Get the Picture

Brad Sigal
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Get the Picture is a photography learning podcast. Whether you're starting from zero or you're further along in your photography journey, our goal is to help you improve your photography skills. We do that with practical how-to information, interviews with professional photographers, and some opinions too. We want to help you be able to get the picture!

  1. Photojournalists under attack while covering immigration enforcement operations | Brooke Anderson

    4 days ago

    Photojournalists under attack while covering immigration enforcement operations | Brooke Anderson

    Support Get the Picture podcast! Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/getthepicturepodcastPatreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/getthepicturepodcast  In this episode of Get the Picture, host Brad Sigal talks with movement photographer Brooke Anderson about a recent article she wrote: Photojournalists documenting Trump’s deportation forces play critical role, but face increasing state violence. In the article, Anderson details alarming incidents around the country in which photojournalists have faced state repression for doing photojournalism covering immigration enforcement operations. She also shares the overwhelming sentiment from the photojournalists she interviewed about the importance of continuing to do the work despite facing repression, as well as suggestions on how to stay as safe as possible under extremely trying conditions. Brooke’s article https://prismreports.org/2026/02/18/photojournalists-ice-raids-movement-journalism/ Brooke Anderson movementphotographer.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/movementphotographer/  Crisis Ready Media application for free PPE for freelance journalists https://www.crisisreadymedia.org/Form-PPE-Request Guild Freelancers CWA Local 39521 https://www.guildfreelancers.org/  New Law Aims to Protect Journalists Covering Civil Disturbances https://www.guildfreelancers.org/news/2021/12/27/new-law-aims-to-protest-journalists-covering-civil-disturbances  ‘The World Needs To See It’: The Moment A Photographer Saved A Camera From ICE https://www.huffpost.com/entry/john-abernathy-photos-ice-minnesota_n_696c2c6ce4b043a364235a53  When your local reporter needs the same protection as a war correspondent by Michelle Zenarosa https://lapublicpress.org/2025/11/reporting-on-immigration/  The Intercept: The Farcical Case Against Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for Protest Reporting ----- Music: Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/

    43 min
  2. Publish Your Own DIY Photo Zine with Adam Tanner

    23 May

    Publish Your Own DIY Photo Zine with Adam Tanner

    Publish Your Own DIY Photo Zine Adam Tanner on self-publishing his live music photography  Support Get the Picture podcast! Donate at Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/getthepicturepodcastSupport on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/getthepicturepodcast  In this episode of Get the Picture podcast, host Brad Sigal talks with Adam Tanner. Adam is a Boston-based photographer specializing in concert, travel, and event photography. He started photographing his friends playing in hardcore bands in the late 1980s, and decades later he’s still going strong! In this conversation, Adam talks about the whys and hows of self-publishing your own photo zine, as he did with a collection of his 2025 concert photography, End of a Year 2025. Adam also shares many thoughts and experiences from his decades of photography. See Adam’s work: https://www.instagram.com/adamtannerphoto/ AdamTanner.com Order Adam’s photo zine: https://www.adamtanner.com/store/p/end-of-a-year-photo-zine-2025  Adam used Mixam to print his photo zine: https://mixam.com  Photographers Adam mentions: Charles Peterson https://www.charlespeterson.net/#1 Chris Toliver https://antimatter.substack.com/p/how-much-art-can-you-take Mark Beemer https://jadetree.com/features2/2016/1/18/photo-gallery-with-mark-beemer BJ Papas https://www.bjpapas.com/  ----- Music: Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/

