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Red Lens Podcast
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A podcast about photographing politically and the politics of photography.

  1. Red Lens 20: Ashley Taylor-Gougé

    10/20/2025

    Red Lens 20: Ashley Taylor-Gougé

    Support Red Lens! Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/redlens   Red Lens Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sigalphotos __________ I started this podcast in 2022. It took me a while, but I’m excited to get to the 20th episode!  On episode 20 of Red Lens Podcast, I sat down for a conversation with Minnesota activist and amazing movement photographer Ashley Taylor-Gougé. We talked about Ashley’s work as a movement photographer, when she got into photography, where the name ‘Watch Me Rise’ came from, and much more! The intro/outro song in this episode is ‘Zapatista garage punk instrumental’ by Joshua Hudes. You can find it at https://pixabay.com/music/rock-zapatista-garage-punk-instrumental-instrumental-201262/  __________ Follow Ashley Taylor-Gougé: Watch Me Rise on Instagram:  @watchmerisempls  Watch Me Rise website:  watchmerisempls.com  ___________ Some things referenced in the episode:  Have Heart - Watch Me Rise video (live at last show, 2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkyjcg5klkE  Heather Vaught is the photographer who took the photo of everyone on stage at the end of the Have Heart show while they played ‘Watch Me Rise’, which Ashley refers to in the episode. Follow Heather here: https://www.instagram.com/heatherxedge/  Alexa Wilkinson is a movement photojournalist that Ashley cited as an inspiration. Follow Alexa here: https://www.instagram.com/framed.unrest/  In the interview we referred back to the conversation with Brooke Anderson in Red Lens Episode 17 - check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukzKrcw1rF4  ___________ Find Red Lens on these platforms: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sigalphotos  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@redlenspodcast/videos  Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3c4t1K4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4pljJukathDC1VdlzUq4Go  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=717127  Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redlens

    58 min
  2. Red Lens 19: Jim Saah

    10/02/2025

    Red Lens 19: Jim Saah

    Support Red Lens! Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/redlens   Red Lens Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sigalphotos __________ On episode 19 of Red Lens Podcast, I sat down for a conversation with Jim Saah. Jim is a long-time Washington DC-based photographer and videographer. His photos of 1980s DC punk bands are iconic, including widely-recognizable images of seminal bands like Fugazi and Minor Threat.  We talk about his book that brings together so many of his iconic DC punk band photos, In My Eyes: Photographs 1982-1997. We talk about some of his amazing experiences, like for example photographing Fugazi playing in a jail! We also talk about the politics of his photography including his years working as a photographer for the Teamsters union, where he documented union struggles and strikes around the country. You can also hear about his photography work in the 1990s in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt, his video work on two powerful documentary films with Scott Crawford: Salad Days (2014) and Creem: America’s Only Rock’n’Roll Magazine (2019), and much more. You don’t want to miss this episode!  __________ Jim Saah's Instagram Jim Saah’s website Order Jim Saah’s book ‘In My Eyes: Photographs 1982-1997’ ___________ Some things referenced in the episode:  Listen to Red Lens Episode 15 featuring Scott Crawford, who Jim worked with on the Salad Days and Creem documentaries  Banned in DC Salad Days trailer  Creem: America’s Only Rock & Roll Magazine trailer Sebastião Salgado Bob Gruen Farrah Skeiky The intro/outro song in this episode is ‘Zapatista garage punk instrumental’ by Joshua Hudes. You can find it here.  ___________ Find Red Lens on these platforms: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sigalphotos  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@redlenspodcast/videos  Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3c4t1K4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4pljJukathDC1VdlzUq4Go  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=717127  Spotify for Podcasters:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redlens

    1h 23m
  3. Red Lens 18: Simple Machines Records

    07/23/2025

    Red Lens 18: Simple Machines Records

    Red Lens Needs Your Support!  Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/redlens  Red Lens Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sigalphotos__________ On episode 18 of Red Lens Podcast, I sat down for a conversation with Jenny Toomey, Kristin Thomson, Derek Denckla, and Pat Graham. Many years ago we were all involved with Simple Machines Records. We did this interview while we were all in DC for the Positive Force DC 40th Anniversary activities in June. Because I recorded it on inferior equipment, the sound quality isn’t as good as usual. And due to time constraints the interview is shorter than previous Red Lens podcasts. Nevertheless, I think we covered some interesting ground.  We talk about the recent box-set that Numero Records released of Jenny & Kristin’s band Tsunami, and their other recent efforts to better document the DIY punk and post-punk music scene. A lot of music from the 1990s has fallen into obscurity with vinyl, CD and cassette releases long out of print & because those bands and labels often closed up shop before digital file sharing or streaming services hit the scene.  In the interview we talk about Simple Machines, Tsunami, the politically-tinged DC punk scene that birthed those things, and why it’s valuable to document and bring back to life some of the bands and records from the 1990s DIY music scene. Some things mentioned in the episode:  Simple Machines Records Tsunami Positive Force DC Future of Music Coalition Numero Records  Tsunami box set on Numero Records The intro/outro song in this episode is ‘Zapatista garage punk instrumental’ by Joshua Hudes. You can find it at https://pixabay.com/music/rock-zapatista-garage-punk-instrumental-instrumental-201262/  __________ Find Red Lens on these platforms: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sigalphotos  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@redlenspodcast/videos  Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3c4t1K4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4pljJukathDC1VdlzUq4Go  Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redlens

