Hit The Streets with Valerie Jardin

Joshua Coombes is in the house! Take a listen as Josh joins me to talk about our #DoSomethingForNothing NYC-Paris photo exhibit at the Mpls Photo Center.

In this episode, German photographer Frank Meffert discusses how street photography in helping him deal with his depression on a daily basis. This is an important story worth sharing.

Welcome to a new Q&A and Photo Challenge episode. Guest co-host Chantal Mougel answer listener questions about adding a title to your photographs and doing research before hitting the streets of a new city. We announce the winners of the last photo challenge and announce a new one.

In this episode of hit The Streets, Valerie invited Seattle based photographer David Julian back on the show. You may remember our conversation on HTS 54 about photographing Burning Man. This week, David talks about ways to handle cultural barriers and avoid faux-pas when photographing the streets of the world. Enjoy!

This week I am pleased to share with you a conversation with UK based photographer Walter Rothwell. Enjoy our conversation as we talk about documentary photography, street work, competitions, cats and more...

Today my guest is photographer Fokko Muller and he shares his 'photo faves' with us, enjoy!

This week on Hit The Streets, British photographer Damien Lovegrove shares his amazing journey from cameraman at the BBC to photographer and educator. I truly enjoyed this conversation and Damien's drive and passion for the craft, and I am confident that you will listen to it more than once.

This week my guest co-host is Ugo Cei. We answer questions about ways to remain inconspicuous on the streets and focal lengths. We announce the winners of the last photo challenge and announce a new one and much, much more!

This week is a new Case Study episode. Alison Tinson submitted the case via email a few weeks ago about preparing her files to send them to the printer. I asked our good friends at WHCC to help us solve some of the mysteries of printing. Jed Taufer volunteered to take part in the conversation and answer our questions from sRGB color space to color calibration, from print size to paper selection... Take a listen and I think you will be less intimidated next time you send your files to the printer.  

This week I'm having a conversation with my friend Patrick a Roque from Montreal, Canada. We talk about inspiration, visual memory, medium format, snow and more...

This week, my guest is Jeff Rothstein. Jeff has been photographing NYC for nearly 50 years. He’s witnessed and photographed many key historical and political events and the ever changing city scapes. But most of all, he recorded moments of everyday life which are, in my opinion, what makes street photography so important and valuable.

My guest today is Pia Parolin, she was on the French Riviera, on the evening of 14 July 2016, a truck was deliberately driven into crowds of people celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. The horrible event resulted in the deaths of 86 people and the injury of over 450 others.

Although she would never look at the famous promenade the same again, she decided to document happier days again and started a series called Promenade Moments.

Today is a new Q&A and photo challenge episode and I invited Andy McSweeney AKA Andy McPhoto to co-host with me. We answer questions about gear theft prevention and the problem of wearing glasses and looking through the view finder. We also announce the winners of the last photo challenge and announce a new one.

Mikey Huff  is a photographer and founder of ‘The Wool Sock Project’ based in Anchorage, Alaska. Mikey began distributing care packages to those living on the streets across Alaska, which included a pair of wool socks to help combat the freezing temperatures. Mikey exchanged these for a conversation, documenting these moments through portrait images. Mikey's career path is carved by his curiosity for humans, he believes the best way to improve the world around you is to use your strengths to lift up the community around you.

This is a new case study episode. We are talking about balancing a full time career with an emerging photography career. With guest podcast listener Mike Branch and guest co-host Steve Brokaw.

This week I invited Omar Z Robles on the show. I had the chance to meet him a couple of times and co-host a photo walk with him in NYC in 2016. You’ve all seen his work with dancers. Today I invite you to get to know the man behind the lens and learn about the passion that fuels his creativity.

This is a monologue episode as I have quite a few announcements this week regarding a new call for entry and a webinar series. I also answer a listener question about anxiety on the streets. Enjoy!

This week on Hit The Streets I talk with the founder of the 24 Hour Project, Renzo Grande. Find out all there is to know about this fun project and how you can get involved this year!

This week, my guest co-host is German photographer Kai Behrmann. Together we answer questions about consistency in producing photo series and useful steps you can take to improve your photography today. 

It's a yearly tradition! I invited gear guru and all around awesome guy, Gordon Laing, back on the show to answer your gear and technical questions.

My guest today became an air force photographer at the age of 17 and became one of the few women combat photographers. After being wounded, she retired from the military and is now devoting her time and energy on a very special project called the Veterans Portrait Project. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Stacy Pearsall.

In this new regular 'Case Studies' segment of Hit The Streets, I invite listeners on the show to discuss a specific topic that they are concerned about and can benefit the photography community at large. Today my guest is Dennis Linden, who recently survived a massive heart attack. The event prompted him to start organizing his photographs in order to leave a legacy for his children and generations to come. Alhough not the most joyful topic, this is an important one and we discuss different ways to prevent our precious photographs to be forever lost or ignored.

