#379 PHOTOWALK: HOLLYWOOOOOOD AND THE ULTIMATE PHOTO CHALLENGE
Five decades behind the lens, American photographer Ave Pildas talks about making pictures of those who come to stand on the stars of Hollywood's famous Walk of Fame, plus he shares some of his 'secrets' when it comes to photographing people in a street scene. In the mailbag and on the show; could you make a picture every hour on the hour of your day for a whole year? We meet one teacher who has just completed this challenge; the ULTIMATE challenge perhaps? Also, the unparalleled rugged and AWESOME landscape of Nepal, a story of resilience, and it being the first Friday of May, we launch a new photo assignment for the month to come, where you'll need a sharpened pencil as much as photographic focus.
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REFERENCES AND GALLERIES FROM TODAY’S SHOW
Sonny Stitt, John Coltrane, Al Grey, Billy Mitchell, jazz musicians who influenced our guest Ave Pildas.
People on stars, photographed by Ave Pildas.
Patti Smith’s Year of the Monkey entry on Wikipedia, and within a Guardian article.
A Year in Hours from Anna Bush, the ultimate in 365s!
Hilaree Nelson mentioned within the show today when talking about Nepal.
Sarah Kang’s Instagram, the voice behind the playout song, Something New by Anthony Lazaro. See also Sarah’s How I Remember project.
AVE PILDAS
DUNCAN FERGUSON
This image gives a sense of scale. The rural farming village in the foreground, Everest standing high on the left with the wind blowing the top and Island Peak is the ‘small’ peak in the mid ground at the centre of the image.
Just to show the sheer overwhelming scale of the place, this is a days walk from the last shot. That’s the village of Chukhung which sits towards the base of Island Peak. Beyond Chukhung is another days walk to base camp which is tucked round the corner.
Base camp itself is then dwarfed by the mountain to the left.
ROBIN CHUN
Robin Chun’s street work in Bath, a story featured on the show today. See more of Robin’s work on Instagram.
NEALE JAMES
For my sketchbookers today, I experimented with the square crop, in camera.
Two of Ave Pildas’ jazz idols.
The story of Lhotse, a magical place described on the show today.
Why We Create, by Peter McKinnon.