    1hr 20min
  3. How to Photograph Abandoned Places with Phil Ward

    15 May

    How to Photograph Abandoned Places with Phil Ward

    How to Photograph Abandoned Places Urban Exploration Photography Tips and Stories with Phil Ward Support Get the Picture podcast! Donate at Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/getthepicturepodcastSupport on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/getthepicturepodcast  DISCLAIMER: This episode is for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing discussed in this podcast should be interpreted as encouraging trespassing, breaking laws, or engaging in unsafe activity while photographing abandoned places or exploring locations. Always follow all applicable laws and regulations, respect private property, obtain permission when required, and prioritize your safety and the safety of others. Always use good judgment and never enter locations that are structurally unsafe or legally restricted. In this episode of Get the Picture podcast, host Brad Sigal talks with Phil Ward about one of the riskier types of photography -- abandoned photography. What’s that? It involves urban exploration through often hard-to-access and dangerous places like abandoned buildings, tunnels, silos, caves, amusement parks, and more. But unlike much urban exploration you see online, the focus of abandoned photography is on making amazing images more so than creating videos documenting an exploration journey. Phil talks about what piqued his interest in abandoned photography, the equipment and settings he uses for long-exposure night photography, as well as the serious risks involved in doing abandoned photography - both legal and physical. Follow Phil Ward Instagram https://www.instagram.com/philwardphoto/  Website philwardphoto.com  Some things mentioned in this episode Get the Picture #1 on the Exposure Triangle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT6_gdfjvkE  How-To’s Light painting https://youtu.be/UZc46HUsZZw?si=2WF4NM1cRRrkpb2Q  Focus stacking https://youtu.be/5H3QoxQijdk?si=wmY_UVcqwW2r44Js  Exposure bracketing https://youtu.be/KYXOyxstYSo?si=rUDse9ehXlqd9idD  Urban explorer Jason Lanier https://www.youtube.com/@JasonLanierPhotography  Jason Lanier’s Six Flags New Orleans video https://youtu.be/3UektPtuK4Q?si=O04N-PoWuQs56mBA  ----- Music: Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/

    1hr 3min
  4. The Power of Punk Compels You: The Photography of Rob Coons

    4 May

    The Power of Punk Compels You: The Photography of Rob Coons

    Support Get the Picture podcast! Donate at Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/getthepicturepodcast Support on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/getthepicturepodcast  In this interview, Brad Sigal talks with Rob Coons about his current exhibition, “The Power of Punk Compels You,” featuring his incredible punk concert photography. Their conversation covers topics like: How this exhibit came aboutHow Rob decided what photos to displayEquipment and settings he uses for concert photographyRob’s editing style and why he mostly shoots black & whiteWhy he doesn’t use the camera’s viewfinder when doing concert photographyUsing flash in concert photographyDeveloping a sixth sense for timing to get great concert photosTips for getting access at venues with camera restrictionsSome hazards of taking photos at punk showsRob’s thoughts on how he got to 50,000 Instagram followers The Power of Punk Compels You: The Photography of Rob Coons exhibit at the Haight Street Art Center  https://haightstreetart.org/pages/the-power-of-punk-compels-you-the-photography-of-rob-coons  Photographers that inspire Rob Karoline Collins https://www.instagram.com/karolinecollins/Matthew Kadi https://www.instagram.com/matthewkadi/ Mark Murrmann https://www.instagram.com/ickibod/  Referenced in the episode Murray Bowles 1987 photo zine - “If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pit?” https://archive.org/details/MaximumRocknrollIfLifeIsABowlOfCherriesWhatAmIDoingInThePit/mrr_bowl_of_cherries/ Maximum Rock & Roll 1986 European punk photo zine - “Welcome to Cruise Country”https://www.maximumrocknroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MRR_TRUST_CruiseCountryPhotozine_1986.pdf Hamburger Eyes Photo Zine https://hamburgereyes.com/  In the video version of this episode there are guest appearances by my cat Loki! ----- Music: Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/

