#371 PHOTOWALK: COMPLETE LIFE CHANGE TO FIND CREATIVE SOUL
A special edition where I walk with Paul Sanders, former Picture Editor for The Times, who thought he had everything he'd worked for and desired, until reality visited. With his marriage and private family life failing, stress at unlivable levels, physical and mental health in sharp decline, Paul found himself atop Britain's infamous Beachy Head cliffs, contemplating an ugly end to this chapter. A 'guardian angel' had very different plans it would seem and Paul has now discovered still, a company strapline and a new personal way of life with a camera. He has earned many admirers for his meditative approach to photography and today talks candidly about the healing ways of photography.
It being the first Friday of the month we also have a new assignment and this month it is set by fine art photographer/former guest Tim Booth.
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REFERENCES AND GALLERIES FROM TODAY’S SHOW
David Bellamy’s obit from the Guardian.
Minor White’s Wiki entry with an accompanying film below, an American photographer, theoretician, critic, and educator.
Harry Callahan, American photographer and educator, taught at both the Institute of Design in Chicago and the Rhode Island School of Design.
Paul Strand, American photographer and filmmaker who, along with fellow modernist photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston, helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th Century.
Ansel Adams, a much revered and celebrated landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West.
Joe Cornish’s Metaphoric/Metamorphic work.
Joey Hulin, referenced by Paul Sanders during our chat about poetry and photography.
Kevin Mullins, referenced by Paul when discussing social media and our relationship with platforms like Instagram.
Discover Still’s retreats, philosophy, and speaking pages.
Harry Keyworth’s ‘For Another’, today’s playout song.
PAUL SANDERS
Photographs copyright Paul Sanders. Not to be reproduced or used without express permission from the photographer.
VIDEO LIBRARY
The following videos/subjects are referenced within today’s show.
