Your Purpose is to Create - Photography is Nothing with Zach Dobson & Courtney McCracken

This week Zach & Courtney discuss how every single person is meant to create, a Pacers game 7 loss, what makes for a great summer photo, and more!“Photography is nothing–it's life that interests me.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson Index0:00 - Indiana is subtropical0:59 - Indiana is SAD1:46 - We love the Pacers3:45 - We went to a Pacers watch party + life in a midsize city4:38 - This is Photography is Nothing, Courtney has a rabbit.5:56 - Zach’s Pacers watch party photos 📷9:06 - How to take photos that feel like summer 📷14:40 - Great summer photos from other photographers 📷15:12 - Photo: Martine Franck. “Swimming Pool Designed by Alain Capeilleres, La Brush, France. 1976. 📷16:32 - Photos: Martin Parr. “The Last Resort” Series from 1983-85. 📷19:05 - Photo: Harold Feinstein. Coney Island. 1949. 📷19:47 - Slim Aarons IS summer (for rich people) 📷20:18 - Courtney loves summer. And kinda hates it.22:04 - Zach loves air conditioning, but says it ruined things, too.22:51 - Courtney was a summer camp counselor.23:32 - Update: Some important info about Dickey Chapelle 📷26:12 - Courtney says no one actually makes things anymore.30:04 - LED lights are nonsense.32:50 - We talk about actually making things.34:27 - Zach takes photos of people actually making things. 📷34:45 - Photo: Lewis Hine. Power House Mechanic Working on a Steam Pump. 1920. 📷35:00 - Photo: W. Eugene Smith. Steel Mill Worker, Pittsburg. 1955. 📷35:03 - Photos: Lee Friedlander. Cray Industries. 1986. 📷37:07 - The Mystery Zine. 38:14 - So much of what we do in the world feels ethereal. What’s real?39:07 - Courtney says it’s okay for kids to be online.40:33 - Zach & Courtney hate aggregator accounts. Don’t let them post your work!44:58 - Our job as humans is to create something that didn’t exist before45:40 - Courtney says what she really thinks: We are an extension of the Universe, which is a creative force.47:40 - Zach is giving a public talk about how to be a documentary photographer in your own lifeFind ZachWebsite: https://zachdobson.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachdobsonphoto/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zachdobsonphotoThreads: https://www.threads.com/@zachdobsonphotoFind CourtneyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtneymccracken_/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@happy_life_lessonsThreads: https://www.threads.com/@courtneymccracken_About the PodcastPhotography 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.