    1hr 18min
  5. Getting Hyperlocal with Taylor Dahlin

    27 Apr

    Getting Hyperlocal with Taylor Dahlin

    Getting Hyperlocal with Taylor Dahlin Hyperlocal Photography & Journalism in Minneapolis Support Get the Picture podcast! One-time donation at Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/getthepicturepodcast  Monthly pledge at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/getthepicturepodcast  In this episode, I have a conversation with Taylor Dahlin. Taylor has spent years doing hyperlocal journalism and photography in Minneapolis, reporting on and photographing what’s going on in her neighborhood. Things like potholes, graffiti, interesting architecture, neighborhood association meetings and political conventions, odd local traditions & characters, local politicians both bland and provocative, and neighborhood businesses.  Through covering her neighborhood, Taylor has learned a lot about how the city works. Her work helps make the mundane entertaining and has helped expose opportunistic politicians and fraudulent candidates.  Recently Minneapolis catapulted into headlines with Trump's anti-immigrant surge & Minneapolis residents' resistance. This ostensibly started from a right wing YouTuber creating a hit piece on a Somali daycare center in Taylor’s neighborhood. The federal operation has subsided & the media has mostly moved on. So it seemed like a good time to talk with Taylor about her perspective on all this and more. I accidentally only recorded the audio of our conversation, so this is an audio-only episode. I’ll be back with video on the next episode. Taylor Dahlin online Blog https://taylordahlin.com/  BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/taylordahlin.com  Twitter/X https://x.com/taylr  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/taylordahlin/  Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabb/ Wedge Live YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@WedgeLIVE  BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/wedge.live  Website https://wedgelive.com/  Related episode: ‘We Are Minnesota’ featuring Valerie Jardin https://youtu.be/MKmpk14GuSI?si=nwwo3Kifbe8732MB ----- Rate & review Get the Picture! on your podcast platform, and follow, like & subscribe. Music used in the intro and outro is Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev. Track here: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/

    55 min
  6. DJ Victor 1200: el hombre detrás de la cámara

    17 Apr

    DJ Victor 1200: el hombre detrás de la cámara

    DJ Victor 1200: el hombre detrás de la cámara Una conversación con un periodista independiente y único en Minnesota  This is the first Get the Picture episode in Spanish! Hopefully this is the first of much more content in Spanish, and maybe we’ll have some in Portuguese as well in the future and make Get the Picture a trilingual podcast!  Support Get the Picture podcast One-time donation at Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/getthepicturepodcast  Monthly pledge at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/getthepicturepodcast  Este episodio de Get the Picture está en español con una conversación con DJ Victor 1200. Victor es DJ, periodista independiente, livestreamer, fotógrafo y más. Trabaja en Minnesota donde siempre le encuentras en la calle reportando las cosas importantes que están sucediendo en la comunidad. En esa entrevista Victor habla de su trabajo como periodista independiente y DJ y del camino que seguió para lograr el éxito que ha tenido. Habla de cosas importantes como: Cómo logró ganar muchos seguidores en las redes socialesEl reto de la Inteligencia Artificial para los fotógrafos, videografos y los DJLa importancia de la pasión como motivo para su trabajo y no la búsqueda de dinero o famaSu experiencia reportando las protestas en las calles de Minneapolis después de la muerte de George Floyd y también reportando las protestas contra ICE este año en Minneapolis DJ Victor Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DjVictor1200 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@djvictor1200 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/djvictor1200/ Picosa Radio Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mnpicosaradio/ X https://x.com/picosaradio Facebook https://www.facebook.com/picosaradio ----- Please rate & review Get the Picture! on your favorite podcast platform to help others find us. Follow, like and subscribe to @getthepicturepodcast on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and facebook. Music used in the intro and outro is Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev. Track here: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/

    1hr 3min
  7. We Are Minnesota: Valérie Jardin’s Portraits of Immigrants & Native Americans in Minnesota

    18 Mar

    We Are Minnesota: Valérie Jardin’s Portraits of Immigrants & Native Americans in Minnesota

