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0I5BX44...
    Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ed3...
    Thank you for all your support.

    #boogie #streetphotography #photographer #photography #photos #newyork #projectsny #bangkok #documentaryphotography #camera #photobook #cameratalk #moscow #street #wtfpodcast #blackandwhitephotography #jamaica #belgrade #naples #nike #SãoPaulo #serbia

    Music from Epidemic Sound
    That Just Ain't Enough for Me
    Stonekeepers
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    1 hr and 3 mins
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