Reciprocity Podcast: Recent Episodes
Brett Carlsen
Reciprocity Podcast features interviews with photojournalists, sports photographers, documentary filmmakers and photo editors. We learn their stories and also how they approach the work they make professionally. Hosted by photographer Brett Carlsen.
Dane Iwata is a filmmaker and photographer that specializes in advertising and wedding films but currently calls a Department of Defense contractor home as his full time employer. Dane started his passion in visuals watching his parents work as photographers and continued it with his love of rock climbing and action sports before working in the industry full time.
Dane can be found on instagram here
Brett Carlsen interviews Jeremy Williams of ESPN E:60. Jeremy works to tell stories that transcend sports and focus on those overcoming adversity in their journey.
David's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidbergman
Shoot From The Pit workshops - https://www.shootfromthepit.com
David's website - https://www.davidbergman.net/
Reciprocity Podcast Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/reciprocitypodcast
Swikar Patel talks about his career from newspapers to making films for Toyota's up and coming race car drivers. He discusses his career and approach to filmmaking with Brett Carlsen.
Swikar's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/swikarpatel/
Eve's website - https://www.eveedelheit.com
Eve's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eve_edelheit/
Ian Willms discusses his career path along with some of his most important projects with Brett Carlsen. Ian is based in Toronto, Ontario Canada and works on long form documentary photography projects dealing with a range of topics including environmental issues.
https://www.ianwillms.com
https://www.instagram.com/ianwillms/
Jared's Bio:
Based in Washington, D.C., working across North America and beyond. Jared Soares uses portraiture and long-form essays often through the lens of sports and subcultures to create projects based around community and identity. When he is not making photographs, he can be found playing tennis, trying on new sneakers or walking his terrier.
Jared's portfolio: http://jaredsoares.com
Jared's instagram: http://instagram.com/jaredsoares
George Walker IV has been a staff photojournalist at The Tennessean for almost 30 years. George and Brett Carlsen talk about the history of Nashville in recent years, his time photographing the Titans and about community journalism along with a little bonus talk about covering tornados and disasters.
George can be found on instagram
instagram.com/gw004
Brett Carlsen talks with Octavio Jones, former staff photographer at the Tampa Bay Times and freelance photographer based in Tampa, Florida.
Check out Octavio's work at octaviojones.com
and follow him on instagram @octaviojones
Brett Carlsen and Julio Cortez talk about his career and how he became a wire photographer for the Associated Press in Baltimore, MD. Julio talks about ethics, sports photography and also how he approaches events. To hear even more from Julio head over to Patreon.com/reciprocitypodcast to support the show and hear an extra interview with Julio about sports photography.
Brett Carlsen interviews Mark Kauzlarich, Tom Brenner and Chris Graythen about how they are working as photojournalists during the time of coronavirus. How they've adapted, what they have gone through and even some hopeful thoughts on what's coming next.
Check out their work
https://www.tombrenner.net
http://markkauzlarich.com
https://chrisgraythen.com
Brett Carlsen and Rick Osentoski talk about their paths through the world of commercial and sports photography.
Rick is based in Toledo, Ohio but covers sports in both Michigan and Ohio for wire services and commercial clients.
Rick's website: https://www.ozdigitalstudio.com/index
Rick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rick_oz/
Matthew Busch sits down for a talk with Brett Carlsen as they talk about their careers in photojournalism and the work of Matthew over the years. Matthew is a graduate of University of Missouri and the Danish school of photography as well as a Fulbright Scholarship recipient. Matthew's long term projects deal with community, both in Texas and India.
Check out his work - https://www.matthewbuschphoto.com/index
Matthew's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/matthewbusch/?hl=en
Brett Carlsen and James Rajotte talk about James's work and history in photojournalism. James is based in Madrid, Spain where he works for magazines and news outlets covering a variety of assignments.
Covering his path to a successful career which has winded through newspapers, MFA program and now international photojournalist, there are many life lessons to be learned along the way.
James can be found online at
https://www.jamesrajottephotographs.com
Elsa Garrison talks about her path to becoming a staff sports photographer at Getty Images. Starting when she would shoot sports for her high school yearbook in Minnesota up to covering the Olympic Games.
Elsa and Brett also discuss what other photographers can learn from photographing sports and also discuss photographic strategies when approaching football and other sports.
Zach Tarrant sits down with host Brett Carlsen to talk about life as a team photographer for the Houston Texans. Zach has worked for three NFL teams during his career and he shares knowledge about his time at those jobs, applying for positions and how he approaches photographing the NFL.
Follow Zach on Instagram @thezeetee
Josh Meltzer is a professor of photojournalism at RIT in Rochester, New York. Formerly a newspaper photographer and professor at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Brett and Josh discuss the transition from newspaper photographer to college faculty member and also how he finds excitement when teaching students as opposed to making work full time.
Photographer Brett Carlsen introduces you to Reciprocity Podcast. A podcast that focuses on photojournalism, sports photography, documentary filmmaking and the work of photo editors.