In this conversation episode of Hit The Streets, I invited Peter Turnley to talk about his early years as a photographer. We learn about his move to Paris, the people who changed his life and his early assignments.

This week on Hit The Streets my guest co-host is photographer Paul Vincent. Together we answer questions regarding the historical value of street photography and how to find inspiration in your home town. We also give the name of the winner of the last street challenge and announce a new one.

For the last episode of 2017 I invited my good friend Karen Hutton back on the show. We chat about the 2017 and make plans for 2018. Wishing you all a creative 2018!

My guest today is photographer Bill Young. He tells us how is Instagram account went viral overnight from a simple tweet from his daughter... Enjoy!

This week I talk about image theft with lawyer, photographer and author Joelle Verbrugge. She gives us simple tips of what to do and what not to do if you see one of your images used without authorization.

A little house keeping related to the podcast and other photographic news this week. I also answer two listener questions in a monologue episode.

New eBook:  #DoSomethingForNothing NYC with Joshua Coombes Fundraiser to help support Josh and his project. Any donation welcome!

New Valerie Jardin Limited Edition Streetomatic Camera Bag by Cosyspeed:

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Paris in March: Click here

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This week is a new Q&A and Photo challenge episode and I invited the founder of CosySpeed and the acclaimed Camslinger camera bag Thomas Ludwig to co-host with me. We talk about a new  'Valerie Jardin' limited edition camera that is released this week in support of Joshua Coombes and #DoSomethingForNothing.

My guest and I also answer listener questions and announce the winners of the last photo challenge.

This week is new Photo Faves segment with guest Scott Wyden Kivowitz. He shares his favorite photo books, gear, accessories, etc. 

This week my guest is photographer, author and podcaster Ibarionex Perello. I hope you enjoy this conversation.

This week, Jared Kamrowski, founder of The Thrifty Traveler, is on the show shares tips to make your dream trip come true just a little faster and much more. Enjoy!

This week my good friend Bjorn Moerman and I share a few dumb things we've done with our cameras. And also share some of the audience's mistakes.

This week on Hit The Streets, guest co-host Jens Krauer and I answer listener questions about personal projects and spot metering. We also give the names of the winners of the last challenge and announce the new one.

We just launched Valerie Jardin's Hit The Streets Worldwide Photowalks so it's a great time to have two members of the global admin team on the show to talk about it. Ryan Katsanes and Ruven Gotz join me this week to talk about this new adventure!

In this episode of Hit The Streets, the tables are turned and Valerie is the guest on Alec's show! She talks about her new book, Street Photography - Creative Vision Behind the Lens and answers when, why and how the project became a reality. 

In this new Photo Faves segment, Italian photographer Ugo Cei tells us about his favorite gear, accessories, books, etc.

This week Seattle based photographer David Julian talks about the experience of photographing Burning Man.

This week is a new Q&A and Photo Challenge episode. My guest co-host, Mel Rolleri and I answer listener questions, give the names of the winners of the last challenge and announce a new one!

Thanks to Fujifilm North America I just had the great pleasure to spend a few days documenting the work of Joshua Coombes, the founder of #DoSomethingForNothing, on the streets of New York City. It was an incredible experience and definitely the most important photographs I've ever taken. 

My guest this week is Ralph Velasco, founder of PhotoEnrichment Adventures, as well as a travel photography instructor, author and international guide.

My guest today is Alec Hosterman. Alec was in Charlottesville during the recent deadly attack. He was there on a self assignment to practice his photo documentary skills. Today he gives us an account of his experience.

This week my good friend Steve Brokaw is sitting in for me and interviews photographer and YouTuber Matt Day. Enjoy!

This week on Hit The Streets my good friend Karen Hutton is back and together we answer listener questions about rituals to get in the zone, why our obsession with photography, socks and more!

Today is a new Photo Faves segment and I asked Craig Whitehead, aka @SixStreetUnder to come on the show and share his favorite subjects, locations, gear, photography book, etc. 

The Through Our Eyes project puts cameras in the hands of the homeless and asks them to photograph their lives.

This week Valerie does a little housekeeping on the show, talks about the Hit The Streets World Wide Photo Walks, her upcoming books before answering a few listener questions. 

After losing his job, Jimmy Lee decided to start making a difference in his community by using his camera as an effort to ‘do something for nothing’. Things led to another and a couple of exhibits and a few clients later, he is determined to make this photography gig his full time job!

This week, Dutch photographer Maurice Vliegen tells us about his experience participating in The Urban Photo Race.

