Freshly back from Alaska, Rick Sammon joins Jack and John on this episode. Listen as they talk about Ricks latest projects, his trip to Alaska, AI and his foray in to iPhone photography. It’s a lively and engaging discussion spanning many different topics, including a path down the musical street, but also how it can relate to photography and creativity. Ricks Website: https://ricksammon.com/ iPhone Photography Website: https://sammoniphonephotos.com/   The We Talk Photo podcast is dedicated to being an entertaining, informative and lighthearted discussion about a wide range of photograph ..read more

Image courtesy of Dennis Yarbro Fresh off of photographing the eclipse, we bring together Jack, Doug Haines and Dennis Yarbro to talk about this amazing life experience. In this episode we discuss a bit of the preparation and practice required to execute shoot as well as the amazing experience they had during totality.  Many of the lessons we talk about are equally applicable to everyday photography; preparation, know your equipment, know your shots and enjoy the experience.  It’s all the same, no matter what you are photographing. Dougs Website: https://doughaines.smugmug.com/ The W ..read more

Jack and John welcome back one of their favorite guests to the program to talk about her upcoming book and what’s new with her.   Join them in talking with Colleen Miniuk about photography, creativity and the path of discovery through life ups and down.  Colleen has a new book coming out in the summer of 2024 which is a chronicle of her journey along the Colorado river and her self-discovery along the way.  Always a joy to have her on the show with her uplifting energy and insightfulness around being a photographer, artist and good person! So Said The River Book Colleens Website ..read more

Jack and John discuss the use of the word PRO and how it’s being used in the photo world to promote educational content.  Back in the day, Pro used to imply professionalism, a vast wealth of knowledge, trust, dependability and expertise. Nowadays, it is used by folks to still give that implication, but not necessarily deserved.  There is a lot of great content out there to learn this wonderful hobby of photography and we urge you to pick and choose who you get your content from as well as develop your desire to move beyond the technical side and really work to develop the creative an ..read more

Several years in the making, we finally have the great Art Wolfe on our program today.  Jack and John are honored to host this amazing photographer and all-around fantastic guy on our podcast to talk about his latest book, Wild Lives, as well as his travels and experiences over the many years in photography.  Due to the length of this discussion, we have broken it up in to 2 parts, this being the second part of our conversation.  In this episode we will talk about Arts new book and how he goes about capturing images for his many books throughout the years.  We discuss his c ..read more

Join Jack and John on their last podcast of 2023 as they prepare for the holiday season and take stock of the year gone by. Listen as they talk about the latest Art Wolfe book, benefits of photo workshops and some cool gadgets they have found throughout the year.  Both Jack and John would love to wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season filled with joy and good tidings.  Thank you ALL for being our listeners and helping to keep this podcast going. Jacks Holiday Gift Guide: https://jackgrahamphoto.com/2022/12/12/jack-graham-photography-gift-guide-2022/ Ball Heads: https://jackgra ..read more

Jack and John discuss the concept of the “dumbing down of photography” in how nice, or not so nice, photographs are being accepted and lauded as good or great photographs, showing how our standards and expectations have lessened over the years.  This topic can be somewhat controversial and remember, this is just our opinions, not fact, so please take them with a grain of salt.   The We Talk Photo podcast is dedicated to being an entertaining, informative and lighthearted discussion about a wide range of photographic topics centered around landscape and nature photography.  Host ..read more

What an honor it was for Jack and John to talk to Andy Mumford in this episode.  Andy is a highly accomplished photographer based in Lisbon Portugal and he joins the guys for a special episode. Listen in as they talk about the creative process, the art of composition and the joys of the experiences we all get when practicing our love of photography. Excerpt from Andys Bio: I grew up in the UK loving nature and traveI. I remember my first camping trips in France and Switzerland as a child, and looking back it was probably those holidays that awoke the wanderlust in me. I left England in my ..read more

Join Jack and John for a lighthearted discussion for updates on what’s going on with each of them plus some insights in to Fall Color photography and Design Thinking. The We Talk Photo podcast is dedicated to being an entertaining, informative and lighthearted discussion about a wide range of photographic topics centered around landscape and nature photography.  Hosted by Jack Graham and John Pedersen, long time industry professionals, they will bring you in to their conversations about gear, recent trends, insightful interviews with industry leaders as well as entertaining stories from ..read more

Join Jack and John for a quick update on what they’ve been up to for the past few months as well as a longer discussion about the role of “thinking” in photography and how it may affect ones ability to work creatively.  This is the busy workshop season for both of them, having recently been together in Monument Valley/Canyon de Chelley.  In a couple of weeks they will meet up again in the Eastern Sierras to lead a group photographing the Fall color in the area. Jacks Presentation to the Northwest Camera Council of Camera Clubs: https://nwcameraclubs.org/ Jacks Macro Abstract Workshop ..read more