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0:00 – Musical Intro 0:20 – Dave's Intro 1:06 – Talking about Zach Roberts 1:53 – Talking about Ron Hamilton 5:06 – Talking about Travis Keyes 7:17 – Talking about Evelyn Hockstein 10:55 – Evelyn chooses a mirrorless camera 14:10 – Guest 1 – Mike “Sharky” James 15:23 – Guest 2 – Jamie Rose 19:14 – Guest 3 – Bruce Byers 20:37 – Topic 1 – State of the Show 26:03 – Future of the Around the Lens 30:15 – Topic 2 – New Canon 70-200mm and 50mm lenses 1:10:47 – Topic 3 – 20 Years in the Future 1:25:18 – Outros an Guest Plugs 1:27:48 – Final Outro from Dave Guests: Jamie Rose, Mike “Sharky” James, Bruce Byers TOPIC 1: The future of Around the Lens. After five years and 250 episodes, AtL is coming to an end. But this isn’t the end of AtL as a platform, and this isn’t the end of content, podcasts or otherwise. No, this is a new beginning for the platform, and will usher in a new era of programs dedicated to discussing the news, topics and gear related to visual journalism, photo journalism, filmmaking, photography, vi

Guests: J.M. Giordano, Daniel Dreifuss Topics: Following Investigation, Magnum Photos Suspends David Alan Harvey for One Year Megadap, world’s first AF adaptor for manual lenses Is a printed portfolio really necessary? This photographer shows his process for creating a printed portfolio, but at the end of the day, does a printed portfolio really matter? When was the last time you had a printed portfolio?

Guest: Bruce Byers Topics: Photoshop unveils new AI features Photoshops new AI portrait features allow for dynamic and dramatic manipulation of faces to include the ability to change the direction the face is looking, the direction the eyes are looking, the age of subject and their overall happiness or how angry they are among other features. What do we think of these new capabilities? Are we scared by how good these features are at making manipulation so easy? How do we think features like this will affect societies overall ability to trust and believe authentic and honest photos being created by visual journalists? Do we think this innovation will make our jobs harder, or will it just be another in the many innovations that have overall made scrutiny of images and the sources they come from that much more important. DJI Releases the Pocket 2 DJI has unveiled the sequel to the mini gimbal camera, the Pocket 2. This camera improves on it predecessor in many ways and make a gimbal camera easily access

Topics: Nikon Z6 II, Z7 II – Worth the upgrade? A Frame by Frame account – – It’s rare that we see another visual journalists frames from the photoshoot. What do the 71 frames from the recent Denver protest shooting tell us about the photographer, their mindset and the body of work created. What can we learn from Pete Souza’s career. – Pete Souza was a legend in the industry, and while I’m sure many of us would love to be a White House photographer for the president, few of us ever will. That being said, what can we learn from Pete’s career and how can we apply it to what we do? Also, what would be a similar by more accessible version being the President’s photographer.

Guests: Josh Edelson - https://twitter.com/joshedelson- https://edelsonphotography.com/- https://www.instagram.com/joshedelson... Chris Stoltz - https://www.instagram.com/stoltz_photos/- https://christopherstoltz.com/ Topics: Nikon – Let’s talk about the upcoming nikon announcements. More Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II rumored specifications Snappr – Let’s talk about this new photographer on demand service. https://www.snappr.com/ Mistakes – Check out this article and video on mistakes. Do any of the five listed resonate with you? What were some mistakes that you experienced in your career? These Five Mistakes Can Hold Back Your Photography Career

Guests: Alex Tetreault, Seth Porges Topics: Engineer makes ultrarealistic recreations of real world enviromments An engineer made ultrarealistic setting for practicing photography in his free time. What do we think of these creations? Could this type of product be used as an effective teaching tool for either photography or filmmaking? Facebook responds to Netflix doc “The Social Dilemma” In a rare move, Facebook has responded to a documentary about its platform and the tools used to keep users engaged with its content. What do we think of Facebook’s response? What do we think of the Netflix documentary? Being stopped from taking photos with professional camera A photographer was stopped from using his professional DLSR camera in a public place, even though someone with smartphone would not be stopped from taking photos. What are our thoughts on these type of prohibitive photo policies? Is it fair to limit professional cameras and tripods from public areas? in the article the photographer

Guest: Jenn Ackerman Topic 1: Estee Lauder Hires ISS for Photoshoot The International Space Station is now open to commercialism and space tourists with the introduction of the first product ad being photographed on the space station for $128,000. What are our thoughts on this new venture? Does it demean space exploration? What do you think will be the next product advertised in space? Would you take a trip up to the ISS if you had the money to pay for it? Topic 2: Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork Our guest this week is part of a husband and wife couple that run their business together. How did they get started working with one another and what can they say about the nature of working in a team? How does one find teammates in what is normally a pretty solitary business? What kind of both good and bad experiences have we had with teammates? Topic 3: Sony to Release 50MP A9 Looks like Sony is rising to the challenge presented by Canon with the R5 by potentially releasing their own 8K shooter. What does t

Guest – Brad Smith Topic – Photographing Pro Wrestling Pro wrestling is a interesting subject matter to cover. Part stage play, part athletic showcase, part circus show. What are some things to consider before photographing a match? What is the hardest part to capture during a performance? How much work is done before hand to sure the best shots and angles. Topic – Consulting What does it take to be a photography consultant? Why would someone pay you for your skills and experience? How does one get into the profession? Gear – GoPro Unveils the Hero9 Black with 5K Video, Hypersmooth 3.0, and More Why does GoPro still make cameras at this point? Most people have a GoPro from years ago that that still works just fine.