    We Are Minnesota: Valérie Jardin’s Portraits of Immigrants & Native Americans in the North Star State Support Get the Picture podcast! One-time donation at Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/getthepicturepodcast  Monthly pledge at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/getthepicturepodcast  In this episode of Get the Picture podcast, host Brad Sigal talks with Minnesotan and renowned street photographer Valérie Jardin about her current photography project, “We Are Minnesota.”  “We Are Minnesota” is an ongoing series celebrating the people who make Minnesota strong. Featuring portraits of immigrants alongside Native Americans, the project explores the deep roots and evolving stories that shape Minnesota’s cultural identity and define life in the North Star state.  This project is extremely timely and important given the national focus on struggles over immigrants and immigration in Minnesota. Each participant in the series answers one question: “What makes Minnesota home for you?” Valérie also talks about another of her recent projects, “One Love”, a black-and-white photography project celebrating the LGBTQ+ community by capturing moments of everyday life. Valérie also talks more generally about her approach to street photography, and about her photography workshops around the world.  If you’re interested in participating in the We Are Minnesota project, reach out to Valérie here: https://www.valeriejardinphotography.com/contact  Valérie Jardin’s website https://www.valeriejardinphotography.com/ We Are Minnesota https://www.valeriejardinphotography.com/we-are-minnesota One Love https://www.valeriejardinphotography.com/one-love  Valérie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/valeriejardin/ Introduction to Contemplative Photography book https://valeriejardin.gumroad.com/l/vWFJl  ----- Please rate & review Get the Picture! on your favorite podcast platform to help others find us. Follow, like and subscribe to @getthepicturepodcast on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and facebook. Music used in the intro and outro is Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev. Track here: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/

    49 min
  8. Amelia Rayno’s Guerrilla Journalism and Organizing | The ethics of photographing unhoused people

    25 Feb

    Amelia Rayno’s Guerrilla Journalism and Organizing | The ethics of photographing unhoused people

    Amelia Rayno’s Guerrilla Journalism and Organizing A conversation on her life since 2018, the ethics of photographing unhoused people & more Support Get the Picture podcast! Buy Me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/getthepicturepodcast  Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/getthepicturepodcast  In this episode of Get the Picture Podcast, Brad Sigal interviews Amelia Rayno, an independent journalist, organizer & photographer who left a mainstream journalism career behind in 2018 to live out of a van, and document & share stories from Skid Row in LA and Wood Street Commons in Oakland, as well as spending long stretches living in El Salvador and Argentina.  Amelia Rayno Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ameliarayno  Amelia Rayno Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ameliarayno/  Blue Hollywood Street Sanctuary https://www.bluehollywoodstreetsanctuary.com/  Blue Hollywood Street Sanctuary’s Amazon Wish List https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3989A7DPZD1U?ref_=list_d_wl_ys_list_1  After Skid Row - LA Times documentary film about Gangster Granny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKqDYL82GXk  Dark Legacy: Understanding U.S. Responsibility in Argentina’s Economic Crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwIJc0I4quM  Amelia Rayno’s Nomadland Van Life - MSP Magazine https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/amelia-rayno-nomadland-van-life/  L.A., El Salvador are mirror images of poverty https://www.startribune.com/l.a.-el-salvador-are-mirror-images-of-poverty/571354272  The Unhoused Ought Not Be Left Unheard https://www.startribune.com/the-unhoused-ought-not-be-left-unheard/600143551  ----- Please rate & review Get the Picture! on your favorite podcast platform to help others find us. Follow, like and subscribe to @getthepicturepodcast on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and facebook. Music used in the intro and outro is Fresh Flow Fiesta by Oleksii Holubiev. Track here: https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fresh-flow-fiesta-160920/

    1hr 13min
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Get the Picture is a photography learning podcast. Whether you're starting from zero or you're further along in your photography journey, our goal is to help you improve your photography skills. We do that with practical how-to information, interviews with professional photographers, and some opinions too. We want to help you be able to get the picture!

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  • Creator
    Brad Sigal
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Brad Sigal
  • Show Website
    Get the Picture
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