A SHOT podcast Aaron Richter

A SHOT podcast speaks with photographer Mary Frey about an image she made of a young man carrying an old woman in his arms. In the conversation, Mary reflects on her career examining the domestic scene, breaks down her relatively newfound relationship to book-making and tangles with how much a photograph can truly reveal about a person.
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A SHOT podcast speaks with photographer Caroline Tompkins about a photo she made of three leeches feeding on a man’s torso. In the conversation, Caroline examines her newfound need to make moments happen rather than wait for them to occur; considers how embracing fear can be the ultimate motivator; and confronts the challenge of what it means to create photos purely for yourself, especially when you rely on commissioned work to earn a living.
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A SHOT podcast previews the start of its second season, asks for donations and revisits Ep 016, in which photographer Gioncarlo Valentine speaks about his photo of a woman and her family in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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A SHOT podcast speaks with photographer Chris Buck about a photo he took in 1998 of Jay Z outside Marcy projects, where the rapper grew up. In the conversation, Chris considers the nature of the portrait as a self-portrait; reflects on his own “aggressive” approach; and weighs the value of making work that’s interesting, rather than work that’s flattering, as he wrestles with his feelings that this image of Jay Z might not actually be a successful one. 
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A SHOT podcast speaks with photographer Jingyu Lin about a photo she took of Linda Zhang, chief engineer of the Ford F-150 electric truck, for the cover of Time magazine. In the conversation, Jingyu examines being pressed to work outside her comfort zone, details her decision-making when faced with technical difficulties and considers the ways in which her years as a full-time New York photo assistant inform her creative approach today.
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A SHOT podcast speaks with photographer Pat Martin about a photo he took of his biological father after not speaking to him for 10 years. In the conversation, Pat examines his fears and anxieties around making this image, explores the power dynamic inherent in taking someone's picture and considers whether a photo can be enough.
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