Guest: Maysun News – Freelance Photographers Now Exempt from CA’s Controversial AB 5 California Gov. Gavin Newsome recently signed a law to prevent freelance photographers from having to be considered employees if a company hires them too many times. Is this a good thing or a bad thing, why or why not? Topic – Balancing Artistic Capabilities How does one transition from stills to documentary, or film making, cinematography and art? How does one find balance between all these different artistic endeavors. Gear – Sony A7c Impressions Leaked photos and specs of Sony’s new A7c show an affordable and powerful fill frame mirrorless. How does this camera compare with similar cameras like the recently released Panasonic S5 and others.

Guests: B.A. Van Sise, Graeme Jennings, David Butow Topic – Political Photography Let’s talk about covering political photography in D.C. and how it has changed in the past decade. What have been the biggest changes in the past 10 years? How has the new administration affected the way politics are covered in D.C.? How do you think coverage of politics will change in the next administration? How has COVID affected how you work? News – Whitney faces backlash over photo exhibit debacle This article brings up a lot of good newsworthy topics. Although legal, should the Whitney have acquired images for an exhibit through a charity? Should the charity have placed a license on images it sold to prevent museums from using their images in the way they wanted to do? Should photographers even donate their work for charities? Gear – Panasonic Unveiles the S5 The S5, their newest and cheapest full frame mirrorless was just officially announced. What are our thoughts on this new camera. What are our thoughts on the recent f

Guest: Jennifer Osborne News: Google Images’ “Licensable” Badge Lets Photographers Sell Their Work Google is testing a new licensing badge in Google Images to allow people to buy a license for an image directly through the search tool. Do you think this is a good or bad idea? Would you sell your work this way? How do you sell or license your work typically? Topic: Matt Granger Sells his Entire Nikon Line Up Matt Granger was a prolific Nikon shooter and supported the platform for many years, but now recently has decided to sell his whole Nikon kit. I recently did the same with my Panasonic kit for the new Canon R5. Have you ever sold you’re whole kit to switch to new system? What was the experience like? How do you sell your stuff? Do you think you have too much gear? Gear: DJI Osmo Mobile 4 Does this new variation on the DJI Osmo Mobile intrigue you? Would you use this gimbals? Do you use gimbals in your work? Do we even need gimbals considering how incredible our phones and the l

Seth Porges, co-director and producer of HBO Max-exclusive documentary Class Action Park, sat down to talk to Around the Lens host David J. Murphy about his life and career, the making of the film and making a documentary in general.

Guest: Camila Falcão News – Photographer Faces Backlash for Voyeuristic Images of Strangers’ Text Communications Photographer takes pictures of people cell phone screens while they are texting…fair game or over the line? Topic – Volvo in Legal Battle After Stealing Photographer’s Work, Claim Photos Posted Read More ...

Topic 1: Journalism or Child Abuse? Topic 2: Dorothea Lange Imagery Showcased Without choosing migrant mother, which of Dorothea Lange’s imagery stands out to you the most and sticks with you? Which images have the most impact? Topic 3: High Aperture Photography We always talk Read More ...

Guest: Stacy Pearsall – http://www.stacypearsall.com/, http://www.veteransportraitproject.com/, https://everythingstacy.com/ Topic 1: Everything Stacy Stacy Pearsall makes her second appearance on AtL, her first being on episode 14, to discuss her new podcast Everything with Stacy Pearsall. This autobiographical podcast is essential Stacy’s memoir, or as she puts Read More ...

Guest: Rehab Eldalil  Topic 1: Are we in the golden age of visual journalism? Topic 2: Is the World Press Photo organization institutionally racist? Topic 3: Should the media be forced to turn over their content to police in the pursuit of justice? Yes or no Read More ...

Guest: Hannah Kozak Topics: NYC Has Proposed New Rules for the Press PassWhat do we think of these new rules?Whether or not we work in NYC, how do you think these rules changes might permeate throughout the industry? AP to Adopt Sonys as their Camera Read More ...

Guests: Isadora Kosofsky, Senior Love Triangle Topics: Sony A7SIII Debut Announced– In a completely unsurprising turn of events, Sony has announced the announcement date for the A7SIII. The long awaited sequel to the A7SII has a highly imaginative list of new features based on the Read More ...

Guest – Timothy Floyd Topics – Canon Released the R5 and R6, Let’s Talk About These Cameras and Everything Else That Was Announced Photographer Sues Virginia, Says New Law Could ‘Force’ Him to Shoot Same-Sex Weddings In the never ending story that is the Photo Read More ...

Guests: Andrea Hernández, Noah Berger Topics: Fuji Unveils Plan to Make Ambassador Program More Diverse and InclusiveJournalism Under AttackRacism in the Newsroom