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On the Web: Photo Radio

One might think of podcasts as radio programs that can be downloaded and played on a computer or portable MP3 player. As luck would have it, there are podcasts about photography, Photo Radio, if you will. Here are three photography related podcasts that I listen to regularly.

Brooks Jensen is the editor of Lenswork magazine and puts out a regular podcast called On Photography and the Creative Process. These short talks, thoughtful and articulate, cover photographic topics in an average of about five minutes. As a bonus, there are over 550 free archived podcasts on the site and they are well worth the time. I have found these podcasts to be a source of inspiration, instruction, and encouragement.

Jeff Curto's Camera Position also reflects on the creative processes of photography. Camera Position covers a wide range of topics that focus on "the essential qualities of the medium from the point of view of the creative photographer." Jeff Curto teaches photography at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and Camera Position is like an informal, after class chat with a favorite professor.

Ibarionex Perello is a photographer, writer, and teacher, who produces and hosts The Candid Frame. About every two weeks, he interviews a successful professional photographer, from the well known such as Joel Meyerowitz and Jay Maisel to the up and coming but not so well known. The interviews often focus on the concerns of the professional photographer, but anyone can glean fascinating insights into the creative process of working photographers. Brooks Jensen and Jeff Curto have both been interviewed on The Candid Frame.

Links to these podcasts are included in the sidebar under the new heading Photo Radio.