This week is a new Q&A and Photo challenge episode and I invited

French Architectural photographer Michael Muraz as a guest co-host.

This week is a live recording of a panel discussion on street photography during the Out Of Chicago photo conference. The panels include Marie Laigneau, James Maher, Steve Simon and Valerie Jardin.

Chris Bailey, author of The Productivity Project is on the show and will help you become more productive so that you can find more time to pursue your passion for photography.

My guest today is Terry Gydesen, a documentary photographer based in Minnepaolis, Minnesota. Her latest project is titled "Transitions, a Daughter’s Journey” and it is a collection of 30 large color photographs that represent four years of documenting her father’s decline from Alzheimer’s. The series was on exhibit in Minneapolis recently and left no one untouched.

My guest today is Iwona Pinkowicz. She tells us about her street portrait project 'chasing Dreams' as well as her own dreams in her pursuit of being a full time photographer.

The week on Hit The Streets I sit down with award winning marketer, author, content creator and photographer C.C. Chapman. We discuss key media strategies for photographers, how to grow an audience, how to prepare for what comes next and much more!

This week on Hit The Streets my guest co-host is Ryan Katsanes. Together we answer questions about our photographic influences, camera gadgets and how to get your street photography to the next level.

This week on Hit The Streets, I am joined by photographers Meri Kukkavaara and Bjorn Moerman as they discuss participating in the 24 Hour Project in their respective cities and how you can too.

This week my good friend Ian MacDonald is sitting in for me and interviews LA based photographer Rinzi Ruiz.

This week I answer questions that you sent me via the FB group. It's a monologue and it happened to be 33 minutes long by chance on the 33rd episode!

This week I have the pleasure to share my conversation with humanitarian photographer, author and adventurer David duChemin. Through selected quotes from his book A Beautiful Anarchy, we talk about living a creative life. You will love David's wisdom. Enjoy! 

Together guest co-host Elizabeth Gray and I answer questions about whether or not people need to be included in the frame to qualify as street photography, how to handle a confrontational subject on the streets and how to know if you are ready to make money with your photography. 

This week I introduce you Gina Williams. I met Gina last year during a workshop in Paris. A few months later I found out that after her trip she had made the decision to pursue her life long love and talent for writing and combine it with her passion for photography. And she’s been very busy every since. This is one of those stories that shows that with passion, determination and a lot of hard work, you can really make things happen for you!

This week I'm bringing you a PR guru on the show to help you with branding, using social media better, optimizing your website and much more. 

This week is a new Photo Faves segment on Hit the Streets. Australian photographer shares his favorite subjects, places to shoots, books, sources of inspiration and more!

Something very different on Hit The Streets this week: We are talking about gear! And to do so I invited Gordon Laing. Even if you're a non-techies, like me, it's a conversation you will surely enjoy. And you will learn a thing or two!

This week on Hit The Streets, I am pleased to share a candid conversation with my friend and colleague Ian MacDonald from Vancouver, Canada. We talk about photography, community and the importance of being true to yourself.

This week is a new Q&A and Photo challenge episode and I invited My friend photographer Marie Laigneau to co-host with me.

For the past few years Chris Porsz had wandered tirelessly the streets of Peterborough, England to find familiar faces he photographed over 30 years earlier in order to shoot a reunion. Please enjoy my conversation with my good friend Chris about his Reunion project and book. 

This week on Hit The Streets I share my conversation with Spyros Papaspyropoulos. We talk about Street Hunters, their plans for 2017 and... Flash street photography!

Website: www.streethunters.net

This week my guest is New York photographer David Carol. We talk about his early years on worldwide assignments as a stock photographer, the people he met along the way and how he recently started his own publishing company.

http://www.davidcarol.com

This week my guest is Canadian Photographer and Fujifilm X-Photographer Patrick La Roque. We talk about the current events' effect on creativity, the X100F, how to stay inspired and much more...

This week is a new Q&A and Photo challenge episode and I invited the founder of CosySpeed and the acclaimed Camslinger camera bag Thomas Ludwig to co-host with me. We talk about the quest to design the perfect camera bag, the new Fujifilm X100F and more!

My friend and German street photographer Marco Larousse joins me on this new Photo Faves episode to share his favorite subjects, places to shoot, accessories, photography books, etc. But you'll soon realize that the conversation turned into an inspiration segment... Take a listen and share!

http://valeriejardinphotography.com/podcast/

http://MarcoLarousse.com

This week, photographer Bob Soltys is on the show to talk about portfolio reviews, how to prepare for them, how to make a good first impression, how to deal with rejections and how to do better next time. Visit Bob's website: Bob’s website: www.bobsoltys.com

See the show notes at www.valeriejardinphotography.com/podcast

This week photographer Jens Krauer tells us about his recent experience of spending 6 weeks in NYC for the sole purpose of doing street photography.  