    29 min
  4. Red Lens 17: Brooke Anderson, Oakland's movement photographer

    07/08/2025

    Red Lens 17: Brooke Anderson, Oakland's movement photographer

    Red Lens Needs Your Support!  Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/redlens  Red Lens Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sigalphotos On episode 17 of Red Lens Podcast, I sat down for a conversation with Oakland-based movement photographer Brooke Anderson. Brooke is a freelance photographer and photojournalist based on unceded Ohlone land in Oakland, California covering movements for social, economic, racial, and climate justice. Brooke first fell in love with photography while documenting the struggles of the low-wage workers (hotel housekeepers, port truck drivers, recycling workers) she was working with as a union and community organizer. She is a proud union member of the Pacific Media Workers Guild CWA 39521 AFL-CIO.   In the interview we talk about how she got into movement photography, the work she does in Oakland, and more!  Follow Brooke Anderson online:  Instagram: @movementphotographer  Bluesky & X: movementphotog Website: movementphotographer.com Some things mentioned in the episode:  Check out Brooke’s podcast ‘That’s How the Light Gets In’: Instagram | Spotify Check out the freelancers’ union Brooke is a member of, Pacific Media Workers Guild CWA 39521 Listen to episode 6 of Red Lens featuring my interview with David Bacon where he also talks about being part of the freelancers union among many other things.  Brooke mentions Yesica Prado, a Bay Area photographer who documents police sweeps of encampments. Follow her work on Instagram at @yesicas.lens or on Twitter @prado_reports.  The intro/outro song in this episode is ‘Zapatista garage punk instrumental’ by Joshua Hudes. You can find it here. __________ Find Red Lens on these platforms: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sigalphotos  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@redlenspodcast/videos  Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3c4t1K4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4pljJukathDC1VdlzUq4Go  Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redlens

    52 min

  5. 04/06/2025

    Red Lens Episode 1: Phil Ward

    In the first episode of Red Lens Podcast, I interview Phil Ward. Phil is a Twin Cities-based photographer, and he is a co-founder of Move for Justice News. We talk about his movement photography, abandoned building photography & punk concert photography. We share stories and reflections from countless days in the streets dodging police tear gas & projectiles while documenting the powerful movement against police brutality that rocked the Twin Cities & the whole country after the police murdered George Floyd two years ago today, on May 25, 2020.  Follow Phil's photography online at his website and on Instagram. Support Red Lens on Patreon & follow Red Lens on Twitter & Facebook. NOTE: This episode was originally published on May 25, 2022. It was reposted April 6, 2025 to replace a music clip that Spotify claimed was copyrighted, but other than that the content of the episode has not changed. The new intro/outro song for this episode is ‘Zapatista garage punk instrumental’ by⁠⁠ Joshua Hudes⁠⁠. You can ⁠⁠find it here⁠⁠.

    1h 30m
  6. Red Lens 16: Shawna Kenney on documenting the hardcore punk scene

    03/24/2025

    Red Lens 16: Shawna Kenney on documenting the hardcore punk scene

    On episode 16 of Red Lens Podcast, I sat down for a conversation with Shawna Kenney. Shawna is co-author of the oral history⁠ Live at the Safari Club: A History of HarDCore Punk in the Nation’s Capital 1988-1998⁠’ and publisher of the photo zine ⁠All Access: Bands on Film⁠. She is also the author of the memoir I Was a Teenage Dominatrix, editor of the anthology Book Lovers: Sexy Stories from Under the Covers, and co-author of Imposters. On her website Shawna says she was “raised in the Washington DC area on a steady diet of Fugazi, I’ve always been a radical grrrl living in a capitalist world, digging for story.” We talk about all of the above and more in this interview!  Shawna Kenney’s website Shawna on Instagram Shawna’s Substack Buy Live at the Safari Club Buy All Access: Bands on Film Shawna’s collection at the University of Maryland punk archive ___________ Support Red Lens! at Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee. ___________ The intro/outro song in this episode is ‘Zapatista garage punk instrumental’ by Joshua Hudes. You can find it here. ___________ Find Red Lens Podcast on these platforms: Patreon YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify  Stitcher

