The Only Revolution is Within - Photography is Nothing with Zach Dobson & Courtney McCracken

Episode 05 - This week Zach & Courtney discuss everyday photography, Zach’s 180 on fireworks photos, an important quote that influenced Courtney, and the work of photographers Sally Mann and Larry Fink.

“Photography is nothing–it's life that interests me.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson 

Index

0:00 - Showing after every trip to the grocery store.

0:19 - This is a podcast about photography and everything else.

0:57 - We’re getting great feedback on the podcast!

2:43 - Irish accents make Courtney feel cozy.

3:43 - Question: What photo books does Zach recommend for newer photogs?

7:06 - Comment: Disney ads don’t portray the reality.

8:30 - Prejudice against photographers who shoot using the LCD screen

10:42 - Zach does a 180 on a take from last episode.

14:28 - Courtney says there’s something that parents often overlook.

17:46 - Tom has an old tractor. Recreating moments in photographs.

19:35 - Documentary Photography is for Everyone - Zach’s talk at the Carmel Clay Public Library.

20:55 - The story about unhoused youth was not Zach’s to tell.

21:59 - Covid affected Zach’s trajectory as a photographer.

24:37 - Zach’s everyday photography during Covid. 📷

27:58 - Sally Mann’s photos of her family. 📷

35:01 - All the young people are using early 2000s digital cameras.

36:38 - Larry Fink photographed his neighbors, the Sabatines, in the 1970s and 80s. 📷

41:21 - Courtney loves this quote from Larry Fink that she wrote down a decade ago.

43:04 - Our late neighbor Rose said in every person a whole universe is born.

43:50 - Larry Fink’s photo of a universe in his own eye. 📷

44:51 - In photography, it can be easy to rely on grandiose things to make a photo interesting.

45:59 - Larry Fink’s full quote on the revolution within and its impact on Courtney.

48:01 - We were planning to go meet Larry Fink.

49:55 - Zach sees the revolution within manifest in Courtney.

51:03 - Courtney doesn’t care if kids sit and listen while she reads.

Find Zach

Website: https://zachdobson.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachdobsonphoto/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zachdobsonphoto

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@zachdobsonphoto

Find Courtney

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtneymccracken_/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@happy_life_lessons

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@courtneymccracken_

About the Podcast

Photography is Nothing with Zach Dobson and Courtney McCracken is a weekly conversation about photography and all its impact. Each week Zach and Courtney discuss their latest adventures, life lessons, and anything else that sounds interesting. 

Photography is Nothing invites you into the conversations they were already having as a married couple running a photography and media company in the current world.