I hope you enjoy this conversation. Visit www.valeriejardinphotography/podcast to learn more and connect with Jens here: www.urbanframes.net

This week is a new year special episode. I invited my good friend Karen Hutton and we chat about 2016, our successes and struggles and things we want to change in 2017. We talk about projects and so much more.

This week is a new Q&A and Photo challenge episode and I invited another podcaster friend, Sonny Portacio to co-host with me this week. We answer some listener questions and pick the winners of the last photo challenge. This episode is brought to you by WHCC, which has been my print lab of choice for over 15 years.

Today is a new Photo Faves segment with fashion and street photographer Steve Brokaw. He shares his favorite subjects, locations, piece of gear, photography books, etc. Find all the links in episode 15 on the website http://valeriejardinphotography.com/podcast/

This week on Hit The Streets, Chicago based photographer Angie McMonigal tells us how she went from being a hobbyist photographer to landing the dream assignment for a big client. 

This week Tomash, the man behind the Fujilove community, talks about his life as a musician, his passion for photography and so much more!

Today my guest is German photographer and author Monika Andrae. Monika loves to experiment with all types of vintage cameras and expired rolls of film. We talk about the importance of creativity in camera and in the field versus in the digital darkroom and many other things. Take a listen!

Today I have my friend and NY photographer Susan Rosenberg Jones on the show. Her latest project titled Second Time Around, has been getting quite a bit of attention lately, I wanted to approach it from a different angle by also inviting the subject of that project, her husband Joel.

This week is a new Q&A and Photo challenge episode and I invited a former student and one of the admins of the new FB group page, Ryan Katsanes, to co-host with me. Together we answer questions about how to keep our photography fresh day after day, how to handle the social media pressure and we also give our most memorable photography moments. Then we announce the winners of the last photo challenge and announce a new one.

In this fun Photo Faves segment of Hit The Streets with Valerie Jardin, San Francisco based photographers RE Casper and Jim Watkins share their favorite photography books, sources of inspiration, gear, accessories, etc.

My friend Chris Marquardt, the guy behind Tips From The Top Floor, joins me this week from Hannover, Germany to talk about the ins and outs of film photography for photographers today.

In this conversation, Swiss photographer Gabriel Hill tells us about his project ImPORTRAITS. He photographed refugees with the most important possession they took with them when they had to flee their country.

In this episode of Hit The Streets with Valerie Jardin, business manager Corwin Hiebert and I discuss how to earn a living with your creativity by leveraging your visual story telling skills. I hope you enjoy this conversation and can use some of the valuable tips to live your dream.

This is the first Q&A and Photo Challenge episode on Hit the Streets with Valerie Jardin. This week my guest co-host this week is Matt Hart from the UK. Together we answer questions about getting close-in shots on the streets, taking care of your camera in extreme weather and tips on how to become a better street photographer. 

If you've ever wanted to make your photography more YOU... You will love this conversation with my dear friend Karen Hutton about finding your artistic voice.

In this episode of Hit the Streets with Valerie Jardin, Photographer Levi Sim shares his photo faves. Favorite photography book, source of inspiration, photographic location, subject, gear, accessory and more!

Belgian photographer Bert Stephani talks about his photographic midlife crisis and the steps he is taking to get over it. 

This is it, it’s the final episode of Hit The Streets. I decided to end the show on a high note, you’ll have to listen to this short recording to find out why…

Thank you all for your support all these years! Proud to have given back to the community for 8 years with Street Focus and Hit The Streets. Great run, fun times!

This week Valérie shares a new conversation with her good friend Joshua Coombes, founder of #DoSomethingForNothing. Many of you are familiar with Josh and his work, as well as the photo documentary project I did on the streets of NYC and Paris a few years ago. We published two ebooks together as a way to support Josh’s work. Today, Josh has a new book titled Do Something For Nothing: Seeing Beneath the surface of homelessness, through the simple act of a haircut.

Valerie talks with New York City photographer Neil Kramer about his pandemic project Quarantine in Queens. It's been a year since their original conversation. The project is still going and, as life is slowly returning to normal, Neil shares his anxiety about finally unmasking and possibly putting an end to the series.

This week, Valérie shares a conversation with world adventurer Tom Turcich. Tom is nearing the end of a journey of walking across 7 continents with his dog Savannah.  

This week, Valérie shares a conversation with Hawaii based photographer and film maker Tim Huynh. They talk about his documentary film Fill The Frame.

In this episode of Hit The Streets, Valérie and guest co-host Frederick Van Johnson answer listener questions about photography projects and travel destinations. They also pick the winners of the last photo challenge and much, much more!

This week Valerie shares a conversation with Florida based birth photographer Natalie Zepp