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Street Shots Photography Podcast
Hosted by Antonio M Rosario · EN
Street Shots is a photography podcast hosted by photographers Antonio M. Rosario and Ward Rosin. Each episode is a conversation about the why of making photos — what pulls you toward certain subjects, how your life shapes your eye, and what it means to stay curious after years of shooting. Instead of gear fights and step-by-step tutorials, Antonio and Ward talk shop like two working photographers over coffee: honest, reflective, occasionally funny, and always grounded in real experience. Expect thoughtful takes on street photography, visual literacy, personal projects, creative habits, and the quiet (and not-so-quiet) forces that shape the pictures we make.
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Where The Mild Things Are
6d ago01:07:49Tap to summarize"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. Ward returns from his mother’s birthday gathering with a camera full of near-misses and puppy pictures, while Antonio talks about photographing at a family wedding, experimenting with off-camera flash, and trying to make pictures close to home while recovering from allergies and general springtime sluggishness. The conversation settles into the idea of “low-energy photography” — not as a failure, but as a way back in. Antonio talks about photographing birds from the deck, making pictures in the backyard, and using a new Fuji film simulation to see familiar spaces differently. That leads into a larger discussion of Walker Evans, ordinary subjects, and the pressure photographers feel to make every image a polished “hero photograph.” Rather than chasing spectacle, Antonio and Ward make a case for the plain, nearby, and easily overlooked: the kind of photography that may not shout right away, but often stays with you longer. Watch this show on video! Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio’s Zines or buying a print. Support the show by purchasing Ward's Zine, Book and Prints Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
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Something Ordinary This Way Comes
3w ago01:10:17Tap to summarize"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 carry meaning when a photographer pays attention. Using Stephen Shore as a jumping-off point, they explore the difference between an ordinary subject and an ordinary photograph, and why an image does not always need a clear “hero” object to be worth making. Antonio connects the idea to his recent photographs of Ashland, Nebraska, while Ward reflects on his own habit of returning to familiar objects and places. Together, they consider how photography can give us permission to notice what is usually overlooked, and how the quietest pictures can sometimes say the most. The Photographic Eye - What Stephen Shore Knew About Shooting Boring Places The Photographic Eye - How Joel Meyerowitz Shoots The Hardest Subject In Photography Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio’s Zines or buying a print. Support the show by purchasing Ward's Zine, Book and Prints Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
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Fly Me To The Moon
Apr 1501:23:58Tap to summarize"...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 pair of film cameras, including an Olympus Stylus and a Nikon 28Ti. What starts as a story about loading film and checking batteries turns into a broader reflection on the pleasures of using older gear, the quirks of expired Ektachrome, and the appeal of getting back to black-and-white processing by hand. There is also some thoughtful camera talk along the way, not for its own sake, but as part of a larger conversation about the physical experience of making photographs and why that still matters. From there, the conversation opens out into the latest Artemis moon mission photographs, which become the real heart of the episode. Rather than treating them as mere space documentation, Antonio and Ward look at them as photographs and ask why some hit harder than others. They talk about the emotional pull of images that include the astronauts, the wonder carried in views of crescents, eclipses, and Earth seen from deep space, and how these pictures connect to memories of growing up during the moon missions. The discussion also touches on how differently such images reach us now, arriving instantly in a time when photographs are everywhere and trust in them is no longer automatic. It is a thoughtful episode about wonder, memory, and the human side of seeing. NASA Images can be found here. Photo of Neil Armstrong Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio’s Zines or buying a print. Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
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Prints Charming
Mar 3001:14:18Tap to summarize"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 point, they talk about books, zines, print exchanges, and the appeal of making photographic work tangible. They also discuss paper choice, including the look and feel of thicker fine art papers, and how printing decisions affect the final presentation of an image. The conversation moves into the practical side of selling prints. Antonio and Ward talk about questions around print fulfillment, whether to handle printing personally or use a service such as SmugMug, how much control a photographer should keep over size and presentation, and how to decide which images are right for sale. The episode centers on the process of moving from digital files to finished prints, and on the choices photographers face when they want to share or sell their work in physical form. Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio’s Zines. Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Antonio's Print Store. Ward Rosin’s Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
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The Future Is Bright: A Conversation with Gavin Libotte
Mar 1401:28:29Tap to summarize"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 family life before street photography pulled him in for good. Gavin talks about losing his camera gear when he was young, rediscovering image-making through the iPhone and Hipstamatic, and then finding a deeper creative groove through daily shooting, books, zines, and long-term projects. What comes through most is how photography, for him, is tied to rhythm, intuition, and being fully present in the moment, with music and visual composition feeding each other in a very personal way. The conversation also gets into the way Gavin works: his graphic sense of color and design, his experiments with off-camera flash, his water photography, and the making of his book Symphony Number Five. Along the way, Antonio and Ward respond to the emotional pull of Gavin’s pictures, especially one Sydney Opera House image that sends the discussion into ideas about wonder, timing, and why certain photographs hit so deeply. It ends up being one of those episodes that is partly about technique, partly about books and process, and partly about what photography can do for a person when it becomes a way of staying awake to the world. Note: Gavin mentioned Melissa "O'Doherty" by mistake but actually meant Melissa O'Shaughnessy. Gavin Libotte - Website, Instagram. Purchase his book "Symphony No 5" here. Gavin's Spotify Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio’s Zines. Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
