Are you tired of talking tech? Are you tired of wondering what possessed someone to take a picture of “THAT”? Does the idea of being driven to wake up at the crack of dawn seem ridiculous and you want to know why photographers do it? Then welcome to Defend the Darkroom… We are talking to photographers and creatives about themselves – what drives them to do what they do and how they were inspired along the way. In looking at our tech based world, we realized that no one was talking about inspiration, desire, drive or creativity and we thought that it was about time.
I think it’s common for most creatives to dream about the day when they garner recognition, find gallery representation and starting to get shown inte...
Marcel Petit doesn’t mince words – he openly shares his journey, philosophy and desire to not only take a great photograph but connect with his enviro...
Dianne Bos does not look at her life linearly. At every opportunity she is open to learning and challenging her perception about the world around her....
While I was speaking with June Clark she mentioned how artists must be willing to take risks. This sentiment really stuck with me – in these crazy tim...
Although April Hickox may not be an environmentalist, in the traditional definition of the word, she is very much of her environment. April is complet...
Craig Richards has a full life but there has always been one underlying theme that brought everything into focus: photography. From his time at the Wh...
Chatting with George Webber…. While speaking with George Webber he said: “Time is the currency of photography” – so true. George has been part of Calg...
We all have that one artist whose work is compelling and interests us – it provides us with interesting ideas that challenge how we look at the world,...
When Shin Sugino said that he was up for chatting with me – I was so excited. I knew he was wildly talented but his story makes that seem like an inte...
David Morrish’s career is definitely unique – starting in architecture, moving into carpentry, then photography, throw in some print making all the wh...