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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Kurt Budliger - The Lorax of Landscape Photography
Todd Pickering - The Merits of an Education in Fine Art | Curating our Work
Sarina Jackson - A Focus on Women in Landscape Photography
Murray Livingston - Creativity and Experience-driven Landscape Photography
Jeppe Michael Jensen - Sticking with Landscape Photography as a Hobby
Jonathan Buford - Landscape Photography and Craft Beer for Conservation
William McIntosh - Authenticity, Artistry and Creativity in Landscape Photography
Huibo Hou - Refining Our Vision for Consistency
Michael Torkildsen - Composition is a Dance!
William Neill, Eric Bennett, & Alex Noriega - Curation, Creative Blocks, and Legacy
Talor Stone - A Heartfelt Journey into Landscape Photography
Dawn Wilson - Ethics in Nature Photography
Richard Bernabe - 20 Years of Wisdom as a Professional Photographer
Jess Findlay - Wildlife Photography, Mountaineering, and Pre-Visualization
Alfonso Calero - Cultural Fluidity & Creativity in Landscape Photography
Cody Schultz - Overcoming Mental Health in Landscape Photography
James Lane - Processing Emotion Through Landscape Photography
Claude Fiddler - Inside the High Sierra via Large Format Film
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