Category: Creativity Podcast
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David Wells mines his archive
In this Zoom presentation I discuss how I spent time mining my photographic archive. This presentation was partly a byproduct of my being home-bound at the start of the pandemic. The next factor adding to the mix was the changing market for publication images. Many of the photo agencies that I once worked with have
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Jill Enfield goes Zooming with the Wells Point
This Zoom presentation features Jill Enfield, a fine art photographer in conversation with Annu P. Matthew. Jill is an author and educator who is known for her instruction of hand coloring, wet plate collodion, and an array of other photo processes at Parsons The New School for Design, Fashion Institute of Photography, New York University,
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Elizabeth Greenberg Zooms into the Wells Point
This Zoom recording features Elizabeth Greenberg, an artist and educator living on the coast of Maine. Elizabeth speaks about her work and motivations. Elizabeth’s passion for photography has been her guide for living a life and a career immersed in a daily conversation about looking at and making pictures. She studied photography at Rhode Island
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Marky Kauffmann at the Wells Point
This Zoom presentation features Marky Kauffmann who has been working as a fine-art photographer and curator for more than thirty years. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including a 2017 Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist’s Fellowship in Photography. Kauffmann utilizes traditional darkroom techniques, alternative processes, and digital technologies to create her unique images. Kauffmann is
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Stephanie Alavaerz-Ewens at the Wells Point
This Zoom recording features Stephanie Alvarez Ewens, who has been a photojournalist, documentary photographer, and portrait photographer for over twenty years. Stephanie lives in Cranston, Rhode Island with her two daughters and husband. Stephanie graduated from Santa Clara University with a degree in Economics, but it was a photography class her senior year that propelled
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Laurie Klein Zooming with the Wells Point
Renowned photographer and educator, Laurie Klein talked about how as photographers we are motivated, creating imagery to work through the pain, angst of the unknown, as well as celebrate the silver linings through the creative expression of photography. As a single mom who raised and supported two sons soley through her photography, she would photograph
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David Wells goes Zooming with the Wells Point
In this Zoom presentation I shared my interest in my favorite topic, in-depth visual narratives. I explored what motivated me to do the projects and the steps I went through from the initial idea to the final project.
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Embracing Failure
Out of the blue, I received an e-mail from someone who described themselves as a “personal brand strategist who helps creative people shine online and share their talent with the world.” He wanted to talk with me about failure. To be honest, I was sure it was a scam and so I put up all
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Hanuman Jayanti (a video)
People in Bangalore, Karnataka, India seize the moment as they celebrate the birthday of Hanuman (the Hindu monkey god) by lighting 100,000 clay oil lamps in the heart of the city.
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Haridwar Time (a video)
Haridwar is an ancient city in India. The River Ganges, after flowing for 253 kilometers (157 miles) from its source, enters the Plains of North India for the first time at Haridwar, which gave the city its ancient name, Gangadwára. Haridwar is regarded as one of the seven holiest places to Hindus.