    58 min
  7. Red Lens 15: Scott Crawford on documenting punk rock & activism

    01/13/2025

    Red Lens 15: Scott Crawford on documenting punk rock & activism

    Support Red Lens! Buy Me a Coffee Support Red Lens on Patreon __________ On episode 15 of Red Lens Podcast, I sat down for a conversation with Scott Crawford. Scott is a documentary filmmaker whose documentaries have focused on rebellious music and political activism. He’s produced Salad Days (2014), Creem: America’s Only Rock’n’Roll Magazine (2019), and his newest production, Something Better Change. And for those interested in photography, he also created a photography book called Spoke to accompany the film Salad Days. The intro/outro song in this episode is ‘Zapatista garage punk instrumental’ by Joshua Hudes. You can find it here. __________ Scott Crawford on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saladdazed/  ‘Something Better Change’ updates: https://www.instagram.com/somethingbetterchange_doc/  Trailer for ‘Something Better Change’: https://vimeo.com/802485222  ‘Salad Days’ website: https://www.saladdaysdc.com Buy the photography book ‘Spoke’: https://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/spoke/ Trailer for ‘Creem: America’s Only Rock & Roll Magazine’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUcCMNRTZpI ___________ Some things referenced in the episode:  University of Maryland punk archival collection: https://archives.lib.umd.edu/repositories/4/resources/1748  Metrozine, Scott’s 1980s fanzine: https://archives.lib.umd.edu/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&op%5B%5D=&q%5B%5D=metrozine&button=  Video of Scott’s 1980s band Darkness at Noon performing in 1987 at DC Space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-En2P1JDCos  White Panther Party: https://crossculturalsolidarity.com/the-white-panther-party/  MC5: https://rockhall.com/inductees/mc5/  Lester Bangs: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/lester-bangs-truth-teller  ___________ Find Red Lens on these platforms: Patreon YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher

    44 min
  8. Red Lens 14: Portraits of Struggle with Orin Langelle

    12/24/2024

    Red Lens 14: Portraits of Struggle with Orin Langelle

    On episode 14 of Red Lens, I sat down for a conversation with Orin Langelle. Orin’s recently published photography book, Portraits of Struggle, highlights his photography going back to 1972. We talk about his book and his lifetime as a concerned photographer, highlighting and participating in struggles against war, and for indigenous, environmental, and economic justice. The intro/outro song in this episode is ‘Zapatista garage punk instrumental’ by Joshua Hudes. You can find it at https://pixabay.com/music/rock-zapatista-garage-punk-instrumental-instrumental-201262/ __________ You can find Orin’s work at langellephoto.org Buy his book Portraits of Struggle: globaljusticeecology.org/portraits-of-struggle/ The organization Orin Langelle co-founded is the Global Justice Ecology Project: globaljusticeecology.org Some people and things things mentioned in the episode: International Center of Photography: icp.org Cornell Capa: https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/cornell-capa/ Robert Capa: https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/robert-capa/ Vietnam Veterans Against the War: https://www.vvaw.org/ Sebastaio Salgado: https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/sebasti%C3%A3o-salgado Peter Beard - The End of the Game: https://peterbeard.com/the-end-of-the-game-the-last-word-from-paradise-exhibition-revisited/ W. Eugene Smith: https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/w-eugene-smith/ Studio 54: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/war-disco-glimpse-glamorous-world-studio-54/ CEPA Gallery - Buffalo, NY: https://www.cepagallery.org/ Henri Cartier-Bresson: https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/henri-cartier-bresson/ Anne Petermann: https://x.com/AnneGJEP/ Landless Workers Movement (Brazil): https://www.mstbrazil.org/content/what-mst Paolo Friere: https://freire.org/paulo-freire Breaking Green podcast episode ‘Artificial Intelligence and Generative Biology with Jim Thomas’: https://globaljusticeecology.org/breaking-green-ai-and-generative-biology-with-jim-thomas/ __________ Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/redlens  (make a one-time small donation here to support Red Lens) Support Red Lens on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sigalphotos Find Red Lens on these platforms: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sigalphotos YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@redlenspodcast/videos Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3c4t1K4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4pljJukathDC1VdlzUq4Go Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83M2ExYWM4NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?ep=14 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=717127 Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redlens

    1h 10m
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A podcast about photographing politically and the politics of photography.

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    Red Lens Podcast
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    20
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