Street Shots Photography Podcast

In this episode, Antonio introduces the work of Latvian photographer Inta Ruka, whose quiet, direct portraits have completely pulled him in. Her photographs may appear simple at first, but the longer Antonio and Ward sit with them, the more stories and visual relationships begin to emerge. What matters most is the connection behind the pictures: Ruka uses the camera as a passport into people’s lives, spending time with them a...

"I take photographs in my neighborhood. I think that mysterious things happen in familiar places. We don’t always need to run to the other end of the world." -- Saul Leiter

"There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment." -- Robert Frank

In this midsummer episode, Antonio talks about returning to Seward, Nebraska, for the Fourth of July and giving himself one simple assignment: photograph people ...

"Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual." -- Edward Weston

"I see no reason for recording the obvious." -- Edward Weston

In this episode, Antonio and Ward talk about Fujifilm cameras, autofocus, and film simulations. Antonio shares his frustration after missing bird photographs because the autofocus refused to lock onto obvious subjec...

"Sometimes the simplest pictures are the hardest to get."

– Neil Leifer

“I never have taken a picture I’ve intended. They’re always better or worse.”

– Diane Arbus

In this episode, Antonio talks about getting ready for his upcoming six-week class, The Narrative Lens, at Southeast Community College. That leads to a discussion a...

In this episode, Antonio and Ward talk about how photography often grows out of ordinary days, familiar routines, and the small things that catch our attention when we are willing to stay open to them. The conversation moves through weather, travel, flea markets, rodeos, old cameras,...

"All the technique in the world doesn’t compensate for the inability to notice." -- Elliott Erwitt

"Beauty is in the commonplace." -- Cig Harvey

In this episode of Street Shots, Antonio and Ward talk through the strange little photographic droughts that happen when life gets busy, energy runs low, and the camera starts to feel less like a calling and more like one more thing to carry...

"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place." - Elliott Erwitt

"There's nothing more extraordinary than reality." - Mary Ellen Mark

In this episode, Antonio and Ward talk about photographing ordinary things: streets, buildings, objects, empty places, and quiet scenes that may not seem important at first glance but begin to...

"...photography is made essentially of time. I often think that what we show is a point in time, more than a window onto space." -- Frank Horvat

"The camera can’t see space. It sees surfaces. People see space, which is much more interesting." -- David Hockney

In this episode, Antonio and Ward begin with a tactile return to photography’s older rhythms as Antonio talks about rediscovering and shooting with a...

"When you make a print, you are making an art object. You can’t hang a scan on the wall." - George Tice

"One of these days, I'm going to publish a book of all the pictures I did not take. It is going to be a huge hit." - René Burri

In this episode, Antonio and Ward focus on printing as a way of bringing photographs off the screen and into physical form. Using their recent conversation with Gavin as a starting po...

"When I play music, I see images. When I make images, I often hear music."

"Wonder is not a property of childhood but a function of attention.”

-- Gavin Libotte

In this episode, Antonio and Ward mark their 250th show by talking with Australian photographer Gavin Libotte, whose path back into photography took a long detour through graphic design, music, teaching, and fami...

"The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer”. - Robert Mapplethorpe

"It’s a weird combination that makes a great picture. It’s a complete mystery to me." - Alec Soth

In this episode, Antonio and Ward talk about recent exhibitions, photobooks, and the ongoing evolution of their work. Ward shares his experience seeing large Fred Herzog prints in person ...

“Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees.” – Paul Strand

"We are judged, not by the photographs we take, but by the photographs we show." – Ted Grant

In this episode, Antonio and Ward move from recent shoots into a thoughtful conversation about what photographers are really responding to when they raise the camera. Antonio shares his growing excitement around as...

"The Chinese have a theory that you pass through boredom into fascination and I think it's true." ― Diane Arbus

“If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.” ― Pablo Picasso

In this episode, Antonio and Ward talk about what happens when your photography starts to feel flat, and why boredom isn’t always a bad thing. They kick around the idea that boredom can be a signal to slow down, stop forcing wor...

"Passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all creative endeavors." ― W. Eugene Smith

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” ― Scott Adams

In this first episode of 2026, Antonio and Ward ease into the new year by talking about making physical photo objects and what it feels like to see work finally leave the screen. War...

"Don't shoot what it looks like. Shoot what it feels like." 

     – Unknown/Commonly Attributed 

“I am not interested in shooting new things – I am interested to see things new.”

    – Ernst Haas

In this year-end episode of Street Shots, Antonio and Ward take some time to reflect on the past year and how their photography has been shaped by it. They tal...

"It’s a weird combination that makes a great picture. It’s a complete mystery to me." -- Alec Soth

"A portrait isn’t a fact but an opinion—an occasion rather than a truth." -- Richard Avedon

In this episode, Antonio and Ward reflect on the recent passing of Martin Parr, talking through what they’ve long admired about his work, his move from black-and-white to ...

Ward and Antonio chat with motorsport photographer Jamey Price about his unexpected path from riding racehorses to shooting some of the biggest racing events in the world. Jamey talks about the long, hectic days covering endurance races, the fun and chaos of working w...

"Celebrities provide an escape from the mundane. They are photographed so we can worship them—so they are worthy of our worship." -- David LaChapelle

"A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows he is being photographed." -- Richard Avedon

In this episode Antonio and Ward take on the world of celebrity portraiture — from the classic work of masters like Irvin...

In this episode, Antonio, Ward, and their guest Dave Szweduik dive into the creative process behind Fujifilm “recipes”—custom in-camera film simulation settings—and what they reveal about each photographer’s way of seeing. Dave shares how he’s been using AI-assisted tools like ChatGPT to generate color and tone profiles inspired by the look of classic film photographers such as Joel...