A weekly chat on Instagram Live with different photographers from all around the world and from all walks. No agenda, just organic discussion and sometimes questions from the folks watching the live stream. Topics vary between guests but it is always a lot of fun.
Follow me on Instagram @merlindb to check out the live stream every Thursday at 8pm EST.
So rad to chat with Birgit, she shared how she got started with photography and her very lucky path to @lomographyusa in New York. We talked about different film types and imagined some great films t…
Really great time chatting it out with Alex, we got into what got him started with the studio world and led him to Doris and how he got into photography. We got a little political and then came back …
It was super rad to spend some time chatting with Kelly about her experiences so far. We talked about her time traveling abroad and spending time in an artist residency and some of her favorite place…
Chatting with Allister was very inspiring, she shared the story of how she got started and her adventures on the road and then we got into some interesting talk on the ideology around photography. Re…
Happy Birthday to the chat. Jason helped me start the chat last year so it made sense to have him come through for our anniversary episode. He tried to get us on a Nick Cage kick at the start but I h…
Michael joined us from the open road in a Penske truck loaded to the hilt with photo gear. Was really fun talking with Micheal about the preservation of film cameras and the work he is doing to build…
Had a great time chatting with Micheal from analog forever zine. We nerded out hardcore on Polaroid and talked about the importance of creating.
here’s a bit more about Michael.
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Was awesome having Jay on the chat. We talked about Polaroid and film photography. How we got started in photography. What COVID has been like in our respective towns and got into large format a litt…
Had such a great time chatting it out with my fellow Northern Film Collective curator Allie, we talked about her adventures in Boston when she attended Tufts. Got into her artistic process and film h…
Had a great time chatting with Chris, we talked about Instagram and the awesome film communities, dove into instant film, and how Chris started her podcast @analogtalkpodcast with @timothymakeups and…
A most excellent chat with @jesshobbsphoto we talked about her farm and how she got started with photography. Got into social issues in Canada ranging from the discoveries in indigenous communities a…
It was a lot of fun chatting with Ariela. We discussed scanning and soviet cameras and also residential schools here in Canada. Her cat made an appearance and stole the show. Here’s a little blurb f…
A most excellent chat with Kevin. He is a lover of instant film, a filmmaker, screenwriter, film photographer, and councilman. We met during Instant Film Society Polacon V. Trigger warning for some …
Chris Wu is a film photographer who hails from the sunny shores of Toronto, Ontario. Typically she can be found with an instant camera in her hands, but, on occasion, she has been spotted with a 35mm…
Eric and I got into some great conversations about photography and life. Discussed issues with the world and indigenous and poc communities and reminisced about being 80’s kids.
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Check out Brandon and Brian Wright (AKA The Brothers Wright) on the chat. They are the photographers and creators behind CineStill Film. Their creative work has spanned from music and wedding photogr…
In this episode of the chat, we’ve got my oldest friend and one of Vancouver’s best personal and business branding photographers. I’ve known Dawn since we were kids in a sleepy mountain town in the R…
It was a real honor to have one of my best pals and creative partners on the chat. Tune in for this special episode with @becccashootsfilm founder of @northernfilmcollective and a fellow film fanatic…
Brian is my photographic brother from another mother. Half of my favorite instant film photography duo and an all-around awesome human. I met Brian and Mary at Polacon 3. I had no idea that day that …
It was awesome chatting with the magnificent @nikawiatr she’s been a long-time insta homie and real-life pal for a few years now. Here’s a little bit about her.
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Monika is a photographer/…