The Photo Banter

On today’s podcast I speak with Art Producer Lisa Oropallo who is the current director of Art Production for the Advertising agency Digitas. Lisa has spent much of her career working with photographers, illustrators and various creatives producing large scale Campaigns for brands such as American Express and various Fortune 500 companies. Lisa has a true passion for the arts and has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the commercial photography business so I was excited to get a chance to speak with her. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.digitas.com

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Billie Weiss. Billie is currently the Manger of Photography for the Boston Red Sox where both shoots and oversees the photography Dept and staff. In this interview I speak to Billie about covering the Boston Red Sox 2018 season that ended in a World Series victory. Beyond working with the Boston Red Sox Bille has also worked with The New York Times,Getty,Franklin Sports,and Tufts University to name a few. Billie is a very talented photographer with a wealth of knowledge and experience so I was excited to hear more about his work. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening. www.billieweiss.com Instagram - @bjweiss22

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Simon Bruty. Simon Bruty spent nearly 20 years as a staff photographer for Sports Illustrated where he photographed athletes such as Michael Phelps,Floyd Mayweather, Danica Patrick,and Russell Westbrook to name a few. Simon has spent much of his career photographing sporting events such as The Masters,The Super Bowl, as well as the winter / Summer Olympic Games. I’ve been looking at Simons work on the pages of SI since I was a kid so I was excited to get a chance to speak with him about his work. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.simonbruty.com Instagram - @simonbruty

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Leah Fasten. Leah is a commercial / editorial photographer servicing cities such as New York,Los Angeles,and beyond. She has worked with clients such as The New York times , Progressive Insurance, US Airways ,Bloomberg Businessweek,and Fortune to name a few. In this interview I speak to Leah about her early assignments, her approach to marketing, and much more. Leah is an extremely motivated photographer with a wealth of knowledge and experience so I was a excited to get a chance to speak with her. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! www.leahfasten.com Instagram @leahfasten @leahs.photograpy.portfolio

On today’s podcast I speak with Karen Frank who is the current director of photography for ESPN the Magazine. Karen has worked with publications such as GQ,The Oprah Magazine,Time Magazine,and Bloomberg Business week. In this interview I speak to Karen about her experience working with photographers such as Dan Winters,Chris Buck,Phillip Lorca Dicoria,and Herb Ritts to name a few. Karen is someone with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the photo industry so I was excited to get a chance to speak with her. I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening. Instagram - @frankie626

On today's podcast I speak with photographers Kareem Black,Matthew Salacuse,and Chad Griffith. www.salacuse.com www.kareemblack.com www.chadgriffith.com

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer and director Sophy Holland. Sophy has worked with clients such as Vogue,Elle,The WWE,ESPN the Magazine,and Harper’s Baazar to name a few. In this interview I speak with Sophy about how she began her career working as an Art Director as well as an agent before pursuing her own photography career. I also speak to Sophy about her experience directing a full length documentary titled “Illustrated Man” which documents the history of tattoo culture and how it has collided with fashion in current day society. Sophy is an extremely talented photographer / director who’s work I really respect so I hope you enjoy this interview and thanks for listening. www.sophyhollandphotography.com Instagram - @sophyholland

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Kohjiro Kinno. Kohjiro is an editorial & Commercial photographer based in Southern California who has worked with clients such as Sports Illustrated,Golf Magazine, and The Players Tribune to name a few. Kohjiro is also the current photo editor of The Golfers Journal which is quarterly publication focused on golf culture. Kohjiro is a photographer who’s work I really respect so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening. www.kohjirokinno.com

On today’s podcast I speak with photographer Patrick James Miller. Patrick is a commerical and editorial photographer based in NYC and has worked with clients such as Golf Magazine,Men’s Health,Esquire,and American Express to name a few. In this interview I speak to Patrick about how he partnered with his new agent, some of his early assignments, and I also speak to Patrick about his experience photographing the legendary ESPN anchor Stuart Scott. This is an interview that I really enjoyed doing so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! http://www.patrickjamesmiller.com Instagram - @patrickjamesmiller

On today’s podcast I speak with Jesse Reiter who is the current photo editor of Golf Magazine. Jesse has spent over ten years working in the Golf Magazine photo department where he began as an intern and worked his way up to Senior Photo editor. In this interview I speak with Jesse about how he got into photography, some of his early experiences working at the magazine, and also how he finds new photographers. Jesse is someone who has a wealth of knowledge about photography and the photography industry so I was excited to get a chance to speak with him so I hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! Instagram - @jreiterphoto @golfmagphoto www.jreiterphoto.format.com