#434 THE LAST UNKNOWN PLACE IN NEW YORK CITY
FEATURING INDUSTRIAL PHOTOGRAPHER CHRISTOPHER PAYNE
Renowned for exploring industrial landscapes and abandoned architecture, Christopher Payne delved deep into the forgotten corners of America's built environment for projects like Asylum and North Brother Island, to the latest, most advanced technologies that build the country now in his latest book, Made In America. What goes on in a shipyard that builds nuclear submarines? Chris has seen and photographed it.
From the mailbag, photographing a stranger changes Steve Reeves' outlook on life, Jeremy Durham on 'what we do,' Neil Ford is pondering the question, 'why post on social media,' and Michael Mixon is coming out of a creative lull, though has some words of quiet genius when it comes to why we make pictures. Plus it's the last call for those joining in with this month’s assignment set by Simon Blakesley.
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MORE ABOUT names, words, THE MUSIC and places FROM TODAY’S SHOW
Close Encounters of the Photographic Kind featured Steve Reeves, who appeared in this episode, number 386 talking about his wondrous street portraits and short interviews that provide a real narrative to his photo stories.
Paul Hutson’s Instagram post of the pallbearers talked about on the show today, complete with story.
Chris Killip’s beautiful photo essay about where the Pirelli tyres are made, in a project called Pirelli Work.
Maurice Broomfield was a British industrial photographer whose work covers the rise of post-war industrial Britain in the 1950s and its gradual decline into the early 1980s. From shipyards and papermills to textiles and car manufacturing, he highlighted the dramatic, sublime, and sometimes surreal aspects of factory work across the UK.
MUSIC LINKS: Patric Lemieux and Ziv Moran sang and wrote the playout song today, Beautiful Morning. Music on the show is sourced primarily from Artlist.
CHRISTOPHER PAYNE
Above, photographs by Christopher Payne featured in his book Asylum. Below, works from North Brother Island. See Christopher’s other works and projects on his website. Photographs copyright. Not to be reproduced or used without express permission from the photographer.
STEVE REEVES
MICHAEL MIXON
The Patron Saint of Oatmeal. Obviously not a real saint, although for a moment… (listen to the show for more on this one!)
SHUTTER SYNC
NEALE JAMES
Traversing one of the paths of Brimpton as I record the Photowalk show today, and make sketchbook images as I go.
VIDEO LIBRARY
The following videos/subjects are referenced within today’s show.
Michael’s expression above as he touches down in Dublin, to visit for one last time, his mother’s grave.
That moment from the British version of the Office, we all hid behind our collective sofas of cringe shouting, "DAVID, don't do it!!!!"
