Street Shots Photography Podcast

"Sometimes the simplest pictures are the hardest to get."

– Neil Leifer

“I never have taken a picture I’ve intended. They’re always better or worse.”

– Diane Arbus

In this episode, Antonio talks about getting ready for his upcoming six-week class, The Narrative Lens, at Southeast Community College. That leads to a discussion about teaching photography, helping new photographers build confidence, and why so many photographers feel pressure to chase “hero photographs” instead of paying attention to the ordinary subjects that are already around them. Antonio and Ward also discuss the value of constraints, personal projects, and finding meaningful photographs close to home.

The conversation moves to gear, including some new USB-C rechargeable batteries Antonio has been using with his Fujifilm cameras. They also talk about collecting photographic prints after Antonio finally opens a signed Gregory Crewdson print that had been sitting unopened in its box for far too long. That leads to a discussion about living with photographs, hanging prints on the wall, and the different ways photographers connect with the work of artists they admire.

The second half of the show focuses on Ward’s recent trip to the Hand Hills Lake Stampede rodeo. Returning to an event he photographed ten years ago, Ward set out to make something different from the traditional rodeo photographs he had made in the past. Instead of concentrating on the obvious action, he focused on color, movement, gesture, and smaller details within the scene. The result was a series of photographs that received a strong reaction from other photographers and online audiences. Antonio and Ward spend some time discussing one particular image and why it works. The conversation looks at shape, color, rhythm, timing, and composition, along with some of the practical challenges of photographing fast-moving events. Ward shares his approach to photographing the rodeo, while Antonio breaks down some of the visual elements that make the photograph successful.

 

The Narrative Lens — Antonio’s six-week photography course at Southeast Community College

Ward’s Rodeo Print — Featured image from this episode (link when available)

Big Boy Locomotive Photograph — Antonio’s train image discussed during the show

Edward Weston (60th Anniversary Edition) — The book Antonio has been reading and plans to discuss in a future episode

SMALLRIG Fujifilm NP-W126S USB-C Battery

SMALLRIG Fujifilm NP-W235 USB-C Battery 

 

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"Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more."
-- Walker Evans
 
"I am at war with the obvious."
-- William Eggleston
 
In this episode, Antonio and Ward talk about how photography often grows out of ordinary days, familiar routines, and the small things that catch our attention when we are willing to stay open to them. The conversation moves through weather, travel, flea markets, rodeos, old cameras, and personal projects, but the larger theme is about remaining photographically awake even when there is no grand subject in front of you. Whether it is storm clouds over Nebraska, a county fair, a vintage Kodak Brownie, or a quiet experiment with color, the episode is about trusting the small sparks that keep a photographer engaged.

The discussion also turns toward presence and patience, especially through the Japanese idea of Zanshin, or “remaining mind.” Antonio and Ward connect that idea to photography as a kind of follow-through: staying with the moment after pressing the shutter, rather than rushing away from it or judging the image too quickly. Alongside references to William Eggleston, simple cameras, and ongoing personal projects, the episode becomes a reflection on attention itself: how photographers keep seeing, how they work through quiet periods, and how the ordinary can become meaningful when we give it enough time.

 

William Eggleston Fixed Digital Photography’s Biggest Flaw - The Photographic Eye

Alfie [BOXX] Camera on Kickstarter

 

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"All the technique in the world doesn’t compensate for the inability to notice."
-- Elliott Erwitt

"Beauty is in the commonplace."
-- Cig Harvey


In this episode of Street Shots, Antonio and Ward talk through the strange little photographic droughts that happen when life gets busy, energy runs low, and the camera starts to feel less like a calling and more like one more thing to carry. Ward returns from his mother’s birthday gathering with a camera full of near-misses and puppy pictures, while Antonio talks about photographing at a family wedding, experimenting with off-camera flash, and trying to make pictures close to home while recovering from allergies and general springtime sluggishness.

The conversation settles into the idea of “low-energy photography” — not as a failure, but as a way back in. Antonio talks about photographing birds from the deck, making pictures in the backyard, and using a new Fuji film simulation to see familiar spaces differently. That leads into a larger discussion of Walker Evans, ordinary subjects, and the pressure photographers feel to make every image a polished “hero photograph.” Rather than chasing spectacle, Antonio and Ward make a case for the plain, nearby, and easily overlooked: the kind of photography that may not shout right away, but often stays with you longer.

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place."
- Elliott Erwitt

"There's nothing more extraordinary than reality."
- Mary Ellen Mark

In this episode, Antonio and Ward talk about photographing ordinary things: streets, buildings, objects, empty places, and quiet scenes that may not seem important at first glance but begin to carry meaning when a photographer pays attention. Using Stephen Shore as a jumping-off point, they explore the difference between an ordinary subject and an ordinary photograph, and why an image does not always need a clear “hero” object to be worth making. Antonio connects the idea to his recent photographs of Ashland, Nebraska, while Ward reflects on his own habit of returning to familiar objects and places. Together, they consider how photography can give us permission to notice what is usually overlooked, and how the quietest pictures can sometimes say the most.

 

The Photographic Eye - What Stephen Shore Knew About Shooting Boring Places
The Photographic Eye - How Joel Meyerowitz Shoots The Hardest Subject In Photography


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"...photography is made essentially of time. I often think that what we show is a point in time, more than a window onto space."
-- Frank Horvat

"The camera can’t see space. It sees surfaces. People see space, which is much more interesting."
-- David Hockney

In this episode, Antonio and Ward begin with a tactile return to photography’s older rhythms as Antonio talks about rediscovering and shooting with a pair of film cameras, including an Olympus Stylus and a Nikon 28Ti. What starts as a story about loading film and checking batteries turns into a broader reflection on the pleasures of using older gear, the quirks of expired Ektachrome, and the appeal of getting back to black-and-white processing by hand. There is also some thoughtful camera talk along the way, not for its own sake, but as part of a larger conversation about the physical experience of making photographs and why that still matters. 

From there, the conversation opens out into the latest Artemis moon mission photographs, which become the real heart of the episode. Rather than treating them as mere space documentation, Antonio and Ward look at them as photographs and ask why some hit harder than others. They talk about the emotional pull of images that include the astronauts, the wonder carried in views of crescents, eclipses, and Earth seen from deep space, and how these pictures connect to memories of growing up during the moon missions. The discussion also touches on how differently such images reach us now, arriving instantly in a time when photographs are everywhere and trust in them is no longer automatic. It is a thoughtful episode about wonder, memory, and the human side of seeing. 

NASA Images can be found here.

Photo of Neil Armstrong

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