Episode 042 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen with Alberta Canada-based landscape photographers Darwin Wiggett and Samantha Chrysanthou! I have been really getting into the message that both Darwin and Samantha have been spreading through their photography and efforts with The League magazine relating to ethics in the field. The topic has come up frequently on the podcast and I really wanted to get them on the show to dive deeper into the topic and feel out their perspective.
Samantha and Darwin are the founders and creators of oopoomoo have collectively been involved in photography education for over thirty years. In 2012 the two decided to join forces and meet a glaring need in the photo industry – to create a photography site that teaches original creative expression within a larger framework of what it means to be creative in today’s world. They called this website oopoomoo. According to Sam and Darwin, “we live in a time of unbridled consumption with far-reaching impacts on the planet, our fellow species and our children’s lives. Living the oopoomoo life means pursuing our unique, creative gifts with an awareness of the fact that we all live within a precious and fragile larger community”. As an offshoot of the oopoomoo philosophy Sam and Darwin have created a print outlet for artistic and ethically captured landscape photography called League Magazine which promotes excellence in photography and a love of nature as an ethical value. On both oopoomoo and in League, Sam and Darwin feature the stories and images of photographers who undergo the daily heroics necessary to live their best creative and ethical life. Sam and Darwin have received rave reviews for their fun and informative photo seminars, eBooks and eCourses on living the creative life in photography.
We covered some great topics this week, including:
Special announcements: Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! Let’s keep the conversations going! I recently set a goal of $1,000 in monthly contributions which I will use to seed a $1,000 landscape conversation award. This will only be possible if people contribute on Patreon!
Additionally, we have collaborated with The League Magazine.
$50 supporters of the podcast on Patreon will get you a free subscription to The League if you sign up on Patreon between now and the end of February, 2018. The League subscription would normally cost you $50, so basically you are getting it for free while supporting the podcast!
Supporters already at the $50 level will get the subscription too!
League is an annual collectors’ compendium of unique, thoughtful photographic art comprised primarily of work from the League of Landscape Photographers. Two key principles underpin the publication: contributors espouse a mindful, ethical code of behavior in creating photographic work; and contributors wrestle with or promote dialogue about contemporary issues facing humans and the landscape.
Lastly, I am happy to announce that I'm now a Formatt-Hitech filter ambassador. Listeners to the podcast get 10% off their order if they use the code "PAYNE10" - thanks for supporting the podcast!
To learn more about Samantha and Darwin:
Website
Here is the artist that they would like to hear on the podcast:
Freeman Patterson
Some examples of their photography can be seen below.
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288: Martin Gonzalez - Discovering the Little Surprises in Nature
287: Artists Asking Artists #2 - David Thompson & Candee Watson
286: Norman McCloskey - Staying True to Yourself in Nature Photography
285: Karen Waller - Using Photography to Process Grief
284: Deirdre Rosenberg - In Defense of the American Pika
283: Valda Bailey - Unlocking Creativity with ICM & Multiple Exposure
282: Marsha Kirschbaum - An Appreciation of Dark Skies
281: Eric Erlenbusch - Nature Photography as a Lifelong Pursuit
280: Alberto Rodriguez-Garcia - Psychedelics & Abstraction in Nature Photography
279: Alex Vita - Designing a Photography Website
278: Jeff Freestone - The Pursuit of Happiness Through Photography
277: Richard Boutwell - Photography as a Vehicle for Personal Growth
276: Tim Baca - The Thrill of Storm Chasing
275: Joel Hazelton - Exploring Arizona
274: Hans Strand & Eric Bennett - Artists Asking Artists Series - #1
273: Jeff Schewe - The Development of Photoshop and Lightroom
272: Andrew Baruffi - Overcoming Depression Through Nature Photography
271: Tristan Todd - Unlocking the Puzzle of the Forest
270: Colin Sillerud - Mentorship, Workshops, and the American Southwest
269: Theo Bosboom - Unique Nature Photos from the Netherlands
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