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The Puck Stops Here
Feb 2701:13:53Tap to summarize"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 and describes the impact of standing in front of that rich, immersive color. The conversation also turns to Tetsuo Suzuki’s latest book and the emotional intensity that can come from sequencing images into a cohesive, almost psychological body of work. Antonio reflects on presenting “The Fourth Epoch” to the Park West Camera Club, discussing what it means to publicly trace the arc of his creative life and speak openly about transition and change. Along the way, they briefly touch on the visual possibilities of photographing hockey, but the heart of the episode centers on seeing, sequencing, and how photographers make sense of where they’ve been—and where they’re headed. Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio’s Zines. Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
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In Mood We Trust
Feb 1401:21:57Tap to summarize“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 astrophotography, from capturing Jupiter’s moons to photographing the Orion Nebula for the first time, and how even familiar subjects feel personal when you experience them firsthand. He also talks about a recent portrait session that reminded him how much intuition, pacing, and human connection still matter in photography, no matter how advanced the tools become. The heart of the episode revolves around a simple but powerful idea: photographers often end up photographing their own temperament. Ward reflects on how darker, moodier work in Japan drew him in based on what he was feeling and noticing in the streets, while Antonio connects his quieter Brooklyn images to the grief and inward focus he was living through at the time. Together, they explore how environment, emotion, curiosity, anxiety, and even life transitions subtly shape what each photographer sees and chooses to frame. Rather than chasing trends or external goals, the conversation lands on the idea that our photographs often mirror where we are mentally and emotionally — whether we realize it or not. Addendum: Yes, Antonio is fully aware that there are words ending in double “ff.” His brief confusion is being attributed to something like lack of sleep, brain fog, or possibly too much Banff-adjacent riff-raff talk. It happens. Forgive and move on. Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio’s Zines. Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
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The Boredom Identity
Jan 3101:12:49Tap to summarize"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 work, and let your eye reset on its own. The conversation also touches on how the camera can act as a kind of shield, especially when photographing difficult or emotionally loaded situations, and how that distance affects both the photographer and the images being made. The second half of the episode turns to color, specifically dye transfer printing and why it still holds so much weight in the history of photography. Using photographers like William Eggleston, Irving Penn, Joel Sternfeld, and Ernst Haas as touchstones, they talk about how dye transfer created a physical, almost unreal richness that modern processes struggle to match. From there, the discussion opens up into a broader reflection on growing as photographers—what you stop chasing over time, how your instincts change, and why learning to sit with uncertainty can quietly push the work forward. Video of dye transfer process. Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio’s Zines. Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
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The Camera Also Rises
Jan 1501:24:49Tap to summarize"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. Ward shares the experience of producing a small, full-bleed black-and-white zine from his recent time in Japan, focusing less on explanation and more on mood, sequencing, and how images start to speak to each other once they’re paired on the page. They talk about living with images, resisting the urge to over-edit, and trusting instinct over feedback loops or social media response. The idea of the zine as a tactile object keeps coming up—not just as a container for photos, but as something meant to be held, revisited, and experienced slowly. Antonio then shifts to a different kind of learning curve, talking about taking a drone pilot course and what it’s been like to approach photography from the air for the first time. He describes the mix of technical study, regulations, and hands-on flying, along with how that knowledge changed his confidence and mindset. What stands out most isn’t the gear or the video potential, but the photographic possibilities—new patterns, unfamiliar perspectives, and the quiet strangeness of seeing familiar landscapes from directly above. The episode closes with Antonio reflecting on photographing protests in his new community and what it means to document events you’re personally part of. He talks about choosing to show up with a camera, navigating trust and visibility, and how being present as both participant and photographer changes the way images are made. The discussion touches on empathy, history, and the tension between observing and taking a stand. Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio’s Zines. Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Ornis Photo Website The Unusual Collective Street Shots Facebook Page Street Shots Instagram Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
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The Slow and The Serious
Dec 3101:22:40Tap to summarize"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 talk about recent projects, photo books that left an impression, and how changes in place, access, and pace have influenced the way they see and make pictures. Rather than chasing trends or noise, the conversation leans toward slowing down and paying attention to what feels honest and sustainable. They also discuss using newer tools, including AI-based image critique, as a way to better understand their own work — not for answers, but for reflection. The episode settles into a thoughtful conversation about distance, presence, and the quiet shifts that happen when photographers trust their instincts and give themselves permission to evolve. Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio’s Zines. Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin’s Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Ornis Photo Website The Unusual Collective Street Shots Facebook Page Street Shots Instagram Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
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